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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
May. 05, 2008
Yuqing Gao, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
Liang Gu, Mohegan Lake, NY (US);
Fu-hua Liu, Scarsdale, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Techniques for employing improved prompts in a speech-to-speech translation system are disclosed. By way of example, a technique for use in indicating a dialogue turn in an automated speech-to-speech translation system comprises the following steps/operations. One or more text-based scripts are obtained. The one or more text-based scripts are synthesizable into one or more voice prompts. At least one of the one or more voice prompts is synthesized for playback from at least one of the one or more text-based scripts, the at least one synthesized voice prompt comprising an audible message in a language understandable to a speaker interacting with the speech-to-speech translation system, the audible message indicating a dialogue turn in the automated speech-to-speech translation system.