SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE TRANSLATION OF SIGN LANGUAGES INTO SYNTHETIC VOICES

摘要

A system and method for the translation of sign languages into synthetic voices. The present invention refers to the field of assistive technologies, and comprises an instantaneous communication system between hearing- and speech-impaired individuals with hearing-able individuals. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for translating, in real time, the sign language of one individual into oral language by employing biometric sensors, wireless data communication, and a built-in software in a cellphone or another compatible mobile computing device. In certain exemplar embodiments, the invention facilitates associating the recognition of movements and gestures to letters, words, and sentences, and synthesizing the same into an electronic voice.

主权项

1. A method for the instantaneous communication between hearing-/speech-impaired individuals with hearing-able individuals employing real-time translation of sign languages into synthetic voices, comprising:
a) providing a biometric sensor on the forearm, below the elbow, of a hearing- or speech-impaired individual, the biometric sensor configured to detect a biological signal representative of a movement and gesture performed by the arm, the hand, or the fingers of the hearing- or speech-impaired individual, the biometric sensor communicatively coupled to a mobile computing device running built-in software; b) receiving and capturing the biological signal, via a wireless data communication, at the mobile computing device; c) processing, via the built-in software, the biological signal to ascertain the movement and gesture performed by the arm, the hand, or the fingers of the hearing- or speech-impaired individual; d) associating, via the built-in software, the ascertained movement and gesture with a letter, word, clause, or sentence; and e) synthesizing, by the mobile computing device, the associated letter, word, clause, or sentence into an electronic voice; wherein the built-in software running on the mobile computing device is a specific mathematical algorithm representative of an artificial neural network, and is configured to learn, recognize, and classify the biological signals received from the biometric sensor; and wherein associating the ascertained movement and gesture involves a set of preprogrammed letters, words, clauses, or sentences that are modifiable by the hearing- or speech-impaired individual.