Conference Interpretation Audio Routing With AI Language Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing method for simultaneous interpretation in conferences is prone to errors and inefficiencies due to manual language switching by interpreters and conference administrators, leading to confusion and poor user experience.

Innovation Solution

A system utilizing an AI device to identify the language of audio streams, allowing a media server to automatically adjust language settings without manual intervention, thereby reducing errors and improving efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual language switching is performed by interpreters and conference administrators, then language settings can be adjusted, but error rate increases and operation becomes complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelanguage setting accuracyVSAvoidmanual operation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automatic language identification and switching through AI technology. The media server automatically detects the speaker's language and switches interpretation languages without requiring manual intervention from interpreters or conference administrators, making the system serve itself

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical operation of language switching with an automated AI-based system. The AI device identifies languages and the media server automatically switches streams, substituting human manual operations with automated technological systems

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If interpreters manually switch output languages, then interpretation accuracy can be maintained, but interpreter pressure increases and time is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterpretation accuracyVSAvoidlanguage switching time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary language identification automatically before interpretation is needed. The AI device identifies the speaker's language in advance, and the media server pre-configures the appropriate interpretation language, eliminating the need for interpreters to manually switch languages during the event

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The media server automatically detects language changes and switches interpretation streams without requiring interpreter intervention. The system serves itself by automatically identifying when language switching is needed and executing the switch

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Measurement precision

If conference administrators manually set speaker languages, then language identification can be achieved, but operation complexity increases and errors occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelanguage identification accuracyVSAvoidsystem operation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual language setting operations with automated AI-based language identification. The AI device analyzes the speaker's audio to automatically determine the language, substituting the mechanical process of manual configuration with an automated intelligent system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The AI device serves as an intermediary between the speaker and the media server. Instead of administrators directly setting languages, the AI device mediates by identifying the language and providing this information to the media server for automatic switching

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12518739B2Method, apparatus, and system for implementing simultaneous interpretation
Publication Date: 2026.01.06 HUAWEI CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD
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AI summary

A media server receives an audio stream of a conference speaker and an audio stream interpreted based on the audio stream, sends the interpreted audio stream to an artificial intelligence (AI) device to identify a language of the interpreted audio stream, and forwards the interpreted audio stream to a corresponding terminal based on an identification result.