Patent ID: 9262410
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: G06F,G10L

Claim Text:
1. A speech translation apparatus comprising: a processor; a first input unit configured to input a first speech of a first speaker; a second input unit configured to input a second speech of a second speaker that is different from the first speaker; a first translation unit configured to translate the first speech to a first target language sentence; a second translation unit configured to translate the second speech to a second target language sentence; a first output unit configured to output the first target language sentence; a second output unit configured to output the second target language sentence; a speech detecting unit configured to detect a first speech duration from the first speech and detect a second speech duration from the second speech; an output timing adjustment unit configured to adjust at least one of the first output unit and the second output unit, when the first speech duration and the second speech duration overlap each other; an intention detecting unit configured to detect a first intention from the first speech and detect a second intention from the second speech; and a speaker selection unit configured to select the first speaker or the second speaker based on the first intention and the second intention, when the first speech duration and the second speech duration overlap each other; wherein the first output unit outputs the first target language sentence, when the speaker selection unit selects the first speaker.