AI Interpretation Delay Estimation for Multi-Language Communication

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Solution Overview

Problem

In multi-party simultaneous interpretation situations, there is a need to provide timely information about interpretation progress to ensure smooth conversations without delays, as existing systems lack real-time feedback on interpretation times across multiple languages.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus using an AI model to estimate interpretation time, providing interpretation situation information to connected devices, and adjusting accumulated delay time based on actual interpretation times, ensuring timely feedback to speakers and listeners.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If real-time interpretation is provided for multiple languages, then communication efficiency is improved, but interpretation delay increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoidinterpretation delay

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary estimation of interpretation time before actual interpretation occurs. The server calculates how long the interpretation process will take and uses this information to proactively manage the interpretation queue, allowing it to prepare and switch between languages more efficiently without causing delays

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where interpretation situation information is continuously provided back to speakers and listeners. This feedback includes current interpretation status and estimated waiting times, allowing participants to adjust their behavior (e.g., speakers can pause briefly if interpretation is delayed) to maintain smooth communication

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Loss of information

If interpretation information is provided to all devices, then information completeness is improved, but network traffic increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidnetwork traffic

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by providing different information to different devices based on their specific needs and current state. Each device receives interpretation situation information tailored to its language pair and current interpretation queue position, rather than all devices receiving identical comprehensive data, thus reducing overall network traffic while maintaining information completeness where needed

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12001808B2Method and apparatus for providing interpretation situation information to one or more devices based on an accumulated delay among three devices in three different languages

Publication Date: 2024.06.04 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

AI summary

A method is provided. The method includes receiving a speech input in a first language from a first device; obtaining, by using an artificial intelligence (AI) model, an estimated interpretation time that indicates a time expected to be required to interpret the speech input in the first language into a second language; transmitting, based on the estimated interpretation time, interpretation situation information to at least one of the first device or a second device; interpreting the speech input in the first language into the second language; and transmitting, to the second device a result of the interpreting of the speech input into the second language.