Voice prompts for use in speech-to-speech translation system

a technology of speech-to-speech translation and voice prompts, applied in the field of speech processing techniques, can solve the problems of system user and foreign language speaker training, inability to easily use functions, and additional inconvenien

a technology of speech-to-speech translation and voice prompts, applied in the field of speech processing techniques, can solve the problems of system user and foreign language speaker training, inability to easily use functions, and additional inconvenien

US20060253272A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-09IBM CORP
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[0020] As will be illustratively explained herein, principles of the invention introduce language-dependent voice prompts during machine-mediated automatic speech-to-speech translation.

[0021] It is to be understood that while principles of the invention are described as translating from one language to another language, the term “language” can also broadly include a dialect or derivation of a language. That is, language translation may also include translation from one dialect to another dialect.

[0022] It is also to be understood that the “system user” is one trained on (or at least operationally familiar with) the speech-to-speech translation system. The system user may also be considered a system operator. The “foreign language speaker” or just “foreign speaker” is one not familiar with or trained on the system. In one example application, the speech-to-speech translation system may be used to allow a customer service representative (i.e., system user) of some business to commun...

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Abstract

Techniques for employing improved prompts in a speech-to-speech translation system are disclosed. By way of example, a technique for use in indicating a dialogue turn in an automated speech-to-speech translation system comprises the following steps / operations. One or more text-based scripts are obtained. The one or more text-based scripts are synthesizable into one or more voice prompts. At least one of the one or more voice prompts is synthesized for playback from at least one of the one or more text-based scripts, the at least one synthesized voice prompt comprising an audible message in a language understandable to a speaker interacting with the speech-to-speech translation system, the audible message indicating a dialogue turn in the automated speech-to-speech translation system.

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[0001] This invention was made with Government support under Contract No.: N66001-99-2-8916 awarded by DARPA BABYLON. The Government has certain rights in this invention.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This present invention generally relates to speech processing techniques and, more particularly, to techniques for employing voice prompts in a speech-to-speech translation system. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Multilingual speech-to-speech language translation systems have been developed to facilitate communication between people that do not share a common language. One example of such a system is the speech-to-speech translation system developed by Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pa.). [0004] A speech-to-speech translation system allows a user who has been trained with the system (hereinafter “system user”) to communicate with another person who speaks another language (hereinafter “foreign language speaker” or just “foreign speaker”) and is most often not familiar with t...

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Application Information

Patent Timeline
09 Nov 2006
Publication
US20060253272A1
IPC
G06F17/28; G06F40/00
CPC
G10L13/00; G10L2015/223
Inventors
GAO, YUQING; GU, LIANG