Patent ID: 7792276

Claim:
A method of providing language interpretation for a merchant during a telephone call, comprising: receiving a telephone call at a language interpretation service provider from a customer speaking a first language, the customer being greeted in the first language by an interpreter associated with the language interpretation service provider, the telephone call being relayed to the language interpretation service provider by configuring an automated system to dial a signal to the carrier so that the telephone call connection to the merchant is released, the carrier routing the telephone call to the language interpretation service provider; providing the interpreter with equipment to receive voice and data information related to the customer; permitting the interpreter to telephonically engage a first agent representing the merchant, wherein the first agent speaks a second language and the interpreter translates a first conversation between the customer and the first agent; and if the customer elects to be connected to a business partner of the merchant, permitting the interpreter to telephonically engage a second agent representing the business partner, wherein the second agent speaks the second language and the interpreter translates a second conversation between the customer and the second agent.