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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2001
Kai Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Ando, Tokyo, JP;
Akitoshi Okumura, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automatic interpreting system, having at least an inputting unit for inputting utterances, an interpreting unit for recognizing the input utterance and interpreting the input utterance into a specified language, and an outputting unit for outputting interpretation results, includes a conversation history managing unit for determining the level of interpretation reliability calculated based on the interpretation result, having the user input their level of interpretation understanding, and recording and storing this data as interpretation history information, and a conversation status determination processing unit for, if the interpretation of an utterance is not understandable to the receiving party, determining the conversation status by selecting from categories pre-determined based on the levels of interpretation reliability and interpretation understanding for the previous utterance that are stored in the conversation history managing unit, and a recommended action presenting part for presenting to the speaker, as recommended actions, pre-determined actions for the conversation status.