Voice activated language translation
View Patent ↗A voice activated language translation system that is accessed by telephones where voice messages of a caller are translated into a selected language and returned to the caller or optionally sent to another caller. A voice recognition system converts the voice messages into text of a first language. The text is then translated into text of the selected language. The text of the selected language is then converted into voice.
1. A voice activated language translation system, comprising:
a communication interface for handling at least one call to receive a voice message and to transmit a voice response;
a voice recognition system connected to said communication interface for converting said voice message to a first text message in a first language;
a text-to-speech system for converting a second text message to said voice response in a second language to transmit via said communication interface; and
a language translation application connected to said voice recognition system and said text-to-speech system for translating said first text message from the first language to said second text message in the second language and sending said second text message to said text-to-speech system for conversion to said response,
wherein said communication interface emulates a plurality of virtual IP phones and each virtual IP phone is able to handle said at least one call concurrently and independently of another call and wherein a plurality of directory numbers are provided such that each of the directory numbers provides a different translation service for different targeted environments.
2. The voice activated language translation system of claim 1 , further comprising a configuration interface for selecting the first language and the second language.
3. The voice activated language translation system of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface transmits said voice response translated from said voice message of a caller to said caller.
4. The voice activated language translation system of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface transmits said voice response translated from said voice message of a first caller to a second caller.
5. The voice activated language translation system of claim 1 , further comprising one of wireless phone, POTS phone, IP phone, and wireless palm top computer for originating said call.
6. A method of providing voice activated language translation, comprising:
handling at least one call to receive a voice message;
converting said voice message to a first text message in a first language;
translating said first text message from the first language to a second text message in a second language;
converting said second text message to a voice response in the second language;
handling said at least one call to transmit said response; further comprising emulating a plurality of virtual IP phones and each virtual IP phone is able to handle said at least one call concurrently and independently of another call and wherein a plurality of directory numbers are provided for receiving the call such that each of the directory numbers provides a different translation service for different targeted environments.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising setting the first language and the second language.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein said voice response translated from said voice message of a caller is transmitted to said caller.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein said voice response translated from said voice message of a first caller is transmitted a second caller.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the call is received from one of wireless phone, POTS phone, IP phone, and wireless palm top computer.