Abstract: According to one embodiment, a machine translation apparatus includes the following elements. The machine translation unit performs machine translation on a first text in a first language to generate a first machine translation result in a second language. The retrieval unit retrieves a first question sentence in the first language similar to the first text to obtain a degree of similarity between the first text and the first question sentence. The determination unit determines a first answer sentence in the first language corresponding to the first question sentence to be an output target when the degree of similarity is higher than a threshold and determines the first machine translation result to be an output target when the degree of similarity is lower than the threshold.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information notification supporting device includes an analyzer configured to analyze an input voice so as to identify voice information indicating information related to speech; a storage unit configured to store therein a history of the voice information; an output controller configured to determine, using the history of the voice information, whether a user is able to listen to a message of which the user should be notified; and an output unit configured to output the message when it is determined that the user is in a state in which the user is able to listen to the message.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a foreign language service assisting apparatus is provided with first and second acquisition units, a translation unit, a presentation unit and an accepting unit. The first acquisition unit acquires first information on a first article. The second acquisition unit acquires second information on second articles associated with the first article, and subsequent speech candidates expected to be spoken, based on the first information. The translation unit translates the first information, the second information, and the candidates. The presentation unit presents translation result. The accepting unit accepts selection associated with the first or second articles or the candidate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a machine translation apparatus includes the following elements. The machine translation unit performs machine translation on a first text in a first language to generate a first machine translation result in a second language. The retrieval unit retrieves a first question sentence in the first language similar to the first text to obtain a degree of similarity between the first text and the first question sentence. The determination unit determines a first answer sentence in the first language corresponding to the first question sentence to be an output target when the degree of similarity is higher than a threshold and determines the first machine translation result to be an output target when the degree of similarity is lower than the threshold.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a machine translation apparatus includes a memory and a hardware processor in electrical communication with the memory. The memory stores instructions. The processor execute the instructions to translate a text in a first language to a plurality of translation results in a second language, output at least one of the plurality of translation results to a screen, and synthesize a speech from at least another one of the plurality of translation results.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a speech translation apparatus includes a speech recognizer, a detector, a machine translator and a controller. The speech recognizer performs a speech recognition processing in chronological order on utterances of at least one first language made by a plurality of speakers to obtain a recognition text as a speech recognition result. The detector detects segments of meaning of the recognition text to obtain segments of text. The machine translator translates the segments of text into a second language different from the first language to obtain translated texts. The controller controls, if an utterance overlaps with another utterance in the chronological order, an order of displaying the translated texts corresponding to the overlapped utterances.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a detection apparatus includes a morpheme analyzer, a dependent structure analyzer and an extractor. the morpheme analyzer performs a morpheme analysis on a character string indicating an utterance content of a user to generate a morpheme analysis result including a plurality of morphemes. The dependent structure analyzer analyzes a dependency relation among the plurality of morphemes in the morpheme analysis result. The extractor extracts a unit of morphemes having a completely-linked dependent structure from the morpheme analysis result based on the dependency relation.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a speech translation system includes a first terminal device including a first speech input unit for inputting a first speech of a first language spoken by a first user, and converting the first speech to a first speech signal; a second terminal device including a second speech input unit for inputting a second speech of a second language spoken by a second user, and converting the second speech to a second speech signal; a speech recognition device that receives the first speech signal and the second speech signal, recognizes the first speech signal to a first recognized text, and recognizes the second speech signal to a second recognized text; a machine translation device that receives the first recognized text and the second recognized text, translates the first recognized text to a first translated text of the second language, and translates the second recognized text to a second translated text of the first language; and a control device; wherein the first terminal device rec

Abstract: A first speech processing device includes a first speech input unit and a first speech output unit. A second speech processing device includes a second speech input unit and a second speech output unit. In a server therebetween, a speech of a first language sent from the first speech input unit is recognized. The speech recognition result is translated into a second language. The translation result is back translated into the first language. A first speech synthesis signal of the back translation result is sent to the first speech output unit. A second speech synthesis signal of the translation result is sent to the second speech output unit. Duration of the second speech synthesis signal or the first speech synthesis signal is measured. The first speech synthesis signal and the second speech synthesis signal are outputted by synchronizing a start time and an end time thereof, based on the duration.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a voice conversation support apparatus includes an input unit, a first determination unit, a second determination unit, a third determination unit, and a scoring unit. The input unit accepts a text data input according to a voice input mode and another input mode. The first determination unit extracts at least one subject keyword representing a current subject from the text data input. The second determination unit estimates a category of a word that can be an answer. The third determination unit calculates a question pair likelihood. The scoring unit calculates a score about a priority of each input mode.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a speech of a first language is recognized using a speech recognition dictionary to recognize the first language and a second language, and a source sentence of the first language is generated. The source sentence is translated into a second language, and a translation sentence of the second language is generated. An unknown word included in the translation sentence is detected. The unknown word is not stored in the speech recognition dictionary. A first pronunciation candidate of the unknown word is estimated, from a representation of the unknown word. A second pronunciation candidate of the unknown word is estimated from a pronunciation of an original word included in the source sentence corresponding to the unknown word. The unknown word, the first pronunciation candidate and the second pronunciation candidate, are registered into the speech recognition dictionary correspondingly.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a presentation support apparatus includes a switcher, an acquirer, a recognizer and a controller. The switcher switches a first content to a second content in accordance with an instruction of a first user, the first content and the second content being presented to the first user. The acquirer acquires a speech related to the first content from the first user as a first audio signal. The recognizer performs speech recognition on the first audio signal to obtain a speech recognition result. The controller controls continuous output the first content to a second user, when the first content is switched to the second content, during a first period after presenting the speech recognition result to the second user.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a speech translation apparatus includes a speech recognizer, a detector, a machine translator and a controller. The speech recognizer performs a speech recognition processing in chronological order on utterances of at least one first language made by a plurality of speakers to obtain a recognition text as a speech recognition result. The detector detects segments of meaning of the recognition text to obtain segments of text. The machine translator translates the segments of text into a second language different from the first language to obtain translated texts. The controller controls, if an utterance overlaps with another utterance in the chronological order, an order of displaying the translated texts corresponding to the overlapped utterances.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a speech translation apparatus includes a recognizer, a detector, a convertor and a translator. The recognizer recognizes a speech in a first language to generate a recognition result. The detector detects translation segments suitable for machine translation from the recognition result to generate translation-segmented character strings that are obtained by dividing the recognition result based on the detected translation segments. The convertor converts the translation-segmented character strings into converted character strings which are expressions suitable for the machine translation. The translator translates the converted character strings into a second language which is different from the first language to generate translated character strings.

Abstract: A first speech input device captures a speech of a first language. A first speech output device outputs another speech of the first language. A second speech input device captures a speech of a second language. A second speech output device outputs another speech of the second language. In a speech recognition/translation server, a first speech recognition device receives a first utterance speech of the first language from the first speech input device, and recognizes the first utterance speech. A first machine translation device consecutively translates the first language of the recognition result into the second language without waiting completion of the first utterance speech. A first speech synthesis device generates a second speech of the translation result. A first output adjustment device outputs the first utterance speech and the second speech to the second speech output device by adjusting a volume of the first utterance speech to be smaller than a volume of the second speech.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a speech translation apparatus includes a first input unit configured to input a first speech of a first speaker; a second input unit configured to input a second speech of a second speaker that is different from the first speaker; a first translation unit configured to translate the first speech to a first target language sentence; a second translation unit configured to translate the second speech to a second target language sentence; a first output unit configured to output the first target language sentence; a second output unit configured to output the second target language sentence; a speech detecting unit configured to detect a first speech duration from the first speech and detect a second speech duration from the second speech; and an output timing adjustment unit configured to adjust at least one of the first output unit and the second output unit, when the first speech duration and the second speech duration overlap each other.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a voice conversation support apparatus includes an input unit, a first determination unit, a second determination unit, a third determination unit, and a scoring unit. The input unit accepts a text data input according to a voice input mode and another input mode. The first determination unit extracts at least one subject keyword representing a current subject from the text data input. The second determination unit estimates a category of a word that can be an answer. The third determination unit calculates a question pair likelihood. The scoring unit calculates a score about a priority of each input mode.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a speech translation apparatus includes a speech recognition unit, a translation unit, a search unit and a selection unit. The speech recognition unit successively performs speech recognition to obtain a first language word string. The translation unit translates the first language word string into a second language word string. The search unit search for at least one similar example and acquires the similar example and a translation example. The selection unit selects, in accordance with a user instruction, at least one of the first language word string associated with the similar example and the second language word string associated with the translation example, as a selected word string.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a speech translation apparatus includes a speech recognition unit, a translation unit, a search unit and a selection unit. The speech recognition unit successively performs speech recognition to obtain a first language word string. The translation unit translates the first language word string into a second language word string. The search unit search for at least one similar example and acquires the similar example and a translation example. The selection unit selects, in accordance with a user instruction, at least one of the first language word string associated with the similar example and the second language word string associated with the translation example, as a selected word string.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a speech translation system includes a first terminal device including a first speech input unit for inputting a first speech of a first language spoken by a first user, and converting the first speech to a first speech signal; a second terminal device including a second speech input unit for inputting a second speech of a second language spoken by a second user, and converting the second speech to a second speech signal; a speech recognition device that receives the first speech signal and the second speech signal, recognizes the first speech signal to a first recognized text, and recognizes the second speech signal to a second recognized text; a machine translation device that receives the first recognized text and the second recognized text, translates the first recognized text to a first translated text of the second language, and translates the second recognized text to a second translated text of the first language; and a control device; wherein the first terminal device rec