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Instant translation system

  • US 9,507,772 B2
  • Filed: 04/24/2013
  • Issued: 11/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of performing instant speech translation, the method comprising:

  • establishing a local communications network including a link between at least a first and a second headset computer;

    capturing speech in a first language at the first headset computer;

    transmitting the captured speech in the first language from the first headset computer directly to a network-based speech recognition service to recognize and transcribe the captured speech as text in the first language;

    receiving the text in the first language at the first headset computer from the network-based speech recognition service;

    broadcasting the text in the first language from the first headset computer over the local network to at least the second headset computer;

    receiving the broadcast text in the first language at the second headset computer;

    transmitting the received broadcast text in the first language from the second headset computer directly to a network-based text translation service to translate the text in the first language to a text in a second language;

    receiving the text in the second language at the second headset computer from the network-based text translation service;

    synthesizing speech from the text in the second language to speech in the second language at the second headset computer;

    presenting the synthesized speech in the second language through an audio speaker of the second headset computer; and

    providing noise cancellation of the captured speech in the first language at the second headset computer.

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