US 12,137,331 B2
Using auxiliary device case for translation
Maksim Shmukler, San Jose, CA (US); Adam Champy, Palo Alto, CA (US); Dmitry Svetlov, San Jose, CA (US); and Jeffrey Kuramoto, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/145,695.
Application 18/145,695 is a continuation of application No. 16/237,947, filed on Jan. 2, 2019, granted, now 11,540,054.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/613,210, filed on Jan. 3, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0188894 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 5/033 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 40/58 (2020.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 5/033 (2013.01) [G06F 3/16 (2013.01); G06F 40/58 (2020.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04R 1/1025 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04M 1/6041 (2013.01); H04M 2250/58 (2013.01); H04M 2250/74 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 2201/107 (2013.01); H04R 2460/17 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a first auxiliary device and from a second auxiliary device, a speech input comprising speech in a first language, the first auxiliary device comprising a pair of wireless earbuds and the second auxiliary device comprising a charging case configured to:
house the pair of wireless earbuds during charging; and
receive the speech input by an integrated microphone while the pair of wireless earbuds is not housed in the second auxiliary device;
wirelessly transmitting, by the first auxiliary device, the speech input to a mobile computing device;
wirelessly receiving, by the first auxiliary device and from the mobile computing device,
a translated speech data for output, the translated speech data comprising a translation of the speech input from the first language into a second language, the second language being different than the first language;
outputting, by the first auxiliary device, the translated speech data;
receiving, by the first auxiliary device, a second speech input comprising speech in the second language;
wirelessly transmitting, by the first auxiliary device, the second speech input to the mobile computing device;
receiving, by the first auxiliary device and from the mobile computing 5 device, a second translated speech data for output, the second translated speech data comprising a translation of the second speech input from the second language into the first language; and
transmitting, by the first auxiliary device, the second translated speech data to the second auxiliary device for output.