Patent Document ID: 8175244
Application ID: 13314838

Base Claim:
1. A method for interpretation comprising: establishing a plurality of teleconference bridges, wherein each bridge of the plurality of teleconference bridges is associated with a respective language of a plurality of languages; connecting each participant communications device of a plurality of participant communications devices to a respective bridge of the plurality of teleconference bridges based upon the respective language associated with the respective bridge of the plurality of teleconference bridges, wherein each participant of a plurality of participants is associated with a respective one of the plurality of participant communications devices; connecting an interpreter communications device to a first one of the plurality of teleconference bridges and a second one of the plurality of teleconference bridges based upon language capabilities of an interpreter associated with the interpreter communications device; and conducting a conference between the participants, wherein the interpreter associated with the interpreter communications device simultaneously listens to a speaking one of the participants through the first one of the plurality of teleconference bridges and speaks an interpretation into the second one of the plurality of teleconference bridges.

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Claim 3:
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a preferred language of a participant of the plurality of participants is automatically detected and the communication device associated with the participant is automatically connected to a respective bridge of the plurality of teleconference bridges based upon the detected preferred language of the participant.