SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSLATING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS IN A CONFERENCING ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving audio data from a video conference;
translating the audio data from a first language to a second language, wherein the translated audio data is played out during the video conference; and
suppressing additional audio data until the translated audio data has been played out during the video conference.
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Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving audio data from a video conference and translating the audio data from a first language to a second language, wherein the translated audio data is played out during the video conference. The method also includes suppressing additional audio data until the translated audio data has been played out during the video conference. In more specific embodiments, the video conference includes at least a first end user, a second end user, and a third end user. In other embodiments, the method may include notifying the first and third end users of the translating of the audio data. The notifying can include generating an icon for a display being seen by the first and third end users, or using a light signal on a respective end user device configured to receive audio data from the first and third end users.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving audio data from a video conference; translating the audio data from a first language to a second language, wherein the translated audio data is played out during the video conference; and suppressing additional audio data until the translated audio data has been played out during the video conference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
a manager element configured to receive audio data from a video conference, wherein the audio data is translated from a first language to a second language and played out during the video conference, the manager element including a control module configured to suppress additional audio data until the translated audio data has been played during the video conference. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed by a processor operable to:
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receive audio data from a video conference; translate the audio data from a first language to a second language, wherein the translated audio data is played out during the video conference; and suppress additional audio data until the translated audio data has been played out during the video conference. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system, comprising:
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means for receiving audio data from a video conference; means for translating the audio data from a first language to a second language, wherein the translated audio data is played out during the video conference; and means for suppressing additional audio data until the translated audio data has been played out during the video conference. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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