Abstract: A server includes a processor and memory, a network interface, and a first application executed by the processor and memory. The first application is configured to receive an input in a first language based on a call received via the network interface by a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) application executed by the server. The call includes speech in a second language. The VoIP application includes speech recognition and translation functionality to process the call. The first application is configured to generate a response in the first language to the input. The first application is configured to transmit the response to the VoIP application to send a speech representation of the response in the second language via the call. The speech representation indicates quality of the speech recognition and translation functionality of the VoIP application.

Abstract: The personal translator implementations described herein provide a speech translation device that pairs with a computing device to translate in-person conversations. The speech translation device can be wearable. In one implementation the personal translator comprises a speech translation device with at least one microphone that captures input signals representing nearby speech of a first user/wearer of the device and at least one other nearby person in a conversation in two languages; a wireless communication unit that sends the captured input signals representing speech to a nearby computing device, and receives for each language in the conversation, language translations from the computing device; and at least one loudspeaker that outputs the language translations to the first user/wearer and at least one other nearby person. The language translations in text form can be displayed on a display at the same time the language translations are output to the loudspeaker(s).