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6219646 Methods and apparatus for translating between languages  
Methods and apparatus for performing translation between different language are provided. The present invention includes a translation system that performs translation having increased accuracy by...
6192332 Adaptive electronic phrase book  
A system is provided which translates phrases from a source language to a target language, and which includes means for continually updating the set of phrases that are known and translatable by...
6192344 Messaging server language configuration method and apparatus  
A method for adding a spoken language for output generated by a messaging program including a voice messaging program and a voice messaging program running without re-compiling the messaging...
6175819 Translating telephone  
Speech into a telephone is converted from an analog to a digital signal using voice recognition and the output shown as text on a visual display. An error may be identified and a supplementary...
6157727 Communication system including a hearing aid and a language translation system  
A communication system includes a hearing aid and a translation system connected by a communication path. The hearing aid has an input transducer and an output transducer with signal processing...
6141642 Text-to-speech apparatus and method for processing multiple languages  
A multiple language text-to-speech (TTS) processing apparatus capable of processing a text expressed in multiple languages, and a multiple language text-to-speech processing method. The multiple...
6092034 Statistical translation system and method for fast sense disambiguation and translation of large corpora using fertility models and sense models  
A system and method for translating a series of source words in a first language to a series of target words in a second language is provided. The system includes an input device for inputting the...
6088671 Continuous speech recognition of text and commands  
In a method for use in recognizing continuous speech, signals are accepted corresponding to interspersed speech elements including text elements corresponding to text to be recognized and command...
6085160 Language independent speech recognition  
A speech recognition system uses language independent acoustic models derived from speech data from multiple languages to represent speech units which are concatenated into words. In addition, the...
6085162 Translation system and method in which words are translated by a specialized dictionary and then a general dictionary  
Methods and apparatus for performing translation between different language are provided. The present invention includes a translation system that performs translation having increased accuracy by...
6012028 Text to speech conversion system and method that distinguishes geographical names based upon the present position  
The text to speech conversion system distinguishes geographical names based upon the present position and includes a text input unit for inputting text data, a position coordinator input unit for...
5999903 Reading system having recursive dictionary and talking help menu  
A reading machine includes computer program residing on a computer readable medium operable with an operating system that permits the production of windows on a display. The program has...
5995935 Language information processing apparatus with speech output of a sentence example in accordance with the sex of persons who use it  
When a voice button is pressed after selection of a desired sentence example, a CPU causes a musical note mark to be displayed on a display. If the selected sentence example is one for the opposite...
5991711 Language information processing apparatus and method  
A language information processing apparatus for translating a model phrase in a first language into a corresponding second language and outputting the translated phrase. The apparatus includes a...
5983181 Method and apparatus for reading-out/collating a table document, and computer-readable recording medium with program making computer execute method stored therein  
The table document preparation module prepares a table document containing cells, the read-out attribute setting module sets a read-out attribute specifying a way of reading-out cell data supplied...
5963892 Translation apparatus and method for facilitating speech input operation and obtaining correct translation thereof  
A translation apparatus and a translation method arranged to facilitate the operation of inputting a speech and to obtain a correct translation. When a speech in Japanese is input to a microphone...
5956668 Method and apparatus for speech translation with unrecognized segments  
A method for the treatment of unrecognized words and phrases in spoken language translation systems is applicable to open-ended word or phrase categories, such as proper names, and involves the...
5926787 Computer-aided transcription system using pronounceable substitute text with a common cross-reference library  
A transcription network having linked computer terminals for a court reporter and for examining, defending, and associate attorneys is disclosed. Cross-reference libraries, phoneme libraries,...
5848389 Speech recognizing method and apparatus, and speech translating system  
In a speech recognizing apparatus, a grammatical qualification of a proposed speech recognition result candidate is judged without using a grammatical rule. The speech recognizing apparatus for...
5826234 Device and method for dubbing an audio-visual presentation which generates synthesized speech and corresponding facial movements  
A device and method in which polyphones of speech of a first language is received and stored as well as a movement pattern in a person's face and/or body is registered. The registration of the...
5815196 Videophone with continuous speech-to-subtitles translation  
There is disclosed a method and apparatus for providing continuous speech-to-subtitles translation utilizing a video-based communications device but without speech synthesis at the output. Instead,...
5806033 Syllable duration and pitch variation to determine accents and stresses for speech recognition  
A method and device for speech-to-text conversion. From a given speech, the fundamental tone is extracted. A model of the speech is further created from the speech. In the model, a duration...
5797125 Voice guide system including portable terminal units and control center having write processor  
Identification code transmitting units are respectively installed in different guide areas and respectively transmit different identification codes. Each of plural portable terminal units includes...
5768603 Method and system for natural language translation  
The present invention is a system for translating text from a first source language into a second target language. The system assigns probabilities or scores to various target-language translations...
5765131 Language translation system and method  
A language translation system for translating phrases from a first language into a second language comprises a store holding a collection of phrases in the second language. Phrases input in the...
5748841 Supervised contextual language acquisition system  
The language acquisition system assists the user in acquiring the language of an application. The system uses the dialogue context, a dialogue model and syntactic-semantic grammars to progressively...
5724526 Electronic interpreting machine  
An electronic interpreting machine comprising vocal input device for vocal input of a language, dictionary device incorporating an input language dictionary and an output language dictionary,...
5677992 Method and arrangement in automatic extraction of prosodic information  
The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for determining stresses in a spoken sequence. From a sequence recognized in the spoken speech, a model of the speech is created. By...
5671329 Speech dialogue system in which a recognition and understanding process, application process, and voice input response are performed simultaneously with voice input  
A speech dialogues system comprises a voice analyzing portion converting a voice input signal into a time series feature vector, a voice detecting portion detecting the leading end and the trailing...
5659658 Method for converting speech using lossless tube models of vocals tracts  
A method of converting speech, in which reflection coefficients are calculated from a speech signal of a speaker. From these coefficients, characteristics of cross-sectional areas of cylinder...
5615301 Automated language translation system  
A language translation system receives audio output from a television, a radio, or some other electronic device designed to present a program to a user, so as to identify any speech signal...
5561736 Three dimensional speech synthesis  
Method, product and system alters audio data for a synthesized voice so that when it is produced on a speaker system, it appears to emanate from a spatial position. First, the voice is synthesized...
5546500 Arrangement for increasing the comprehension of speech when translating speech from a first language to a second language  
An arrangement for improved speech comprehension in artificial translation of one language to a second language. The arrangement comprises an analysis unit which carries out an analysis of duration...
5544050 Sign language learning system and method  
In a sign-language learning system, the data of sign-language desired by a learner can be outputted quickly and accurately and, moreover, in the display method matching the requirements of...
5526259 Method and apparatus for inputting text  
By inputting an input text in voice or phonogram and also the source information which is a source of the input text, extracting candidate words composing the input text by analyzing the source...
5510981 Language translation apparatus and method using context-based translation models  
An apparatus for translating a series of source words in a first language to a series of target words in a second language. For an input series of source words, at least two target hypotheses, each...
5500920 Semantic co-occurrence filtering for speech recognition and signal transcription applications  
A system and method for automatically transcribing an input question from a form convenient for user input into a form suitable for use by a computer. The question is a sequence of words...
5475798 Speech-to-text translator  
A device for assisting communication that comprises a generally rectangular enclosure of a size constructed and adapted to be held in a user's hand. A microphone is positioned within the enclosure...
5412712 Multiple language capability in an interactive system  
Announcements from a voice messaging system that either prompt a user for action or provide information to a user are constructed independent of the language in which the announcement is provided...
5384701 Language translation system  
A language translation system for translating phrases from a first language into a second language comprises a store holding a collection of phrases in the second language. Phrases input in the...
5293584 Speech recognition system for natural language translation  
A speech recognition system displays a source text of one or more words in a source language. The system has an acoustic processor for generating a sequence of coded representations of an utterance...
5091950 Arabic language translating device with pronunciation capability using language pronunciation rules  
A device capable of words/sentences translation from Arabic languages (Arabic, Urdu and Persian) to another language and vice-versa. The device discloses word pronunciation means which incorporate...
4984177 Voice language translator  
A voice language translator, suitable for implementation in hand-held size, is disclosed. The voice language translator includes: a key pad (20); a display system (17); a language cartridge(s)...
4852170 Real time computer speech recognition system  
Speech may be analyzed digitally and recognized in real time by a system which includes a spectrum analyzer which determines the frequency content of successive segments of speech. Each speech...
4809192 Audio output device with speech synthesis technique  
In a language translator with a speech synthesizer, fixed words and variable words messages with translation are selectable.
4769846 Speech therapy variable code learning translator  
The Speech Therapy Translator converts minimal manipulations to aural conversation using basic words and statements necessary for rehabilitating patients who are speech handicapped. The system is...
4631748 Electronic handheld translator having miniature electronic speech synthesis chip  
An electronic handheld talking translator including a speech synthesis integrated circuit device. The speech synthesis integrated circuit device includes a digital filter, a voiced/unvoiced...
4613944 Electronic translator having removable data memory and controller both connectable to any one of terminals  
An electronic translator comprising a first memory for providing signals representing a first word or words in a first language, a second memory for providing signals representing a second word or...
4566065 Computer aided stenographic system  
A computer aided stenographic system for rapidly transferring information from a written or spoken form into a typewriter or printed form. The stenographic system consists of software to translate...
4507750 Electronic apparatus from a host language  
An electronic apparatus for translation from a host language to a non-host language in which the individual word is evaluated as to its contextual meaning. The sequence of words, typically a...
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