SpeechGear Awarded Patent on Instant Language Translation
Released June 7, 2006 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 7, 2006, Northfield, MN – SpeechGear, Inc. announced today that the United States Patent Office has awarded the firm a patent for their instant language translation technologies. This patent, which is titled “Delivery of Embedded Information in a Selected Format,” includes fifty-nine claims that cover a wide range of applications.
“People often encounter situations where a language barrier prevents them from understanding needed or desired information,” said Robert Palmquist, SpeechGear’s President & CEO. “A key element of this patent is the use of embedded translations to remove that language barrier.” With SpeechGear’s technology, individuals can read or listen to information directly in their native language, giving them the ability to instantly communicate. Examples include a schedule in a train station, signs in shopping center, or instructions on a vending machine. The technology being developed will also work in museums, restaurants, and even at automated teller machines. Further, the patent is not limited to just language translation, but can also be used to provide information for people who are blind, illiterate or hearing impaired.
“SpeechGear has over a hundred patent applications filed in numerous countries throughout the world,” said Wendell Ellis, SpeechGear’s Director of Strategic Planning and Business Analysis. “This is one of our many broad patent filings that cover SpeechGear’s intellectual property for both our software and our mobile computers. We look forward to continuing to work with our partners on using this technology to develop language translation solutions for our many customers.”
SpeechGear, Inc. provides innovative solutions for mobile computing platforms such as laptop and tablet computers, PDAs and cellular telephones. These solutions combine voice, touch screen, keyboard and camera-based interfaces to provide convenient, effective and efficient use of these mobile platforms in a wide range of applications and environments. SpeechGear’s suite of instant language translation software, called Compadre™, allows individuals to directly communicate with each other even though they do not share a common language. Combine this with SpeechGear’s Endurance™ Tablet PC, and you have a complete solution for all of your instant language translation needs. Visit
www.speechgear.com or send an email to
info@speechgear.com for more information
about SpeechGear's products.
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