Docking station of translation equipment, control method and translation system

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of translation equipment, in particular to a docking station of translation equipment, a control method and a translation system. The docking station of the translation devices comprises a communication module, the communication module is in wireless communication connection with the plurality of translation devices, receives to-be-translated first information sent by any translation device based on the wireless communication connection and sends translated second information to other translation devices, and the language type of the second information corresponds to that of other translation devices. The language type of the second information comprises at least one language type different from that of the first information; and the control module is used for receiving the first information transmitted by the communication module, translating the first information into second information, and sending the second information to other translation equipment through the communication module.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of translation equipment, and more specifically, to a docking station, a control method and a translation system of a translation equipment. Background Art

[0002] At present, multilingual conferences mainly rely on a combination of human translation and machine translation for mutual translation. In terms of human translation, conferences usually hire multiple translators who are proficient in different languages ​​and use relay simultaneous interpretation to complete the translation task. At the same time, the relay simultaneous interpretation method will produce a certain time difference, but this is inevitable under current technical conditions.

[0003] In addition, although machine translation technology has made significant progress in recent years, especially driven by technologies such as neural network machine translation, existing translation machines are still unable to conveniently handle all situations in multilingual conferences. For example, in the aforementioned multilingual situation, in order to accurately identify and translate, the translation machine needs to determine the language to be input into the translation machine in advance before people from each different country speak, which is not convenient enough. In addition, since the translation machine has a limited range of sound collection, the problem of inaccurate sound collection will also be encountered in the above scenarios. Summary of the invention

[0004] One purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a docking station, a control method and a translation system for a translation device, which can solve the problem that ordinary translation devices cannot be applied to multi-language conference scenarios.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a docking station for a translation device is provided, the docking station comprising:

[0006] A communication module, wherein the communication module is wirelessly connected to a plurality of translation devices, and receives first information to be translated sent by any translation device based on the wireless communication connection, and sends translated second information to other translation devices, wherein the language type of the second information corresponds to the other translation devices, and the language type of the second information includes at least one language type different from the first information;

[0007] The control module is used to receive the first information transmitted by the communication module, translate the first information into second information, and send the second information to the other translation device through the communication module.

[0008] Optionally, the docking station further includes a charging module, the charging module includes a plurality of charging ports, and the charging ports are used to charge the translation device.

[0009] Optionally, the docking station further includes a display module, and the display module is used to display status information of the multiple translation devices, and the status information at least includes the language type corresponding to each of the translation devices.

[0010] Optionally, the expansion dock is provided with interactive controls, which are physical controls and / or virtual controls for each of the translation devices displayed on the display module, and the interactive controls are at least used to set the language type corresponding to each of the translation devices.

[0011] Optionally, the translation device is provided with an interactive control, which is a virtual control and / or a physical control, and the interactive control is used to set the language type corresponding to the translation device, and send the language type corresponding to the translation device to the docking station based on the wireless communication connection.

[0012] Optionally, translating the first information into the second information, and sending the second information to the other translation device through a communication module, includes:

[0013] Respectively determine the language type corresponding to each of the other translation devices;

[0014] The first information is translated according to the language type corresponding to each of the other translation devices, and the translated information is sent to the corresponding other translation devices according to the language type through the communication module.

[0015] Optionally, the control module is further configured to: add identity information of the translation device that sends the first information to the second information, so that a user of the other translation device can determine an information source of the second information.

[0016] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a method for controlling an expansion dock of a translation device is provided, which is applied to the expansion dock of the translation device described in any one of the first aspects, and the method comprises: receiving first information to be translated sent by any translation device; translating the first information into second information, and sending the second information to the other translation devices, wherein the language type of the second information corresponds to the other translation devices, and the language type of the second information includes at least one language type different from the first information.

[0017] Optionally, translating the first information into second information and sending the second information to the other translation device includes:

[0018] Respectively determine the language type corresponding to each of the other translation devices;

[0019] The first information is translated according to the language type corresponding to each of the other translation devices, and the translated information is sent to the corresponding other translation devices according to the language type.

[0020] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a translation system is provided, comprising a docking station for the translation device according to any one of the first aspects and a plurality of translation devices.

[0021] One technical effect of the present disclosure is that it provides an expansion dock for a translation device, which can be wirelessly connected to multiple other translation devices to receive information sent by any translation device, and then translate it into information in at least one other language corresponding to the other translation devices, and then send it to the other translation devices. In this way, the problem of inconvenient operation of the translation machine is solved. At the same time, each user can hold a translation device to speak or input the content to be expressed, which also solves the problem of inaccurate sound collection in conference scenes.

[0022] Other features and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] The accompanying drawings, which constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0024] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a docking station for a translation device according to an embodiment;

[0025] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a display module of a translation device docking station according to one embodiment;

[0026] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a display module of a translation device docking station according to one embodiment;

[0027] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a translation device according to one embodiment;

[0028] Figure 5 is a flowchart of a method for controlling a docking station of a translation device according to one embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the relative arrangement of components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values ​​set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention unless otherwise specifically stated.

[0030] The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses.

[0031] Techniques and equipment known to ordinary technicians in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, the techniques and equipment should be considered part of the specification.

[0032] In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values ​​should be interpreted as merely exemplary and not limiting. Therefore, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.

[0033] It should be noted that like reference numerals and letters refer to similar items in the following figures, and therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further discussed in subsequent figures.

[0034] The embodiment of the present application provides a docking station 100 for a translation device, such as Figure 1 As shown, it includes: a communication module 101, which is wirelessly connected to multiple translation devices, and receives first information to be translated sent by any translation device based on the wireless communication connection, and sends translated second information to other translation devices, the language type of the second information corresponds to the other translation devices, and the language type of the second information includes at least one language type different from the first information; a control module 102, which is used to receive the first information transmitted by the communication module, translate the first information into second information, and send the second information to other translation devices through the communication module.

[0035] In this embodiment, the translation device may be a translation machine that can be used alone and realize the translation function, and the translation device may have a wireless communication module, such as a Bluetooth module or a WiFi module, and be wirelessly connected to the docking station. In another example, the translation device that is wirelessly connected to the docking station of the present application may not have independent translation capabilities by itself, and needs to rely on the docking station to realize the translation function. The translation device itself may only have a wireless communication module, a display module or a collection module, wherein the display module can display the translated information sent by the docking station for the user to obtain, and the collection module can collect voice or text entered by the user.

[0036] In this embodiment, the communication module of the docking station may also be a communication module such as a Bluetooth or WiFi module. The docking station may communicate with a plurality of translation devices based on the wireless communication module, and may receive information to be translated sent by any translation device based on the wireless communication connection, and the information may be voice information or text information. At the same time, the translated information may also be sent to other communication devices based on the wireless communication module, and the information may also be voice information or text information.

[0037] In this embodiment, the docking station also has a control module, which may include a processor, a memory, etc. A large number of corpora and various translation models may be pre-stored in the control module to translate the information sent by the translation device. In another example, the control module may also upload the information sent by the translation device to the cloud and translate it using the language library and model stored in the cloud.

[0038] In this embodiment, each translation device connected to the docking station can correspond to a language type, and the language type corresponding to each translation device can be set by the user through the translation device, and then the docking station is informed of the language type corresponding to the translation device through the wireless communication connection. Alternatively, the language type corresponding to each translation device can be directly set through the docking station. In this example, the language type corresponding to the translation device is the language type used by the user corresponding to the translation device.

[0039] In one example of this embodiment, the docking station further includes a charging module, the charging module includes a plurality of charging ports, and the charging ports are used to charge the translation device.

[0040] In this embodiment, a plurality of charging ports may also be provided on the expansion dock. In one example, the charging port may be a wired charging port. After the charging port is connected to the translation device, the translation device can be charged. In another example, the charging port may also be a wireless charging port. When the translation device is placed on the port, the translation device can be wirelessly charged based on the principle of electromagnetic induction through the magnetic induction coil inside the expansion dock and the magnetic induction coil inside the translation device.

[0041] In one example of this implementation, the docking station may be provided with a slot or groove that can accommodate a plurality of translation devices. In one example, a charging port may be provided inside the slot or groove to automatically charge the translation device placed above.

[0042] In an example of this embodiment, the docking station further includes a display module, and the display module is used to display status information of multiple translation devices, and the status information at least includes the language type corresponding to each translation device.

[0043] In this example, the docking station may also have a display module, such as a display screen, which may be a touch-sensitive display screen or a non-touch-sensitive screen that can only display content. The screen may display status information of the translation device, such as Figure 2As shown, the expansion dock is connected to five translation devices, namely translation device one to translation device five. The display module displays the status information of these five translation devices. In this example, the status information may include the language type, user name, etc. corresponding to each translation device. In other examples, the status information may also include the remaining power of each translation device, etc.

[0044] In an example of this embodiment, the docking station is provided with interactive controls, which are physical controls and / or virtual controls for each translation device displayed on the display module, and the interactive controls are at least used to set the language type corresponding to each translation device.

[0045] In the present embodiment, the docking station is provided with interactive controls which may be physical controls or virtual controls displayed on the display module. In this example, physical controls may be knobs, buttons, etc., and these interactive controls may be arranged on the surface of the docking station, and may be specifically arranged next to the display module. In another example, virtual controls may be arranged in a display module (such as a high-definition touch screen) built into the docking station and dynamically presented. These virtual controls are displayed in a graphical interface, and each translation device connected to the docking station generates a corresponding virtual control icon on the screen, and the user may perform various settings by touching these icons.

[0046] For example, when a user needs to set the language type corresponding to a translation device to Chinese, the user can rotate the language selection knob on the physical control until the information of the corresponding device on the display screen shows the "Chinese" logo; or, on the virtual control interface, such as Figure 3 As shown, the user only needs to touch the control (black triangle) in the language type on the target translation device, open the drop-down menu, enter the detailed selection card, and then quickly complete the language type setting by sliding the selection bar or directly clicking the option in the drop-down menu.

[0047] In addition, the interactive control design of the docking station fully considers user friendliness and supports multiple operation modes, such as single click, double click, long press and slide, to meet the needs of use in different scenarios. At the same time, the virtual control interface on the display module is clear and intuitive, providing rich visual feedback to ensure that users can complete all settings accurately.

[0048] In an example of this embodiment, the translation device is provided with an interactive control, which is a virtual control and / or a physical control. The interactive control is used to set the language type corresponding to the translation device and send the language type corresponding to the translation device to the docking station based on a wireless communication connection.

[0049] In one example, an interactive control may be provided on the translation device, and the interactive control may be a physical control or a virtual control, like the control on the docking station. In this example, the physical control may be a knob, a button, or a side key, and these interactive controls may be provided on the surface of the translation device. In another example, a virtual control may be provided on the display screen of the translation device for dynamic presentation. These virtual controls are displayed in a graphical interface, and the user may perform various settings by touching these icons.

[0050] For example, when the user needs to set the language of the machine to Japanese, they can switch the language of the machine through the side button on the machine until the machine language shows the "Japanese" logo on the display screen; or, on the virtual control interface, such as Figure 4 As shown, users only need to touch the control (black triangle) to open the drop-down menu, enter the detailed selection card, and then quickly complete the language setting by sliding the selection bar or directly clicking the option in the drop-down menu.

[0051] In this embodiment, the translating of the first information into the second information and sending the second information to other translation devices through the communication module includes: respectively determining the language type corresponding to each other translation device; translating the first information according to the language type corresponding to each other translation device, and sending the translated information to the corresponding other translation devices according to the language type through the communication module.

[0052] In this example, after receiving the information sent by a translation device, the control module can first determine which languages ​​are corresponding to other translation devices. Figure 2 After receiving the information sent by the translation device 1, the control module can first determine the corresponding language types of other translation devices, that is, translation devices 2, 3, 4, and 5, including "Chinese, French, Japanese, and Russian". Then, the English information sent by the translation device 1 is translated into information in four languages: Chinese, French, Japanese, and Russian. Afterwards, based on the language type of the translated information, it is sent to the corresponding translation device, that is, the Chinese information is sent to the translation device 2, the French information is sent to the translation device 3, the Japanese information is sent to the translation device 4, and the Russian information is sent to the translation device 5.

[0053] In an example of this embodiment, the control module is further used to: add the identity information of the translation device that sends the first information to the second information, so that users of other translation devices can determine the information source of the second information.

[0054] In an example of this embodiment, after the translation is completed, the control module can also add the identity information of the message source device, or the information of the user using the device, to the translated second information. When other translation devices receive the translated information, they can also identify which device the translated information comes from and who the corresponding user is. When the information is displayed on the translation device, the user can determine the identity of the speaker. In more chaotic scenarios such as multiple people and multiple languages, the speaker can also be clearly identified to improve the user experience.

[0055] The present application also provides a method for controlling a docking station of a translation device, which is applied to the docking station of any of the aforementioned docking stations of the translation device, such as Figure 5 As shown, the method includes:

[0056] Step S11, receiving first information to be translated sent by any translation device;

[0057] Step S12, translating the first information into second information, and sending the second information to other translation devices, wherein the language type of the second information corresponds to that of the other translation devices, and the language type of the second information includes at least one language type different from that of the first information.

[0058] Optionally, translating the first information into the second information and sending the second information to other translation devices includes: determining the language type corresponding to each other translation device respectively; translating the first information according to the language type corresponding to each other translation device, and sending the translated information to the corresponding other translation devices according to the language type.

[0059] An embodiment of the present application also provides a translation system, including a docking station for any translation device in the docking station embodiment of the translation device and multiple translation devices.

[0060] Optionally, the translation device has a display unit and / or a speaker unit, the display unit is used to display the second information, and the speaker unit is used to play the second information.

[0061] Each embodiment in the present disclosure is described in a progressive manner, and the same or similar parts between the embodiments can be referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. In particular, for the device and equipment embodiments, since they are basically similar to the method embodiments, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiments.

[0062] The above describes specific embodiments of the present disclosure. Other embodiments are within the scope of the appended claims. In some cases, the actions or steps recorded in the claims can be performed in an order different from that in the embodiments and still achieve the desired results. In addition, the processes depicted in the drawings do not necessarily require the specific order or continuous order shown to achieve the desired results. In some embodiments, multitasking and parallel processing are also possible or may be advantageous.

[0063] The embodiments of the present disclosure may be systems, methods and / or computer program products. The computer program product may include a computer-readable storage medium carrying computer-readable program instructions for causing a processor to implement various aspects of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0064] A computer-readable storage medium may be a tangible device that can hold and store instructions used by an instruction execution device. A computer-readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electrical storage device, a magnetic storage device, an optical storage device, an electromagnetic storage device, a semiconductor storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of computer-readable storage media (a non-exhaustive list) include: a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), a static random access memory (SRAM), a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), a digital versatile disk (DVD), a memory stick, a floppy disk, a mechanical encoding device, such as a punch card or a raised structure in a groove on which instructions are stored, and any suitable combination of the foregoing. As used herein, a computer-readable storage medium is not to be interpreted as a transient signal per se, such as a radio wave or other freely propagating electromagnetic wave, an electromagnetic wave propagating through a waveguide or other transmission medium (e.g., a light pulse through a fiber optic cable), or an electrical signal transmitted through a wire.

[0065] The computer-readable program instructions described herein can be downloaded from a computer-readable storage medium to each computing / processing device, or downloaded to an external computer or external storage device via a network, such as the Internet, a local area network, a wide area network, and / or a wireless network. The network can include copper transmission cables, optical fiber transmissions, wireless transmissions, routers, firewalls, switches, gateway computers, and / or edge servers. The network adapter card or network interface in each computing / processing device receives the computer-readable program instructions from the network and forwards the computer-readable program instructions for storage in the computer-readable storage medium in each computing / processing device.

[0066] The computer program instructions for performing the operation of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be assembly instructions, instruction set architecture (ISA) instructions, machine instructions, machine-related instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state setting data, or source code or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including object-oriented programming languages ​​such as Smalltalk, C++, etc., and conventional procedural programming languages ​​such as "C" language or similar programming languages. Computer-readable program instructions may be executed completely on a user's computer, partially on a user's computer, as an independent software package, partially on a user's computer, partially on a remote computer, or completely on a remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer via any type of network including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or may be connected to an external computer (e.g., using an Internet service provider to connect via the Internet). In some embodiments, an electronic circuit, such as a programmable logic circuit, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or a programmable logic array (PLA), may be personalized by utilizing the state information of a computer-readable program instruction, and the electronic circuit may execute a computer-readable program instruction, thereby realizing various aspects of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0067] Various aspects of the embodiments of the present disclosure are described herein with reference to the flowcharts and / or block diagrams of the methods, devices (systems) and computer program products according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. It should be understood that each box in the flowchart and / or block diagram and the combination of each box in the flowchart and / or block diagram can be implemented by computer-readable program instructions.

[0068] These computer-readable program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, or other programmable data processing device, thereby producing a machine, so that when these instructions are executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device, a device that implements the functions / actions specified in one or more boxes in the flowchart and / or block diagram is generated. These computer-readable program instructions can also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and these instructions cause the computer, programmable data processing device, and / or other equipment to work in a specific manner, so that the computer-readable medium storing the instructions includes a manufactured product, which includes instructions for implementing various aspects of the functions / actions specified in one or more boxes in the flowchart and / or block diagram.

[0069] Computer-readable program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other device so that a series of operating steps are performed on the computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other device to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby causing the instructions executed on the computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other device to implement the functions / actions specified in one or more boxes in the flowchart and / or block diagram.

[0070] The flowcharts and block diagrams in the accompanying drawings show the possible architecture, functions and operations of the systems, methods and computer program products according to multiple embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each box in the flowchart or block diagram can represent a module, a program segment or a part of an instruction, and a part of a module, a program segment or an instruction contains one or more executable instructions for realizing the specified logical function. In some alternative implementations, the functions marked in the box can also occur in a different order from the order marked in the accompanying drawings. For example, two consecutive boxes can actually be executed substantially in parallel, and they can sometimes be executed in the opposite order, depending on the functions involved. It should also be noted that each box in the block diagram and / or the flowchart, and the combination of the boxes in the block diagram and / or the flowchart can be implemented by a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified function or action, or can be implemented by a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions. It is well known to those skilled in the art that it is equivalent to implement it by hardware, implement it by software, and implement it by combining software and hardware.

[0071] The embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, and the above description is exemplary, not exhaustive, and is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and changes will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the described embodiments. The selection of terms used herein is intended to best explain the principles of the embodiments, practical applications, or improvements to the technology in the market, or to enable other persons of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A docking station for a translation device, characterized in that: The expansion dock comprises: A communication module, wherein the communication module is wirelessly connected to a plurality of translation devices, and receives first information to be translated sent by any translation device based on the wireless communication connection, and sends translated second information to other translation devices, wherein the language type of the second information corresponds to the other translation devices, and the language type of the second information includes at least one language type different from the first information; The control module is used to receive the first information transmitted by the communication module, translate the first information into second information, and send the second information to the other translation device through the communication module.

2. The expansion dock according to claim 1, characterized in that: The expansion dock also includes a charging module, which includes a plurality of charging ports, and the charging ports are used to charge the translation device.

3. The expansion dock according to claim 1, characterized in that: The docking station further includes a display module, and the display module is used to display status information of the multiple translation devices, and the status information at least includes the language type corresponding to each of the translation devices.

4. The expansion dock according to claim 3, characterized in that: The expansion dock is provided with interactive controls, which are physical controls and / or virtual controls for each of the translation devices displayed on the display module, and the interactive controls are at least used to set the language type corresponding to each of the translation devices.

5. The expansion dock according to claim 1, characterized in that: The translation device is provided with an interactive control, which is a virtual control and / or a physical control, and the interactive control is used to set the language type corresponding to the translation device, and send the language type corresponding to the translation device to the expansion dock based on the wireless communication connection.

6. The expansion dock according to claim 1, characterized in that: The translating the first information into the second information and sending the second information to the other translation device through the communication module includes: Respectively determine the language type corresponding to each of the other translation devices; The first information is translated according to the language type corresponding to each of the other translation devices, and the translated information is sent to the corresponding other translation devices according to the language type through the communication module.

7. The expansion dock according to claim 6, characterized in that: The control module is further configured to add the identity information of the translation device that sent the first information to the second information, so that the user of the other translation device can determine the information source of the second information.

8. A method for controlling a docking station of a translation device, characterized in that: The method applied to the expansion dock of the translation device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 comprises: Receiving first information to be translated sent by any translation device; The first information is translated into second information, and the second information is sent to the other translation device, wherein the language type of the second information corresponds to the other translation device, and the language type of the second information includes at least one language type different from the first information.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The translating the first information into second information and sending the second information to the other translation device includes: Respectively determine the language type corresponding to each of the other translation devices; The first information is translated according to the language type corresponding to each of the other translation devices, and the translated information is sent to the corresponding other translation devices according to the language type.

10. A translation system, characterized in that: A docking station for a translation device comprising any one of claims 1 to 7 and a plurality of translation devices.

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