Patents by Inventor Henning Burvall

Henning Burvall has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods, devices, and computer program products for providing real-time language translation capabilities between communication terminals
    Patent number: 8868430
    Abstract: A language translation device includes a network transceiver configured to provide communication between first and second communication terminals, a language recognition unit, and a language translation unit. The language recognition unit is configured to receive a signal representing speech and/or text in a first human language from the first communication terminal and map the received signal to intermediate data. The language translation unit is configured to generate a translated signal representing speech and/or text in a second human language, which is different from the first human language, in response to the intermediate data and provide the translated signal to the second communication terminal. The speech and/or text represented by the translated signal has a meaning corresponding to that of the speech and/or text represented by the received signal. Related devices and methods of operation are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Ab
    Inventors: Henning Burvall, Mikael Salmén
  • METHODS, DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME LANGUAGE TRANSLATION CAPABILITIES BETWEEN COMMUNICATION TERMINALS
    Publication number: 20100185434
    Abstract: A language translation device includes a network transceiver configured to provide communication between first and second communication terminals, a language recognition unit, and a language translation unit. The language recognition unit is configured to receive a signal representing speech and/or text in a first human language from the first communication terminal and map the received signal to intermediate data. The language translation unit is configured to generate a translated signal representing speech and/or text in a second human language, which is different from the first human language, in response to the intermediate data and provide the translated signal to the second communication terminal. The speech and/or text represented by the translated signal has a meaning corresponding to that of the speech and/or text represented by the received signal. Related devices and methods of operation are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Henning Burvall, Mikael Salmen