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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2011
Sam Neff, Novato, CA (US);
Sam Neff, Novato, CA (US);
GlobalEnglish Corporation, Brisbane, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods include transmitting from a server to a client device a list of common phrases of a language and voice recordings associated with each of the phrase, wherein voice recordings provide region-specific pronunciations of the phrases. Users at the client device can search over communication network for common phrases and listen to how certain phrases of a language are spoken in different regions of the world. The users at the client device can also upload to the server their own voice recordings of phrases in their own region-specific pronunciations. Using the present systems and methods, the users can familiarize themselves with how a particular language, such as English, is spoken in different regions of the world prior to their international travel or business meeting.