US Patent No: 6,385,586

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Speech recognition text-based language conversion and text-to-speech in a client-server configuration to enable language translation devices

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Abstract

A method for dynamically providing language translations of a human utterance from a first human language into a second human language. A human utterance is captured in a first human language utilizing a speech input device. The speech input device is then linked to a server created from components including a data processing system equipped with software enabled speech recognition environment and a language translation environment. A desired second human language is then selected for said first human language to be translated into. Following this selection, the captured human utterance is transmitted to the server where it is converted into text utilizing the speech recognition engine of the server which instantiates the translation of the text from the first human language into the desired second human language. Finally, an output is provided of the captured human utterance in its desired second human language.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.ARMONK, NY1277

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dietz, Timothy Alan Austin, TX 66 321

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