Patent Document ID: 7953590
Application ID: 11865877

Base Claim:
1. A method for speech-to-speech translation using a translation system, comprising: designating separate input channels for each of a plurality of speakers; assigning an expected language to each of the input channels; in response to speech from a first channel in a first language, storing the speech from the first channel on a computer-readable storage medium and translating the speech from the first channel to a second language; and in response to speech from a second channel in a second language, translating the speech from the second channel to the first language; wherein the steps of translating the speech from the first channel and translating the speech from the second channel are performed concurrently; and monitoring each of the input channels to determine whether speech received by a articular input channel is in a language that matches the expected language assigned to the articular input channel.

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Claim 8:
8. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising alerting a user that an unexpected language is being received by an input channel or that an incorrect channel is being employed if it is determined that speech received by an input channel is in a language which is not the expected language assigned to the input channel.