Translation Device Automatic Language Selection via Beacon Position
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing translation systems face challenges in efficiently setting the translation language based on the location and language usage of multiple speakers, leading to increased user operation burden and reduced convenience in multilingual environments.
Innovation Solution
A translation system comprising a translation device and a control device that detects position information using beacon signals and sets the translation language based on located language information, allowing for automatic and seamless language selection among multiple languages supported by the system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the translation language is manually selected by the user from multiple languages, then the translation accuracy can be ensured, but the user operation burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The translation device automatically determines the translation language based on position information and located language information without requiring manual user input. The system serves itself by autonomously selecting the appropriate translation language based on the user's location and the languages used by surrounding speakers, thereby eliminating the need for manual language selection while maintaining translation accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes located language information that associates specific positions with the languages used by speakers at those positions. This preliminary preparation of language-location mappings enables the device to automatically determine the appropriate translation language based on current position information, eliminating the need for real-time manual language selection
2Adaptability or versatility
If the translation system supports multiple languages with manual selection, then the adaptability to different language environments is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces position information as an intermediary that mediates between the user and the multiple supported languages. Instead of directly managing complex language selection logic, the system uses position information to indirectly determine the appropriate translation language by referencing pre-established located language information, thereby simplifying the language selection mechanism while maintaining multilingual adaptability
3Ease of operation
If the system automatically sets translation language based on position information, then the user operation burden is reduced, but the measurement precision of language selection may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system establishes a feedback mechanism where position information is continuously obtained and compared against pre-stored located language information. This feedback loop ensures that the automatically selected translation language accurately reflects the actual language environment at the user's position, maintaining measurement precision while enabling automatic operation
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively reduces user operation burden by automatically setting the translation language according to the location and language usage of speakers, enhancing convenience and efficiency in multilingual settings such as international aircraft cabins and venues.
Implementation Method 1
The position detector detects the position information of the translation device based on a reception of a radio wave transmitted by each of the plurality of communication relay devices
Data Source
AI summary
There are included an input unit for inputting an input sentence, and an output unit for outputting an output sentence obtained by translating the input sentence into a translation language. The translation language is set based on located language information and position information of a translation device. The located language information includes a predetermined location of each of a plurality of speakers and a used language of each of the plurality of speakers. Accordingly, the translation language, which is a translation target, may be set from a plurality of languages while reducing the operation burden on a user.