Sign language translation system and method that includes analysis of dependence relationships between successive words
US5473705A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B21/009
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sign language translation system and method that not only recognizes words of a sign language but also supplements omitted words between the words of the sign language, to thereby generate a spoken language. The sign language translation system has an input unit for inputting at least the motion of hands, a language generating unit responsive to the inputted motion of hands for recognizing the words corresponding to the motion of hands and generating a spoken language using the relationship between the recognized words, and an output unit for outputting the generated spoken language. The sign language translation system and method can translate a sign language into an easy-to-understand spoken language.
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