Smart Interpreter Engine for Real-Time Game Audio Translation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Poor communication between players of different languages during video games leads to poor interaction and records, as existing technologies fail to effectively translate and interpret audio data in real-time.

Innovation Solution

An electronic system comprising a host with an audio processing module and a smart interpreter engine that acquires and converts audio data from one language to another, displaying the translated text and audio to facilitate understanding between players.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If real-time audio translation is implemented in game systems, then communication effectiveness between players of different languages is improved, but system complexity and processing time are increased

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication effectivenessVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The translation system is divided into separate functional modules: audio capture module, audio processing module, translation engine, and output module. Each module handles a specific task in the translation pipeline, allowing independent optimization and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining communication effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

An audio processing module acts as an intermediary between the game application and the translation engine. This intermediary layer pre-processes audio data, filters relevant speech signals, and formats them for the translation engine, reducing the complexity burden on both the game system and translation service.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If real-time audio translation is implemented in game systems, then communication effectiveness between players of different languages is improved, but processing time is increased

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication effectivenessVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-loading translation models, pre-processing audio streams for noise reduction and speech detection, and pre-formatting data structures before translation is actually needed. This preparation work reduces the time required for actual real-time translation during gameplay.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The audio processing module continuously processes audio streams in real-time, maintaining a ready state for translation without interrupting gameplay. By keeping the translation pipeline continuously active and buffered, the system minimizes latency and ensures seamless real-time communication.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Data Source

PatentUS11699429B2Multimedia processing method and electronic system
Publication Date: 2023.07.11 ACER INC
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AI summary

An electronic system is provided. The electronic system includes a host and a display. The host includes an audio processing module, and a smart interpreter engine. The audio processing module is utilized for acquiring audio data corresponding to a first language from audio streams processed by an application program executed on the host. The application program executed on the host includes a specific game software. The smart interpreter engine is utilized for receiving the audio data corresponding to the first language from the audio processing module and converting the audio data corresponding to the first language into text data corresponding to a second language according to the game software executed on the host The display is utilized for receiving the text data corresponding to the second language from the smart interpreter engine and displaying the text data corresponding to the second language.