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System and method for dual screen language translation

  • US 9,501,472 B2
  • Filed: 12/29/2012
  • Issued: 11/22/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system to facilitate language translation, said system comprising:

  • a dual-sided display having a first display element and a second display element, said second display element opposite said first display element;

    a first audio beamforming microphone corresponding to a first user and a second audio beamforming microphone corresponding to a second user, wherein each of said first and second audio beamforming microphones include a plurality of microphone elements to detect speech of said first user and said second user and each of said microphone elements generating a signal corresponding to said detected speech;

    beamforming circuitry to combine each of said signals from said plurality of microphone elements corresponding to said first audio beamforming microphone into a first steerable audio beam and to combine each of said signals from said plurality of microphone elements corresponding to said second audio beamforming microphone into a second steerable audio beam, said beamforming circuitry forming each of said first and second steerable audio beams by introducing a phase shift into at least one of said generated signals forming each of said first and second steerable audio beams, wherein each phase shift is dynamically adjusted; and

    language translation circuitry, wherein said language translation circuitry;

    identifies a first voice pattern corresponding to speech of said first user in said first steerable audio beam;

    identifies a second voice pattern corresponding to speech of said second user in said second steerable audio beam;

    translates said speech of said first user from a first language to text in a second language;

    translates said speech of said second user from said second language to text in said first language;

    determines, based on said first and second steerable audio beams, whether said first display element or said second display element is displaying in a direction of said first user;

    determines, based on said first and second steerable audio beams, whether said first display element or said second display element is displaying in a direction of said second user;

    provides said text in said first language to said first display element when said first display element is determined to be displaying in said direction of said first user; and

    provides said text in said second language to said second display element when said second display element is determined to be displaying in said direction of said second user.

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