Wesley Neill Valdes

US Patent:

20030146926, Aug 7, 2003

Filed:

Jan 22, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/348728

Inventors:

Wesley Valdes - Oak Lawn IL, US

International Classification:

G09G005/00

US Classification:

345/703000, 345/864000

Abstract:

A device and method is provided for communicating between a service provider and a service receiver that speak and understand different languages. The device includes a microprocessor, random access memory, program storage, data storage, at least one input device, at least one output device, and a software program that stores pre-translated questions and statements of the translations associated with those questions and statements, such questions enabling communication between the provider and the receiver. The method includes determining the language of the service and providing the translated questions and statements and receiving responses to those questions. The questions and statements are transmitted based on determining the receiver language in one or both of text and audio formats. Responses are collected based on the transmitting of the questions and statements; and information is provided in the provider's language, based on the responses; where the provider's language is different from the receiver's language.