WO2004030329A1 - 電話通訳システム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a telephone interpreting system that provides an interpreting service for a telephone conversation between persons using different languages.
- It relates to a telephone interpreting system that can provide administrative services such as government offices, police and hospitals to foreigners without having an interpreter resident.
- Such a problem also arises when providing an interpreting service using a telephone conference service.
- the caller's phone, the callee's phone, and the interpreter's phone connect to the multipoint connection device, but the multipoint connection device uses the voice of the caller.
- the voice of the callee and the voice of the interpreter are synthesized and sent to each phone, so if the interpreter interprets either the caller or the callee simultaneously, the speaker will hear the voice of the interpreter during the speech. , The speech is disturbed, and the other party hears the voice of the speaker and the voice of the interpreter at the same time, making it difficult to grasp the content.
- the main object of the present invention is to provide a quick and accurate interpreter even if the interpreter simultaneously interprets while the caller or callee is speaking, without hindering the speaker's remark or grasping the interpreter's contents by the other party.
- the purpose of the present invention is to provide a telephone interpreting system and a telephone interpreting method. Disclosure of the invention
- the telephone interpreting system is a telephone interpreting system in which a caller and a callee using different languages interpret by a translator, wherein the caller terminal, the callee terminal, and the interpreter terminal are used.
- the communication means includes connection means for connecting and communication means for performing voice communication between the terminals connected by the connection means, and the communication means transmits voice from the called terminal and voice from the interpreter terminal to the calling terminal.
- the first voice transmission function that synthesizes and transmits, and the second voice transmission that synthesizes and transmits the voice from the calling terminal and the voice from the interpreter terminal to the called terminal
- a third voice transmission function that synthesizes and transmits the voice from the calling terminal and the voice from the called terminal to the interpreter terminal, and the first voice transmission function according to a command from the interpreter terminal
- the first voice transmission function has an unnecessary voice suppression function that suppresses the voice on the unnecessary side, which is either the voice from the interpreter terminal supplied to the second voice or the voice from the interpreter terminal supplied to the second voice transmission function.
- the unnecessary voice suppression function suppresses the transmission of the interpreter's voice to the unnecessary side of the caller and the callee based on a command from the interpreter terminal, and also suppresses the caller's voice by the callee's voice suppression function.
- the interpreter's voice is detected, transmission of the original language of the callee to the caller is suppressed, and when the interpreter's voice is detected by the caller's voice suppression function, the original language of the caller to the callee is suppressed. This suppresses the transmission of messages, so that the caller and the callee can understand the contents of the interpreter even if they overlap with the interpreter's remarks, providing a quick and accurate telephone interpreting service.
- the suppression includes a case where the level of the audio signal is reduced so that the sound can be heard to some extent, and a case where the sound signal is cut off so that the sound cannot be completely heard.
- the unnecessary voice suppression function includes a case where the interpreter's voice is switched to either the caller or the callee and transmitted.
- a telephone interpreting system is a telephone interpreting system for interpreting a call between a caller and a callee using different languages by an interpreter, wherein a caller terminal, a callee terminal, and an interpreter terminal are used.
- the communication means includes connection means for connecting and communication means for performing voice communication between the terminals connected by the connection means, and the communication means transmits voice from the called terminal and voice from the interpreter terminal to the calling terminal.
- the first voice transmission function that switches and transmits, and the calling source to the called terminal
- a second voice transmission function that switches and transmits the voice from the terminal and the voice from the interpreter terminal, and a second voice transmission function that synthesizes the voice from the calling terminal and the voice from the called terminal to the interpreter terminal.
- the first voice transmission function cuts off the voice from the called terminal and detects the voice from the interpreter terminal when it detects the voice from the interpreter terminal.
- the second voice transmission function has a function to cut off the voice from the calling terminal and transmit the voice from the interpreter terminal when the voice from the interpreter terminal is detected. is there.
- the unnecessary voice suppression function suppresses the transmission of the interpreter's voice to the unnecessary side of the caller and the callee based on a command from the interpreter terminal, and the first voice transmission function
- the voice of the interpreter is detected, the voice of the called party is switched to the voice of the interpreter when the voice of the interpreter is detected, and when the voice of the interpreter is detected by the second voice transmission function, the voice of the interpreter is converted to the interpreter.
- the caller and callee can understand the contents of the interpreter even if they overlap with the interpreter's remarks, and can provide quick and accurate telephone interpreting services.
- the unnecessary voice suppression function includes the case where the interpreter's voice is switched to either the caller or the callee and transmitted.
- a telephone interpreting system is a telephone interpreting system in which a caller and a callee using different languages interpret by a translator, wherein the caller terminal, the callee terminal, and the interpreter terminal are used.
- the communication means includes connection means for connecting and communication means for performing voice communication between the terminals connected by the connection means, and the communication means transmits voice from the called terminal and voice from the interpreter terminal to the calling terminal.
- the first voice transmission function that performs voice multiplexing and transmission, and voice multiplexing and synthesis of voice from the caller terminal and voice from the interpreter terminal to the called terminal
- Unnecessary-side speech suppression function that suppresses the unwanted side of the voice from the interpreter terminal and the voice from the interpreter terminal that is supplied to the second voice transmission function when supplied to the first voice transmission function by a command from the terminal It has the following.
- the unnecessary voice suppression function suppresses the transmission of the interpreter's voice to the unnecessary side of the caller and the callee based on a command from the interpreter terminal, and the first voice transmission function
- the original voice of the callee and the voice of the interpreter are multiplexed and transmitted to the caller.
- the second voice transmission function multiplexes the original voice of the caller and the voice of the interpreter and transmits them to the callee. Therefore, even if the caller and the callee overlap with the interpreter's speech, the interpreter's voice can be selected from the received voice and listened to, so that the contents of the interpreter can be grasped, providing a quick and accurate telephone interpreting service. it can.
- the unnecessary voice suppression function includes the case where the interpreter's voice is switched to either the caller or the callee and transmitted.
- the telephone interpreting system according to claim 4 is the telephone interpreting system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the communication means is a voice from a calling terminal and a voice and interpreter from a called terminal. It has a function of recording voice from a user terminal and a function of reproducing and transmitting the recorded voice in response to a request from the terminal.
- the voices of the caller, callee, and interpreter during the interpreting service are recorded, and the recorded contents can be confirmed by a request from the terminal.
- the content can be checked later.
- the voice recording is the voice transmitted to the calling terminal and the voice transmitted to the called terminal. May be multiplexed and recorded.
- a terminal having a voice demultiplexing function can separate the language of the caller from the language of the callee and check the contents.
- the voice to be transmitted to the calling terminal and the voice to be transmitted to the called terminal may be separately recorded, and the voice on the side specified by the instruction from the terminal may be reproduced and transmitted.
- the terminal does not have a voice demultiplexing function, the language of the caller and the language of the callee can be separated and the content can be confirmed.
- the telephone interpreting system is the telephone interpreting system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the connecting means is a language type and a terminal number of the interpreter that the interpreter can interpret.
- a function to accept a call from the calling terminal a function to accept the call from the calling terminal, the terminal number of the called party, the language type of the called party, and the language type of the calling party from the calling terminal that received the call
- the terminal has a function of calling the interpreter terminal by using the terminal number and a function of calling the called terminal by using the obtained called terminal number.
- the terminal number of the interpreter who can interpret the language of the caller and the language of the callee is extracted from the interpreter registration table, and the caller terminal, the callee terminal, and the interpreter are interpreted. Is automatically connected to the caller's terminal, and voice communication required for interpreting is performed.Therefore, there is no need for the caller to search for an interpreter in advance and consult with the callee, and it is possible to provide emergency telephone interpreting services. Wear. Also, since the interpreter can handle any location as long as he / she can call, translator service costs can be reduced by minimizing the translator's restraint time.
- a telephone interpreting system wherein the caller uses a different language.
- a telephone interpreter system for translating a call between a caller and a callee by a first interpreter translating the language of the callee into the language of the caller and a second interpreter translating the language of the caller into the language of the callee.
- Communication means for connecting the caller terminal, the callee terminal, the first interpreter terminal, and the second interpreter terminal, and communication means for performing voice communication between the terminals connected by the connection means; Is a first voice transmission function that synthesizes and transmits the voice from the called terminal and the voice from the first interpreter terminal to the calling terminal, and the voice from the calling terminal and the second voice to the called terminal.
- a second voice transmission function for synthesizing and transmitting voice from the interpreter terminal, a third voice transmission function for transmitting at least voice from the called terminal to the first interpreter terminal, and a second interpreter terminal 4th voice that transmits at least the voice from the calling terminal to
- the first voice transmission function has a call destination voice suppression function that suppresses the voice from the call destination terminal when the voice from the first interpreter terminal is detected, and the second voice transmission function.
- Has a caller voice suppression function that suppresses the voice from the caller terminal when the voice from the second interpreter terminal is detected.
- the voice of the first interpreter when the voice of the first interpreter is detected by the call destination voice suppression function, the transmission of the original language voice of the call destination to the caller is suppressed, and the voice of the second interpreter is voiced by the caller voice suppression function.
- the transmission of the original language voice of the caller to the callee is suppressed, so that the caller and the callee can understand the contents of the interpreter even if they overlap with the speech of each interpreter, and prompt and accurate telephone calls Interpreting services can be provided.
- the suppression includes a case where the level of the audio signal is reduced so that the sound can be heard to some extent, and a case where the sound signal is cut off so that the sound cannot be completely heard.
- the telephone interpreting system wherein the first interpreter who translates the call between the caller and the callee using different languages into the caller's language and the caller's language into the caller's language Interpreting with a second interpreter who translates into the language
- a telephone interpreting system a connecting means for connecting a caller terminal, a callee terminal, a first interpreter terminal and a second interpreter terminal, and a communication means for performing voice communication between the terminals connected by the connecting means
- the communication means comprises: a first voice transmission function for switching and transmitting voice from the called terminal and voice from the first interpreter terminal to the calling terminal, and a calling terminal for the called terminal.
- a second voice transmission function for switching and transmitting voice from the second interpreter terminal and a voice from the second interpreter terminal; a third voice transmission function for transmitting at least voice from the called terminal to the first interpreter terminal; (2) It has a fourth voice transmission function that transmits at least the voice from the calling terminal to the interpreter terminal, and the first voice transmission function transmits from the called terminal when the voice from the first interpreter terminal is detected.
- the second voice transmission function has a function to cut off the voice from the calling terminal and transmit the voice from the second interpreter terminal when the voice from the second interpreter terminal is detected.
- the voice of the first interpreter when the voice of the first interpreter is detected in the first voice transmission function, the voice of the called party is switched to the voice of the first interpreter, and the voice of the first interpreter is switched to the second voice transmission function.
- the voice of the interpreter When the voice of the interpreter is detected, the voice of the callee is switched to the voice of the second interpreter, so that the caller and the callee can understand the contents of the interpreter even if they overlap with each interpreter's speech. Providing quick and accurate telephone interpretation services.
- a telephone interpreting system wherein the first interpreter who translates the call between the caller and the callee using different languages into the caller's language and the caller's language into the callee's language
- a telephone interpreting system for interpreting by a second interpreter who translates in a language wherein the connecting means connects the caller terminal, the callee terminal, the first interpreter terminal, and the second interpreter terminal, and is connected by the connecting means.
- Communication means for performing voice communication between each terminal, and the communication means is provided to the calling terminal.
- a first voice transmission function that performs voice synthesis on the voice from the called terminal and the voice from the first interpreter terminal, and transmits the voice from the calling terminal and the second interpreter to the called terminal.
- a second voice transmission function for voice multiplexing and synthesizing the voice from the caller terminal has at least a fourth voice transmission function of transmitting voice from the calling terminal.
- the original speech voice of the call destination and the voice of the first interpreter are multiplexed and transmitted to the caller, and the original voice speech of the caller and the second speech are transmitted in the second voice transmission function. Since the voice of the interpreter is multiplexed and transmitted to the callee, the caller and the callee can select and listen to the voice of each interpreter from the received voice even if it overlaps with the speech of each interpreter. This makes it possible to grasp the contents of the interpreter and to provide a quick and accurate telephone interpreting service.
- a telephone interpreting system is the telephone interpreting system according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the communication means includes a voice from a calling terminal, a voice from a called terminal, and a voice. It has a function of recording the voice from the first interpreter terminal and the voice from the second interpreter terminal, and a function of reproducing and transmitting the recorded voice in response to a request from the terminal.
- the voices of the caller and callee during the interpreting service, the first interpreter and the second interpreter are recorded, and the recorded contents can be confirmed by a request from the terminal. You can reconfirm and check the contents of the interpreter service later.
- the voice may be recorded by multiplexing the voice transmitted to the calling terminal and the voice transmitted to the called terminal.
- a terminal having a voice demultiplexing function can separate the language of the caller from the language of the callee and check the contents.
- the voice to be transmitted to the calling terminal and the voice to be transmitted to the called terminal may be separately recorded, and the voice on the side specified by the instruction from the terminal may be reproduced and transmitted.
- the terminal does not have a voice demultiplexing function the language of the caller and the language of the callee can be separated and the content can be confirmed.
- the telephone interpreting system is the telephone interpreting system according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the connecting means includes a language type that the interpreter can interpret, a terminal number of the interpreter, Is provided at least with an interpreter registration table, and a function to accept calls from the calling terminal, a terminal number of the called party, a language type of the called party, and a A function of acquiring the language type, a function of extracting the terminal number of the first interpreter by referring to the interpreter registration table from the acquired language type of the call destination and the language type of the call source, and (1) A function to call the first interpreter terminal based on the terminal number of the interpreter, and the terminal number of the second interpreter is obtained by referring to the interpreter registration table from the acquired caller language type and call destination language type. Function and the second interpreter taken out Is intended to chromatic and function calling the second interpreter terminal by terminal number, and a function to call the callee terminal by acquired callee terminal number.
- the first interpreter who translates the language of the call destination into the language of the caller from the interpreter registration table and the second interpreter who translates the language of the caller into the language of the callee The terminal number of the caller is retrieved, the caller terminal, the callee terminal, the first interpreter terminal, and the second interpreter terminal are automatically connected, and voice communication required for interpretation is performed. There is no need to search for an interpreter and consult with the callee, and it is possible to provide a telephone interpreting service that can respond urgently. Also, since the interpreter can be used anywhere as long as it can be called, the interpreter's restraint time is minimized and the cost of the interpreter service can be reduced.
- the telephone interpreting system according to claim 11 is the telephone interpreting system according to claim 5 or claim 10, wherein the translator registration table registers selection information for selecting an interpreter, and is connected.
- the means has the function of acquiring the interpreter's selection conditions from the calling terminal and the function of referring to the interpreter registration table from the acquired interpreter's selection conditions and extracting the corresponding interpreter's terminal number. It is.
- a person suitable for the purpose of the talk between the caller and the callee can be selected from the interpreters registered in the interpreter registration table. Choosing an interpreter
- the selection information includes information on gender, age, place of residence, specialty, and qualifications.
- the user can select the interpreter of the desired level for the translation between the target languages. Because you can register many languages that you can handle, you can select flexible and efficient translators.
- the hearing interpreter and speaking level are registered separately in the interpreter registration table for each language, and the first interpreter is registered.
- the most suitable person for the second interpreter and the most suitable person for the second interpreter can be individually selected, and more flexible and efficient translators can be selected.
- the telephone interpreting system according to claim 12 is the telephone interpreting system according to claim 5, claim 10, or claim 11, wherein the interpreter registration table is accepted by the interpreter.
- a reception flag indicating whether or not it is possible is registered, and the connection means has a function of extracting a terminal number of a translator that can be received with reference to the reception flag of the interpreter registration table.
- the telephone interpreting system according to claim 13 is the telephone interpreting system according to any one of claim 5, claim 10, claim 11, and claim 12.
- the billing information of the caller is registered, and the connection means uses the function of measuring the time during which the caller terminal or the callee terminal is receiving the interpreting service, and from the measured time and the billing information registered in the interpreter registration table. And a function for calculating a usage fee.
- the interpreter registration table may register the interpreter level for each language of the interpreter, and may obtain the billing information using a separately provided billing table that defines the relationship between the interpreter level and the hourly unit price. As a result, it is possible to charge an appropriate usage fee according to the level of the interpreter.
- FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a telephone interpretation system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an interpreter registration table in the telephone interpreting system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a processing flowchart of connection processing of the control device in the telephone interpreting system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a telephone interpretation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an interpreter registration table in the telephone interpreting system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a processing flowchart of connection processing of the control device in the telephone interpreting system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of a voice communication function in the telephone interpreting system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing another example of the voice communication function in the telephone interpreting system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of a voice communication function in the telephone interpreting system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing another example of the voice communication function in the telephone interpreting system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an example of a recording / reproducing function in the telephone interpreting system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an example of a recording / reproducing function in the telephone interpreting system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram of a telephone interpreting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- reference numeral 100 denotes a telephone interpreting system installed in an interpreting center that provides an interpreting service, and a telephone terminal used by a caller via a public telephone line 40 (hereinafter referred to as a caller terminal).
- a caller terminal a telephone terminal used by a caller via a public telephone line 40
- This service provides a telephone interpreting service that allows a translator to translate telephone conversations between callees via telephone.
- the caller terminal 10, the callee terminal 20, and the interpreter terminal 30 use a mobile phone here, and the headsets 10 d, 20 d, and 30 that input and output voice to and from the voice input terminal
- a normal fixed telephone may be used, or direct voice input / output may be performed by a normal handset.
- the telephone interpreter system 100 has a caller terminal line interface for connecting to the caller terminal (hereinafter, the interface is abbreviated as I / F) 120 and a call for connecting to the callee terminal.
- I / F caller terminal line interface
- a voice input / output device that has a destination terminal line I / F 140 and an interpreter terminal line I / F 160 for connection with an interpreter terminal, and performs input / output of voice with each terminal. 1 2 2, 1 4 2 and 1 6 2 are connected.
- the voice input / output device for the caller terminal 1 2 2 includes the voice output from the voice input / output device 14 2 for the callee terminal and the voice output from the voice input / output device 16 2 for the interpreter terminal.
- a voice synthesizing device 124 for synthesizing voice output from the voice telop memory 126 for the calling terminal is connected.
- the voice input / output device 142 for the called terminal is connected to the voice input for the calling terminal.
- a speech synthesizer 1 4 4 for synthesizing the speech output from the output device 1 2 2 and the speech output from the interpreter terminal speech input / output device 16 2 and the speech output from the called terminal speech telop memory 1 4 6 It is connected.
- the voice input / output device 162 for the interpreter terminal includes voice output from the voice input / output device 122 for the calling terminal and voice input / output device 142 for the called terminal.
- a speech synthesizing device 164 for synthesizing the speech output and the speech output from the speech telop memory 166 for the interpreter terminal is connected.
- the voice output from the translator terminal voice input / output device 16 2 is switched.
- the interpreter interprets the language of the callee into the language of the caller by detecting the command from the interpreter terminal with the PB detector 169, the speech synthesizer for the caller terminal
- the interpreter translates the language of the caller into the language of the callee, it is supplied to the voice synthesizer 144 for the callee terminal.
- the interpreter's voice is transmitted only to the caller or the callee, whichever is necessary, so that the speech of the caller or callee can be prevented from being disturbed by the unnecessary interpreter's voice, and the speech can be smoothly performed. You can talk.
- the speech synthesizer for the caller terminal 124 suppresses the speech level from the callee terminal when the speech from the interpreter terminal is detected, or the speech from the interpreter terminal when the speech from the callee terminal is detected.
- the voice synthesizer for the called terminal 144 can suppress the voice level from the calling terminal when detecting voice from the interpreter terminal, or can translate the voice from the called terminal. It has a function to switch to audio from the terminal. As a result, it is possible to prevent the interpreter's voice from being heard by the interpreter at the caller or call destination, which makes it difficult to listen to the voice of the other party, so that the interpreter can interpret the utterance of the speaker at the same time. Quick and accurate interpretation is possible.
- Fig. 7 shows a specific embodiment of the function of switching the destination of the interpreter's voice in the switch 168 and the function of suppressing the voice of the call destination or the voice of the caller in the voice synthesizers 124, 144. Show. As shown in the figure, the voice output from the voice input / output device 16 2 for the interpreter terminal is supplied to the voice signal adder 190 for the calling terminal and the voice signal for the called terminal via the switch 168. The interpreter's voice is supplied to either the caller or the callee by a signal from the PB detector 169.
- the PB detector 169 sends a data signal or a signal from the voice of the interpreter's terminal, indicating that a predetermined caller selection number or destination selection number has been pressed on the dial pad of the terminal.
- the switch 168 is switched to the specified side. For this reason, when interpreting, the interpreter specifies from the dial pad whether the voice is for the caller or the callee and speaks. As a result, the interpreter's voice is not transmitted to the caller and the called party who do not need to hear the interpreter's voice.
- the voice output from the voice input / output device 144 for the called terminal is connected to the voice signal adder 190 for the calling terminal via the attenuator 191, and the signal detector 19
- the voice from the interpreter is detected by 2
- the voice from the called terminal is attenuated.
- the voice output from the voice input / output device 122 for the called terminal is connected to the voice signal adder 193 for the called terminal via the attenuator 194.
- the signal detectors 192 and 1995 are set to appropriate detection levels to prevent the other party's voice from being erroneously attenuated due to noise or the like.
- the audio signal adder 190 is used to ensure that the caller or callee can hear the interpreter's voice immediately after the translator's voice is detected by the signal detectors 192 and 1995. , 1993, an appropriate signal delay may be provided for the voice input of the interpreter.
- the live voice of the other party can be heard to some extent by the attenuators 191, 1994. However, it may be completely shut off by a switch.
- FIG. 8 shows an embodiment in which the voice of the other party is cut off when the voice of the interpreter is transmitted, and only the voice of the interpreter is transmitted.
- the switches 1997, 198 were used in place of the above-mentioned voice signal adders 190, 193, and the interpreter's voice was detected by the signal detectors 1992, 195. sometimes, Switches the switches 197 and 1 98 from the voice of the other party to the voice of the interpreter.
- Other configurations are the same as in FIG.
- the switches 197 and 198 are used to ensure that the calling or called party can hear the interpreter's voice immediately after the interpreter's voice is detected by the signal detectors 192 and 195.
- a suitable signal delay may be provided for the voice input of the interpreter.
- the audio signal adders 190 and 193 are described as simple addition of the interpreter's voice and the other's voice. Good. For example, if the terminal supports stereo sound, the signal of the other party is stereo-synthesized as the left signal and the sound of the interpreter is transmitted as the right signal, and the terminal selects the sound required by the receiver. In this case, there is no need to provide an attenuator for attenuating the other party's voice in the telephone interpreting system, and the receiving side may adjust the volume balance between the left and right sides of the headset according to the situation and listen.
- the translator's voice has been described to be switched between transmission to the caller and destination by the switch 168.
- the voice of the interpreter is converted to the voice signal adder 1 90 or the switch 1 97) and the audio signal adder 1 93 (or switch 1 98) are supplied via an attenuator, and the PB detector 169 attenuates the audio signal to the unwanted side. Good.
- the interpreter's voice is transmitted to the speaker to some extent by using the attenuator, the speaker can speak while confirming that his / her voice is interpreted.
- the telephone interpreter system 100 has an interpreter registration table 112 for registering the terminal number of the interpreter terminal used by the interpreter.Each line I ZF 120, 140, 160, voice input / output Device 122, 142, 162, voice synthesizer 124, 144, 164, telop memory 126, 146, 1
- a function to receive a call from a calling terminal a function to obtain a language type of a calling source and a language type of a called destination, a function to receive a call from a calling terminal,
- a function to acquire the selection conditions a function to retrieve the translator's terminal number by referring to the translator registration table 1 12 based on the acquired language type and the selection conditions, and a translator terminal based on the retrieved terminal number
- the function of connecting the caller terminal, the callee terminal and the interpreter terminal is provided by the function of calling the caller terminal, the function of acquiring the terminal number of the callee, and the function of calling the callee terminal by the obtained terminal number.
- the voice synthesizing devices 1 2 4, 1 4 4, and 16 4 are input to the voice telop memory 1 26 for the calling terminal, the voice telop memory 1 4 6 for the called terminal, and the voice telop memory for the interpreter terminal, respectively.
- 166 is connected, and the contents of each voice telop memory 126, 146, 166 can be set from the controller 110.
- each terminal when setting up a telephone conversation via an interpreter, the message for each terminal is set in each voice telop memory 126, 146, 166, and each voice synthesizer 124, By issuing a command to select the signal of each voice telop memory 1 2 6, 1 4 6, 1 6 6 to 1 4 4, 1 6 4, the necessary voice message is transmitted to each terminal 3 A two-way call can be established.
- connection processing by the control device 110 for setting a telephone conversation via an interpreter will be described.
- the translator registration table 1 12 of the controller 110 registers the translator selection information and the terminal number of the terminal used by each interpreter from an appropriate terminal (not shown).
- Fig. 2 shows an example of registration items registered in the interpreter registration table 1 1 2.
- Interpreter selection information is information for the user to select the desired interpreter. Gender, age, available languages, residence, specialty fields, etc. are registered. For languages that can be supported, Interpreter levels have been registered so that users can select the desired level of interpreter between the target languages.
- the level of interpreter is 1 for upper level, 2 for intermediate level, and 3 for beginner level.
- the place of residence it is assumed that the user wants a person who has geographical knowledge about a specific area.
- the area can be specified by postal code.
- the specialized field is assumed to be a case where the content of the dialogue is specialized and the user wants someone who has specialized knowledge in the field or a person who is good at topics in the field.
- the fields that he excels in can be registered separately for politics, law, business, education, science and technology, medical care, languages, and sports.
- the fields of specialization are various, it is possible to register hierarchically and search at the level desired by the user when selecting.
- the qualifications held by each interpreter may be registered so that the user can select the desired qualification holder for translation.
- the telephone number of the terminal since the telephone terminal connected to the public telephone line is targeted here, the telephone number of the terminal will be registered.
- the interpreter registration table 1 12 has a reception flag indicating whether or not the interpreter can accept an interpreter.
- the registered interpreter calls the interpreter from his own terminal, By inputting commands using the dial pad, the reception flag can be set or reset. As a result, the registered interpreter can set up the reception flag in the interpreter registration table only when the interpreter can accept the interpreter, thereby eliminating unnecessary calls and allowing the user to quickly find an interpreter who can respond. Can be selected.
- FIG. 3 shows a processing flow of the connection processing by the control device 110.
- Telephone The interpreter system 100 accepts an application for the interpreter service by calling the caller to the telephone number of the line I / F for the caller terminal, and the interpreter terminal and the callee Call the terminal to establish a connection for the telephone interpretation service.
- a call has been made to the caller terminal line IZF120 (S100).
- a message requesting input of the language type of the caller is output to the caller terminal (S102). This is, for example, “If you speak Japanese, please press 1 #” “If y ou speak English, please press 2 #”... This is done by setting.
- subsequent messages to the caller terminal and the interpreter terminal are performed according to the acquired language type of the caller.
- the language type of the caller input by the caller is acquired (S104).
- a message is output to the caller terminal requesting input of the language type of the callee (S106). For example, if the caller is Japanese, press "1 # if the language of the callee is English, 2 # if the language of the call is German, press --. This is done by setting memory 1 2 6.
- the language type of the callee input by the caller is acquired (S108). As a result, the message to the called terminal is performed according to the acquired language type of the called destination.
- a message is output to the calling terminal requesting input of the interpreter's selection conditions (S110).
- the interpreter selection conditions input by the caller are obtained (S112).
- the translator has the specified interpreter level in the language of the caller and the language of the callee, and the gender, age, place of residence, and specialty field meet the selection conditions obtained. Therefore, an interpreter whose reception flag is set is selected (S114). At this time, the registered information about the selected interpreter may be notified by a voice message, and the caller may be made to select the final interpreter. In addition, the unit price of the interpreter registered in the interpreter registration table 1 1 2 (described later) may be notified by voice message. ⁇ This allows the user to consider the cost required for the interpreter service. You can select an appropriate interpreter.
- the terminal number of the selected interpreter is retrieved from the interpreter registration table 112 and called up (S116).
- the interpreter terminal is notified of the personal information of the caller, the language type of the caller and the callee, the conditions for selecting the interpreter, etc. using the voice telop for the interpreter terminal 166, and whether or not to receive the interpreter. May be checked.
- the interpreting service may be a member system, and the registered member information may be used.
- the terminal number of the called party input by the calling source is acquired and called (S122).
- the personal information of the caller, the language type of the caller and the callee, the conditions for selecting the interpreter, etc. are similarly sent to the callee terminal.
- the notification may be made by the terminal voice telop 146 to confirm whether or not to receive a call, an error in setting conditions, or the like.
- the control device 110 is provided with a timer (not shown) for calculating the charge for the interpreting service, and measures the time from the start of the connection to the disconnection.
- a timer (not shown) for calculating the charge for the interpreting service, and measures the time from the start of the connection to the disconnection.
- the interpreter registration table 111 the interpreter's hourly unit price is registered (not shown), and the time measured by the timer after the interpreter service ends and the interpreter registration table 112 are registered.
- the usage fee is calculated from the hourly unit price and registered in the charging database 114, and the user is charged later.
- a separate billing table that specifies the relationship between the interpreter's interpreter level and the hourly unit price is provided separately, and the interpreter level registered in the interpreter registration table 112 is referred to from the billing table. You may ask for it.
- the caller when there is no response from the selected interpreter terminal, the caller is simply notified and disconnected, but the interpreter reservation table is provided and the terminal number of the caller and the callee The terminal number may be registered, and when a response is received from the selected interpreter, the caller and the callee may be notified to set the telephone interpreting service.
- the telephone number of the interpreting center can be determined for each language of the call source or for each combination of the language of the call source and the language of the call destination.
- the language type may be acquired.
- the caller is asked to input the conditions for selecting the interpreter for selecting the interpreter, but first inquires whether to specify the conditions for selecting the interpreter, but does not specify it. When this is selected, an interpreter may be selected based only on the language type that has been input.
- the caller may automatically call an interpreter specialized in emergency response by first pressing a specific dial number.
- the telephone interpreting system 100 has been described as including the line IZF, the voice input / output device, the voice synthesizing device, the control device, and the like. Instead, the functions of each device may be realized by software processing using a combination.
- the interpreter terminal 30 is outside the interpreting center 1 like the calling terminal 10 and the called terminal 20 and is called from the interpreting center 1 via the public telephone line to provide the interpreting service.
- the present invention has been described as being provided, the present invention is not limited to this. Even if some or all of the translator terminals are provided in the translator center, the translator center may provide the translator service. It goes without saying that it is good.
- the interpreter can participate in the interpreting service anywhere as long as he / she has a terminal that can be connected to the public telephone line. It can be used to provide interpreting services. By doing so, it will be possible to efficiently and stably operate interpreting services that are difficult to secure personnel.
- one interpreter changes the language of the call destination to the language of the caller.
- the first interpreter who translates the language of the callee into the language of the caller and the language of the caller, while both translating into the language and translating the language of the caller into the language of the callee The second interpreter who translates in the previous language can be set individually to perform bidirectional simultaneous interpretation.
- FIG. 4 shows a system configuration example of a telephone interpreting system according to a second embodiment of the present invention which provides a two-way simultaneous interpreting service.
- reference numeral 200 denotes a telephone interpreting system installed at an interpreting center that provides a two-way simultaneous interpreting service.
- the telephone terminal used by a caller via a public telephone line 40 (hereinafter called a caller terminal) 1), the telephone terminal used by the called party (hereinafter called the called terminal) 2 0, and the telephone terminal used by the first interpreter (hereinafter called the first interpreter terminal) 3 2 Is connected to the telephone terminal used by the second interpreter (hereinafter referred to as the first interpreter terminal) 3 4 and the telephone conversation between the caller and the callee is performed by the first and second interpreters.
- a caller terminal 1
- the telephone terminal used by the called party hereinafter called terminal
- the first interpreter terminal 3 2 Is connected to the telephone terminal used by the second interpreter (hereinafter referred to as the first interpreter terminal) 3 4 and the telephone conversation between the caller and the callee is performed by the first and second interpreters.
- the telephone interpreter system 200 is composed of a line for the calling terminal IZF 220 and a line for the destination terminal IZF 240, a line for the first interpreter terminal IZF 260 and a line for the second interpreter IZF 280 And audio input / output devices 222, 242, 262, 282 for inputting and outputting audio to and from each terminal, respectively.
- the voice input / output device for the calling terminal 2 2 2 includes the voice output from the voice input / output device 2 42 for the called terminal and the voice input / output device 2 62 for the first interpreter terminal.
- a speech synthesizer 224 for synthesizing the output and the voice output from the voice telop memory 222 for the calling terminal is connected, and the voice input / output device 242 for the called terminal is connected to the voice input of the calling terminal.
- Speech synthesis for synthesizing the voice output from the voice input / output device 2 2 2 with the voice output from the voice input / output device 2 2 2 for the second interpreter terminal and the voice output from the voice telop memory 2 4 6 for the called terminal Device 2 4 4 is connected.
- the voice input / output device for the first interpreter terminal 262 includes the voice output from the voice input / output device for the called terminal 242 and the voice telop memory 266 for the first interpreter terminal.
- a voice synthesizer 264 for synthesizing the voice output of the caller terminal is connected to the voice input / output device 228 of the caller terminal.
- a voice synthesizing device 284 for synthesizing voice output and voice output from the voice telop memory 286 for the second interpreter terminal is connected.
- the voice of the first interpreter is transmitted only to the caller and the voice of the second interpreter is transmitted only to the callee, so that the voice of the caller is disturbed by the voice of the second interpreter,
- the caller's remarks can be prevented from being disturbed by the voice of the first interpreter, and the conversation can be conducted smoothly.
- the voice synthesizer for the caller terminal has a function of suppressing the voice level from the callee terminal when the voice from the first interpreter terminal is detected.
- 44 has a function of suppressing the voice level from the calling terminal when the voice from the second interpreter terminal is detected.
- FIG. 9 shows a specific embodiment of the function of suppressing the voice of the call destination or the voice of the caller in the voice synthesizers 222 and 244.
- the voice output from the first interpreter terminal voice input / output device 26 2 is connected to the caller terminal voice signal adder 290, and the second interpreter terminal voice input / output device.
- the audio output from the device .282 is connected to the audio signal adder 293 for the called terminal. Therefore, the unnecessary voice of the second interpreter is not transmitted to the caller, and the unnecessary voice of the first interpreter is not transmitted to the callee.
- the voice output from the voice input / output device for the callee terminal 242 is connected to the voice signal adder 290 for the caller terminal via the attenuator 291 and the signal detector 292
- the voice output from the voice input / output device 222 for the calling terminal is connected to the voice signal adder 293 for the called terminal via the attenuator 294.
- the signal detectors 292 and 2995 are set to appropriate detection levels to prevent the other party's voice from being erroneously attenuated due to noise or the like.
- a voice signal adder 290 is used to ensure that the caller or callee can hear the translator's voice immediately after the translator's voice is detected by the signal detectors 29 2 and 2995. , 293, an appropriate signal delay may be provided for the voice input of the interpreter.
- the attenuators 291, 294 are provided so that the caller or callee can hear the other party's raw sound to some extent when listening to the voice of the first or second interpreter. Although the damping is performed, it may be completely shut off by a switch.
- FIG. 10 shows an embodiment in which the voice of the other party is interrupted when the voice of the interpreter is transmitted, and only the voice of the interpreter is transmitted.
- switches 296 and 297 are used in place of the above-mentioned voice signal adders 290 and 293, and the interpreter's voice is detected by the signal detectors 292 and 295. Then, switches 296 and 297 are switched from the voice of the other party to the voice of the interpreter.
- Other configurations are the same as in FIG.
- a suitable signal delay may be provided for the voice input of the interpreters at switches 296 and 297.
- the audio signal adders 290 and 293 are described as simple addition of the interpreter's voice and the other's voice. Good. For example, if the terminal supports stereo sound, the signal of the other party is stereo-synthesized as the left signal and the sound of the interpreter is transmitted as the right signal, and the terminal selects the sound required by the receiver. In this case, there is no need to provide an attenuator for attenuating the other party's voice in the telephone interpreting system, and the receiving side may adjust the volume balance between the left and right sides of the headset according to the situation and listen.
- the first interpreter listens only to the voice of the callee and interprets it
- the second interpreter listens only to the caller's voice and interprets it.
- the voice of the caller or the voice of the second interpreter is attenuated and added to the voice to be transmitted, or the voice is multiplexed and transmitted, and the voice to be transmitted to the second interpreter is the voice of the call destination or the first interpreter.
- the sound may be attenuated and added, or the sound may be multiplexed and transmitted. In this way, each interpreter can interpret while checking the progress of the entire conversation and the reaction of the interpreter.
- the telephone interpreting system 200 has an interpreter table 2 12 for registering the terminal number of the interpreter terminal used by the interpreter, and each line IZF 2 2 0, 2 4 0, 2 6 0, 2 80, each voice input / output device 2 2 2, 2 42, 2 62, 282, each voice synthesizer 2 2 4, 2 44, 2 64, 284, each telop memory 2 2
- a control device 210 connected to each of 6, 24, 26, 26, and 28, a function to accept calls from the calling terminal, a language type of the calling source, and a language type of the called destination And the function to obtain the interpreter selection conditions, and the interpreter registration table 2 based on the obtained language type and selection conditions.
- the caller terminal, the callee terminal, the first interpreter terminal, and the second interpreter terminal are connected by the function of acquiring the terminal number of the callee and the function of calling the callee terminal based on the obtained terminal number. Provides functionality.
- each speech synthesizer 2 2 4 2 4 4 2 6 4 2 8 4 is, respectively, the voice telop memory 2 2 6 for the calling terminal, the voice telop memory 2 4 6 for the called terminal, and the first interpreter
- the voice telop memory for terminal 2 266 and the voice telop memory for second interpreter terminal 286 are connected, and the content of each voice telop memory 2 2 6 2 4 6 2 6 6 2 8 6 is the control unit 2 1 It can be set from 0.
- each terminal when setting up a telephone conversation via an interpreter, the message for each terminal is set in each voice telop memory 2 2 6 2 4 6 2 6 6 2 8 6 and each voice synthesizer 2 2 4 2 By issuing a command to 4 4 2 6 4 2 8 4 to select the signal of each telop memory 2 2 6 2 4 6 2 6 2 8 6, the necessary voice message is output to each terminal.
- the necessary voice message is output to each terminal.
- connection processing by the control device 210 for setting a telephone conversation by bidirectional simultaneous interpretation will be described.
- the interpreter registration table 211 of the control device 210 stores information on the selection of the interpreter and the terminal number of the terminal used by each interpreter from an appropriate terminal (not shown).
- Fig. 5 shows examples of registration items registered in the interpreter registration table 2 12.
- the registration items registered in the interpreter registration table 2 1 2 are the same as the registration items in the interpreter registration table 1 12 shown in Fig. 2. Should be registered separately for hearing level and speaking level. did. This makes it possible to select the best interpreter for each of the first interpreter who translates the language of the callee into the language of the caller and the second interpreter who translates the language of the caller into the language of the callee It becomes.
- FIG. 6 shows a processing flow of the connection processing by the control device 210.
- the telephone interpreter system 200 accepts an application for the interpreter service by calling the caller to the telephone number of the caller terminal line I, and calls the first interpreter terminal, the second interpreter terminal, and the called terminal. To establish a connection for the two-way simultaneous telephone interpretation service.
- the interpreter has the interpreting level in which the hearing level of the language of the callee and the speaking level of the language of the caller are specified, and the gender, age, region, and specialty are provided.
- An interpreter whose field matches the selected selection condition and the reception flag is set is selected as the first interpreter (S2114), and the terminal number of the selected interpreter is retrieved and called (S2). 2 16).
- the interpreter registration With reference to the record table 2 1 2, the interview level of the language of the caller and the speaking level of the language of the callee have the specified interpreter level, and the gender, age, region, and specialized field are selected.
- the interpreter that matches and for which the reception flag is set is selected as the second interpreter (S220), and the terminal number of the selected interpreter is retrieved and called (S222).
- S224 When a response is received from the second interpreter terminal (S224), a message requesting the caller terminal to input the terminal number of the callee is output as in the first embodiment (S224). 26) In response to this, the terminal number of the called party input by the calling source is taken out and called (S228).
- the selection of the first interpreter (S2 14) and the selection of the second interpreter (S2 0) are based on the prescribed conditions with reference to the interpreter registration table 21 for simplicity. It was explained that the relevant interpreter was selected.However, for each of the first and second interpreters, the registration information of the relevant interpreter was notified by voice message as in the first embodiment, and sent to the caller. The final selection may be made.
- the control device 210 is provided with a timer (not shown) for calculating the charge for using the interpreter service, and measures the time from the start of the connection to the disconnection.
- the time unit price of the interpreter is registered (not shown), and the time measured by the timer after the interpreter service is completed and the time registered by the interpreter registration table 2 12 are registered.
- the usage fee is calculated from the hourly unit price of the first interpreter and the sum of the hourly unit price of the second interpreter, registered in the charging database 214, and billed to the user at a later date.
- a separate billing table that specifies the relationship between the interpreter's interpreting level and the hourly unit price is provided separately, and the interpreter level registered in the interpreter registration table 2 1 2 is referred to from the billing table. You may ask for it. In the embodiment described above, if there is no response from the selected interpreter terminal, the caller is simply notified and disconnected, but the interpreter reservation table is provided and the caller terminal number and Register the terminal number of the call destination and notify the caller and call destination when both the selected first and second interpreters receive a response, and set up a telephone conversation. You may.
- the telephone interpreting system 200 has been described as being composed of a line IZF, a video input / output device, a voice input / output device, a voice synthesis device, a control device, and the like.
- the function of each device may be realized by software processing using a computer.
- the first interpreter terminal 32 and the second interpreter terminal 34 are outside the interpreting center like the caller terminal 10 and the callee terminal 20, and a public telephone line is connected from the interpreter center.
- the interpreting service is called up to provide the interpreting service
- the present invention is not limited to this, and some or all of the interpreter terminals are provided in the interpreting center, and the interpreting service is provided. Needless to say, the interpreting service may be provided from the beginning.
- the interpreter can participate in the interpreting service anywhere as long as he has a terminal connectable to the public telephone line.
- Interpretation service can be provided by utilizing the reception flag of the service when time is available. By doing so, it will be possible to efficiently and stably operate interpreting services that are difficult to secure personnel.
- FIG. 11 shows an example of the recording and reproducing function in the telephone interpreting system according to the first embodiment.
- the output voice of the voice synthesizer 124 transmitted to the calling terminal and the voice output of the voice synthesizer 144 transmitted to the called terminal are the left voice for the former and the right for the latter.
- the voice is multiplexed and synthesized by the voice multiplexing / synthesizing unit 116 as voice, and is sent to the voice recording / reproducing apparatus 118.
- the output voice of the voice multiplexing / synthesizing unit 116 during the interpreting service is automatically recorded in the voice recording / reproducing device 118 according to a command from the control device 110, and is stored for each user.
- the voice stored in the voice recording / reproducing device 118 is output when the voice input / output device 122 or 142 detects that a predetermined dial number has been pressed at the calling terminal or the called terminal. It is reproduced by a command from the control device 110 and transmitted to each terminal via the voice synthesizing device 124 or 144 of the detected terminal.
- the voice of each terminal in the interpreting service can be confirmed by the language of the caller in the left voice and the language of the callee in the right voice.
- the user can also call the interpreting center later and input a predetermined access code from the terminal to play back and confirm the sound stored in the sound recording / reproducing device 118. it can.
- the method of synthesizing the voice recorded in the voice recording / reproducing apparatus is not limited to the above-mentioned method, but may be any method as long as the user can confirm the contents of the interpreting service.
- the voice transmitted to the calling terminal and the voice transmitted to the call terminal are separately recorded, and the voice specified by the terminal is played. Then, it may be transmitted.
- the user may include a person other than the person who has received the interpreting service, and when a person who is permitted access accesses the interpreting center using a telephone terminal and enters a predetermined access code,
- the video and audio stored in the audio recording / reproducing device 118 may be reproduced and transmitted.
- FIG. 12 shows an example of a recording / reproducing function in a telephone interpretation system using bidirectional simultaneous interpretation according to the third embodiment.
- the output voice of the voice synthesizer 224 transmitted to the calling terminal and the output voice of the voice synthesizer 244 transmitted to the called terminal are the left voice for the former and the right voice for the latter.
- the audio is multiplexed and synthesized by the audio multiplexing / synthesizing unit 216 and sent to the audio recording / reproducing device 218
- the output voice of the voice multiplexing / synthesizing unit 216 during the interpreting service is automatically recorded in the voice recording / reproducing device 218 according to a command from the control device 210, and stored for each user.
- the voice stored in the voice recording / reproducing device 2 18 is output when the voice input / output device 2 2 2 or 2 42 detects that a predetermined dial number has been pressed at the calling terminal or the called terminal. It is reproduced by a command from the control device 210 and sent to each terminal via the voice synthesizing device 222 or 244 of the detected terminal.
- the voice of each terminal in the interpreting service can be confirmed in the language of the calling source in the left voice and in the language of the called party in the right voice.
- the voice stored in the voice recording / reproducing device 218 can also be played back and confirmed by inputting a predetermined access code from the terminal after receiving power.
- the method of synthesizing the voice recorded in the voice recording / reproducing apparatus is not limited to the above-mentioned method, but may be any method as long as the user can confirm the contents of the interpreting service.
- the voice transmitted to the calling terminal and the voice transmitted to the call terminal are separately recorded, and the voice specified by the terminal is recorded. It may be reproduced and transmitted.
- the user may include a person other than the person who has received the interpreting service, and a person who has been permitted access accesses the interpreting center using a telephone terminal and inputs a predetermined access code.
- the sound stored in the sound recording / reproducing device 218 may be reproduced and transmitted.
- a general telephone terminal connected to a public telephone line is used as the caller terminal, the callee terminal, and the interpreter terminal.
- the present invention is not limited to this. It can be applied to the case where a dedicated telephone terminal connected to a dedicated line is used, and also to the case where an IP (Internet Protocol) type telephone terminal connected to an Internet line is used.A similar telephone interpretation system or similar telephone The effect of the present invention is achieved by the interpreting method.
- the present invention may be applied to a voice transmitting / receiving function of an interpreting service using a videophone having a video and voice calling function.
- the caller and the callee can check the image of the interpreter, and the interpreter can also check the image of the caller and callee, making it easier to grasp the contents of the interpreter.
- Service can be provided.
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