Granted Patent B2

US 12,353,841 · App. 18/745,944 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Inventor: Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC

G06F40/58G02B27/017G02B27/0176G02B2027/0156G02B2027/0178

Abstract

Claims (26)

1. A system, comprising:

one or more processors;

a wearable device including a display, the wearable device configured to communicate with the one or more processors; and

a speaker configured to communicate with the one or more processors;

wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

receive a spoken utterance of a user of the wearable device,

convert the spoken utterance into a translated utterance comprising a second language other than a first spoken language represented by the spoken utterance,

communicate the translated utterance to the speaker, and

display a visual representation of the spoken utterance in the first spoken language via the display.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to communicate to the speaker via a wired connection.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to wirelessly communicate to the speaker.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the speaker is configured to produce sound of less than 80 db at a distance of 5 feet from the speaker.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the translated utterance is translated to have a spectral composition similar to the spoken utterance.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine the spectral composition via an analysis of a spoken utterance spectrum, and

communicate the translated utterance in one of a plurality of voices to the speaker, the one of the plurality of voices determined based on the analysis.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the one voice is at least one of a high male voice, a mid-tone male voice, a low male voice, a high female voice, a mid-tone female voice, and a low female voice.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the speaker is mechanically adapted to fit into a pocket of clothing.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the speaker is mechanically adapted to clip onto clothing.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to present a user interface that displays a visual representation of the spoken utterance in the second language.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to switch between the visual representation of the spoken utterance in the first spoken language and the visual representation of the spoken utterance in the second language.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

identify an input by the user of the wearable device, and

in response to identifying the input, cease displaying the visual representation of the spoken utterance.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to, in response to receiving a signal, cease displaying the visual representation of the spoken utterance.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device comprises a wearable head device.

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