METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING MULTI-LINGUAL SPEECH OVER A DIGITAL NETWORK

摘要

A method and apparatus for distributing speech over a digital network. The method and apparatus distributes live or pre-recorded speech in a first language over a digital network from an originating location to a distribution location (fig 1). The text is then transmitted to the distribution location. After transmission, the text is converted to received speech in the first language. Also, the originating speech can be translated to received speech in a second language. This can be accomplished either 1) by first translating the text to a second text in the second language and then converting the second text to speech in the second language or 2) by translating the text directly to the second language. The conversions can be done at the distribution location or at PCs operated by individual recipients of the texts.