Translation Control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016170970-A1
Application number	US-201414569343-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 12, 2014
Priority date	Dec 12, 2014
Publication date	Jun 16, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

There is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processor and a memory comprising code that, when executed on the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to receive an input user setting relating to relative volumes of the speech data in a preferred language and speech data in a non-preferred language when the speech data is played-out; and cause play-out of received speech data so that the volume of the played-out speech data is set in dependence on the user input and whether the received speech data is in the preferred language or the non-preferred language.

First claim

1 . An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and a memory comprising code that, when executed on the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to:
receive an input user setting relating to relative volumes of speech data in a preferred language and speech data in a non-preferred language when speech data is played out; and
cause play-out of received speech data so that the volume of the played-out speech data is set in dependence on the user input and whether the received speech data is in the preferred language or the non-preferred language.

2 . An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the memory further comprises code that, when executed on the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to:
determine that received speech data being played-out to the user comprises speech data in the preferred language and speech data in the non-preferred language; and in response to the determination, automatically adjust the volume of the played-out speech data to output the speech data in the preferred language and the speech data in the non-preferred language to a user at different volumes.

3 . An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and a memory comprising code that, when executed on the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to:
cause play-out of received speech data in a preferred language and received speech data in a non-preferred language to a user simultaneously;
determine that speech data in the preferred language and the speech data in the non-preferred language are being played-out to the user simultaneously; and
in response to the determination, automatically adjust the relative volumes of the played-out speech data to output the speech data in the preferred language and the speech data in the non-preferred language to a user at different volumes.

4 . An apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the memory further comprises code that, when executed on the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to:
receive an input user setting on the apparatus relating to relative volumes of speech data in a preferred language and speech data in a non-preferred when speech data is played out; wherein the adjustment to the volume of the played-out speech data to output the speech data in the preferred language and the speech data in the non-preferred language to a user at different volumes is dependent on the user setting.

5 . An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a user device operatively connected to at least one speaker, and wherein the play-out of the speech data is effected through the at least one speaker.

6 . An apparatus as claimed in claim 5 when dependent on any of claim 1 , wherein the memory further comprises code that, when executed on the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to:
cause play-out the speech data in the preferred language at a higher volume than the speech data in the non-preferred language.

7 . An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the memory further comprises code that, when executed on the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to: receive speech data in the preferred language and speech data in the non-preferred language in the same audio stream.

8 . An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a server located remotely from a source of the speech data, and wherein the memory further comprises code that, when executed on the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to:
receive an indication of a preferred language of a recipient of the speech data; and cause the speech data to be translated into the preferred language, thereby forming the speech data in a preferred language.

9 . An apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the memory further comprises code that, when executed on the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to:
transmit at least the translated speech data to an originator of the speech data with an indication of the language of the translated speech data.

10 . An apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the memory further comprises code that, when executed on the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to:
transmit to said recipient the translated speech data with an indication of the language of the translated speech data; and transmit to said recipient the speech data with an indication of the language of the speech data.

11 . An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the speech data is real-time audio data originating during a voice call and/or a video call.

12 . A method comprising:
receiving an input user setting relating to relative volumes of speech data in a preferred language and speech data in a non-preferred language when speech data is played out; and causing play-out of received speech data so that the volume of the played-out speech data is set in dependence on the user input and whether the received speech data is in the preferred language or the non-preferred language.

13 . A method as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising:
determining that received speech data being played-out to the user comprises speech data in a preferred language and speech data in a non-preferred language; and in response to the determining, automatically adjusting the volume of the played-out speech data to output the speech data in the preferred language and the speech data in the non-preferred language to a user at different volumes.

14 . A method as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising effectuating the play-out of the speech data through at least one speaker.

15 . A method as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising:
causing play-out the speech data in the preferred language at a higher volume than the speech data in the non-preferred language.

16 . A method as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising:
receiving speech data from a microphone operatively connected to the apparatus; transmitting the speech data to a remote server; receiving a translation of the speech data in a non-preferred language from the remote server; and causing play-out the received speech data at a volume associated with the non-preferred language.

17 . A method as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising:
receiving an indication of a preferred language of a recipient of the speech data; and causing the speech data to be translated into the preferred language, thereby forming the speech data in a preferred language.

18 . A method as claimed in claim 17 , further comprising:
transmitting at least the translated speech data to an originator of the received speech data with an indication of the language of the translated speech data.

19 . A method as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the speech data and the translated speech data are received in the same audio stream.

20 . A method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the speech data is real-time audio data originating during a voice call and/or a video conference.

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Lindblom Jonas Nils
• Pearce Steve James
• Wendt Christian

Classifications

• G10L15/26

  Speech to text systems (G10L15/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G10L21/003 Primary

  Changing voice quality, e.g. pitch or formants · CPC title

• G06F40/58

  Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation · CPC title

• G10L13/033

  Voice editing, e.g. manipulating the voice of the synthesiser · CPC title

• H04M3/42

  Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers (specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00) · CPC title