Patent ID: 6549887
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: G06T,G09B

Abstract:
A sign language information processing apparatus capable of sign language mail communication, comprising:information input means capable of inputting at least text information; animation information generation means for generating sign language animation information by use of sign language word label information; information storage means coupled with said information input means and said animation information generation means; information display means coupled with said information input means, said animation information generation means and said information storage means; a memory for storing non-language information correspondence data represented by a medium of each of sign language information, text information and speech information, said non-language information including at least one of emphasis representation and feeling representation; communication means for sending and receiving said sign language word label information and said non-language information through a communication line; non-language information extraction means for extracting said at least one emphasis representation and feeling representation from modified information, wherein said modified information includes original language animation information generated by said animation information generation means from sign language word label information inputted by said information input means and said at least one of emphasis representation and feeling representation added to the original sign language animation information, said non-language information extracting means being operative to determine a difference between said original sign language animation information and said modified information by use of the non-language information correspondence data stored in said memory and to extract said at least one of emphasis representation and feeling representation on the basis of the determined difference; and sign-language data translation means for translating the sent sign language word label information and non-language information into output data in the form of text data or speech data.