Systems and methods for configuring an automatic translation of sign language in a video conference
US10896298B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/15
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user interface is presented for a hearing-impaired user to make selections that influence how that user participates in a video conference and how other participants in that video conference interact with the hearing-impaired user. For example, through appropriate user interface selections, the hearing-impaired user may specify that he/she is to always preview (for editing purposes, etc.) any sign language translations made by a video conferencing system before those translations are released to the other participants, whether as text and/or speech. Through other user interface selections, the user may configure linguistic and/or playback characteristics associated with the sign-language-to-speech translations, with speech signals being produced so as to include certain effects when played out at the endpoints of the other participants and/or emulate a desirable video conference persona from the standpoint of the hearing-impaired user.
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