JP2002027039A - Communication interpretation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephone set and a portable terminal having a communication function with which a communication interpretation system can be utilized without making an opposite party conscious of the utilization of an interpretation service by displaying interpreted character data only to a person needing interpretation through an audio interpretation center 119 onto a display 122 for the person having the conversation ability of a certain degree. SOLUTION: This system is configured by providing an interpretation data control part 118 for controlling data to be exchanged with an interpretation center 119 in the portable telephone set or portable communication terminal to become the terminal of the interpretation system. The interpretation data control part 118 is mainly composed of an input control part 116, an output control part 107 and a voice/character converting processing part 101.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone and a portable communication terminal having a communication function, and more particularly to a portable telephone or portable communication terminal which provides an interpreting service at an interpreting center and is connected to the interpreting center. The present invention relates to an interpreting system that translates conversations between languages into different languages using the interpreting service, and provides data after the interpretation, a mobile phone serving as the terminal thereof, and a mobile communication terminal having a communication function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional techniques related to the present invention include:
In the face-to-face dialogue with a foreigner as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-263499, an automatic interpreter / translator mobile terminal has been used as an interpreter. However, due to problems such as being able to recognize only specific words registered in the system and conversations in specific situations, a sufficient interpreting function has not been achieved.

[0003] For long-distance conversations, an interpreting system for automatically interpreting through an interpreting center has been put into practical use. The interpreter recognizes natural spoken language that we usually use, and outputs it as a synthesized speech after interpretation. However, this conventional interpreting system is interactive and has only a function of exchanging synthesized speech between two or more telephones, so that the original speech cannot be heard. For this reason, there is a problem that detailed nuances are not transmitted. In addition, there is a risk of misunderstanding or oversight of important parts. There is no way to use the translated data as electronic information.

On the other hand, there is a need for a voice interpreting system not only for a person who cannot speak a foreign language at all, but also for a person who has a certain level of speaking ability who wants to use it supplementarily. If these people use a conventional interpreter system when the person they are talking to is face-to-face, they will have to hold their phones forever, even if they use a hands-free phone. The post-interpretation voice generated by the user may disturb the conversation.
In addition, there is a need to use the translated data as electronic information for materials, minutes, etc., so construct a practical voice interpreting system that translates at the Voice Interpretation Center and operates on a mobile terminal. Is very important.

[0005]

According to the above-mentioned prior art, an automatic interpreter / translator portable terminal used for face-to-face conversation with a foreigner can recognize only specific words registered in the system and conversations in specific scenes. There is a problem that can not be. In addition, there is a problem in the interpreting system used for long-distance conversation that small nuances are not transmitted.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, pay attention to the trend of the spread of mobile phones, etc., regardless of whether the conversation partner is facing or far away. A high-performance interpreting service can be used via the voice interpreting center without burdening the processing, the interpreting results can be obtained in a variety of ways, and not only those who can not speak foreign languages at all, but also those who have some speaking ability It is an object of the present invention to provide an interpreter system which can be used auxiliary and easily, and a mobile phone or a mobile communication terminal serving as the terminal.

[0007]

The above object can be attained by providing an interpreting data control section 118 for controlling data transmitted to and received from the interpreting center 119 in a portable telephone or a portable communication terminal as a terminal of the interpreting system. The interpreter data control unit 118 mainly includes an input control unit 116, an output control unit 107,
It is composed of a character conversion processing unit 101.

The interpreting center 119 is provided with a function of transmitting, to at least one terminal such as a portable telephone, not only the voice data after translation but also the data before translation to the terminal of the translation system. This is achieved by:

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment> An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the interpreting system of the first embodiment. This interpreting system comprises a mobile phone or a mobile communication terminal 134 of the interpreter B and an interpreting center 119, both of which are connected via a communication network 120. The data transmitted and received on the communication network 120 is audio data.

The interpreting system of this embodiment is provided by an interpreting center 11.
Needless to say, the interpreting service can be used between the two mobile phones connected to 9 and the interpreting service can be used only by one mobile phone connected to the interpreting center 119.

The mobile phone or mobile communication terminal 134 of the interpreter B has an interpreter data controller 118 for controlling data transmitted to and received from the interpreter center 119. The interpreter data controller 118 includes an input controller 116 and an output controller 117. , Voice / character conversion processing unit 10
Consists of one.

The input control unit 116 performs a process for converting data input from the user interface 115 into data to be transmitted to the translation center 119. The transmission data is transmitted by the transmission unit 11
Sent from 3 to interpreter center 119. The output control unit 117 performs processing necessary for outputting the interpretation result data received from the interpretation center 119 via the reception unit 114 to the user interface 115. The input control unit 116 includes a voice input processing unit 108, a character input processing unit 107, and a translated word selection control unit 111. The voice input processing unit 108 performs a process of passing voice data input from the user interface 115 to the transmission unit 113. The character input processing unit 108 passes the character data input from the user interface 115 to the voice / character conversion processing unit 101. The voice / character conversion processing unit 101 converts the received character data into voice data and passes it to the transmission unit 113.
The translated word selection control unit 111 transmits the language of the transmission data and the designation of the translated language input from the user interface 115 to the interpreting center 119 via the transmitting unit. The output control unit 117 includes a translated data output method control unit 109, a voice output processing unit 110, and a character output processing unit 102. The translated data output method control unit 109 selects, based on an instruction from the user interface 115, whether to output the data received from the interpreting center 119 in text or voice, and controls the data flow.

In the case of voice, the received data is output to a voice output processing unit.
Pass to 110. In the case of characters, the received audio data is
It is passed to the character conversion processing unit 101. The voice / character conversion processing unit 101 converts the received voice data into character data and passes it to the character output processing unit 102. The voice output processing unit 110 outputs the voice data, and the character output processing unit 102 outputs the character data to the user interface 115.

FIG. 2 shows a user interface of the portable telephone according to the present embodiment. 123 is a high-sensitivity microphone that enables the use of a mobile phone even in a hands-free state. The high-sensitivity microphone 123 that can be easily attached to the mobile phone is small and lightweight, has good sensitivity, has clear conversation, is already commercially available in the field of audio equipment, and can be easily realized. The voice / character changeover switch 124 provides a function of selecting input / output characters and voices, the post-interpretation voice generating speaker 128 outputs the post-interpretation voice data, the display 122 displays a menu, and displays the post-interpretation character data. Is displayed.

FIG. 3 shows a scene according to this embodiment. Figure 3 shows a foreign businessman A during a business negotiation
It is assumed that the interpreter B facing the user needs an auxiliary interpreter.

The interpreter B has the ability to hear the partner's language to some extent and to speak. However, it is difficult to understand difficult words and technical terms, and it may be difficult to hear the pronunciation of the other party, so you may not be able to understand unfamiliar expressions, so you want to use a high-performance interpreter system as an auxiliary I have a need.

In order to receive a high-performance interpreting service, functions such as an electronic dictionary and an automatic interpreting terminal are not sufficient, and it is necessary to use an interpreting system via an interpreting center 119 having high-performance interpreting ability.

Further, since only the interpreter B has a need to use the interpreting system supplementarily, the foreigner A does not need to be aware of the interpreting service. For this purpose, the interpreter B's mobile phone transmits the voice of Alien A to the Interpretation Center 119, and the received interpreted result can be simultaneously displayed in characters while listening to the story of Alien A. Required.

Here, the portable telephone 134 having the high-sensitivity microphone 123 is placed between the foreigner A and the interpreter B,
The operation of each control unit and the flow of data will be described in the case where the voice of the foreigner A is captured in a hands-free state and the data after interpretation is displayed in characters.

After the mobile phone is connected to the interpreting center 119, the type of translation selected by the user from the user interface 115 such as a menu on the display 122 is processed by the translation selection processing unit 111 and transmitted via the transmission unit 113. To the interpreter center 119.

Next, the voice of the alien A, which is a little away, is taken into the mobile phone 134 through the high-sensitivity microphone 123 of the mobile phone 134 placed between the alien A and the interpreter B, and the voice signal is obtained. The voice input processing unit 108 converts the data into interpretation data and transmits it to the interpretation center 119 via the transmission unit 113. Interpretation center 119 receives the voice signal and immediately performs voice recognition, translation, and machine operation such as voice synthesis of the translation result according to the request of interpreter B. The translated voice data is used as synthesized voice data after translation. Is transmitted to the mobile phone 134 of the interpreter B. The mobile phone 134 receives the audio data at the receiving unit 114. As for the method of outputting post-interpretation voice data, the data is transferred to the voice / character conversion processing unit 101 by the post-translation data output method control unit 109 as previously specified as the character output by the voice / character switch 124. The voice / character conversion processing unit 101 converts the voice data into character data, and the character data is displayed on the display 122 via the character output processing unit 102. As described above, the hands-free voice input is enabled in the mobile phone 134, and the received voice data can be converted into characters and output and displayed. While
There is an effect that the interpreter 119 can interpret the story of a foreigner and see the interpreted result in character display. This is particularly effective when a person who has a certain level of conversational ability in a foreign language uses an interpreting system that provides a high-performance interpreting service as a supplement. In the present embodiment, the case where a mobile phone is used as a terminal of the interpreting system has been described, but the effect is the same even if this terminal is a mobile communication terminal or a telephone.

FIG. 3 shows a case in which the person interacting with the foreigner A and the interpreter B is one-on-one. However, the same effect can be obtained.

According to the present embodiment, whether the received post-interpretation data is output as voice or text is determined.
Selectable by the user. Therefore, when the received post-interpretation data is output as voices to the speakers 127 and 128, the same usage as the conventional interpretation system can be performed, and the interpretation effect is sufficient for a person who is not good at conversation. When the data to be transmitted to the interpreting center 119 is to be input to the mobile phone as characters, characters are input by a keyboard or the like instead of voice input in the above-described means, and the character data is input to a character input process included in the input control unit 116. The data is passed to the voice / character conversion processing unit 101 by the unit 107. Voice / character conversion processing unit 1
01 converts the received character data into voice data and transmits it to the interpreting center 119 via the transmission unit 113. The interpreting result from the interpreting center 119 is received as voice data through the receiving unit 114 of the mobile phone, and is output as a character or voice as described above according to the user's selection. This type of usage has the effect that even a mobile phone can be used to easily understand short English sentences and words whose reading and meaning are unclear without a special translation machine, through the interpreting center. . When output as voice, the effect is sufficient for pronunciation pronunciation in a foreign language.

The method of outputting the received data depends on the user's selection, and the effect is the same in both cases.

According to the present embodiment, compared to the conventional voice interpreting system which only displays voice, the provision of the high-sensitivity microphone 123 prevents the speaker from being consciously in the telephone mouth all the time, and is usually hands-free. You can speak in the same way as conversations, and you can talk with many people. Since it is converted to character data and displayed on the display 122, it is possible to display important points in character data at the time of overseas business etc., thereby avoiding risks such as misunderstanding and oversight. This makes it easier to use, and has the effect that a person who has some ability to speak foreign languages can play an auxiliary role.

<Second Embodiment> FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a voice interpreting system according to a second embodiment. The interpreting system includes an interpreting center 119 and a mobile phone 135 of the interpreter B and a telephone 136 of the foreigner A connected via the interpreting center 119.
And they are connected via a communication network 120. The data transmitted and received on the communication network 120 is audio data.

The interpreting center 119 has a function of transmitting voice data from one speaker to the telephone of the conversation partner without translating. Also, when voice data from one speaker is interpreted, it has a function of transmitting both the data after the translation and the voice data before the translation to the telephone of the conversation partner.

An interpreter B who is a terminal of the interpreting system
The mobile phone 135 has a configuration in which the main / sub audio control unit 103 and the main / sub volume control unit 104 are added to the mobile phone 134 shown in FIG. 1 of the first embodiment. The main / sub sound control unit 103 performs a process of separating the pre-interpretation sound data 138 and the post-interpretation sound data 139 received from the receiving unit 114. Main / sub volume control unit 104
Adjusts the volume balance of these audio data output to the user interface 115. The volume balance is specified from the user interface 115. The pre-interpretation audio data 138 and post-interpretation audio data 139 thus processed are output to the user interface 115 via the audio output processing unit 110.

In this embodiment, when the interpreter B and the foreign businessman A who are at a long distance have a business talk by telephone,
It is assumed that interpreter B needs an additional interpreter. Interpreter B can hear the other party's language to some extent and has the ability to speak. However, it is difficult to understand difficult words and technical terms, and it may be difficult to hear the pronunciation of the other party, and in some cases it may not be possible to understand unfamiliar expressions. have. The only need for interpreter B to use the interpreter system is specifically that interpreter B wants to obtain the result of translating the story of foreigner A while speaking in the foreign language spoken by foreigner A. That is.

Therefore, the foreigner A does not need to be aware of the interpreting service. Therefore, the foreigner A is configured to receive the voice data from the interpreter B without performing the interpreting process. On the other hand, the interpreter B has a configuration in which the voice data from the foreigner A is interpreted and the voice data 138 before the translation and the voice data 139 after the translation are simultaneously received.

FIG. 5 shows the user interface 115 of the portable telephone 135 in this embodiment. Main speaker 1
27 and the auxiliary voice speaker 128 output voice data 138 before translation and voice data 139 after translation, respectively. Display 1
A menu for adjusting the volume balance is displayed at 22. The setting control 126 adjusts the balance between the main sound and the sub sound in this menu.

Here, the operation of these control units and the flow of data in the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The interpreter B understands the language spoken by the partner to some extent and has the ability to speak in the partner's language. A
And B use the telephones connected to the interpreting center 119 over long distances. Interpreter B uses the interpreting service and receives post-interpretation voice 139 and pre-interpretation voice 138 of foreigner A. Foreigner A does not use the interpreting service.

The interpreter B calls the interpreting center 119 and selects a translated word. At the same time as this setting, a setting is made such that only the interpreted person B uses the interpreting service and the foreigner A does not use the interpreting service. The voice of the interpreter B passes through the interpreting center 119, but is not translated and transmitted to A. The reply from the foreigner A is interpreted, and the voice data 138 before translation and the voice data 139 after translation are simultaneously transmitted to the interpreter B's mobile phone. Receiver 11 of mobile phone 135 of interpreter B
4 receives the pre-interpretation voice data 138 and the post-translation voice data 139, and provides the main data provided in the output control unit 117 of the interpretation data control unit 118.
The two speakers 127 and 128 are separated by the sub audio control unit 103, and the volume balance is adjusted by the main / sub volume control unit 104.
Output from The volume balance of the main / sub volume control unit 104 is specified by the user through the menu on the display 122 and the setting control 126. In accordance with this volume adjustment, the pre-interpretation voice and the post-interpretation voice are two speakers 127 and 128 respectively.
Output from

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the voice data 138 before interpretation and the voice data 139 after translation are received from the translation center 119, and both voices are adjusted and listened to by the portable telephone 135. There is an effect that can be. This is particularly effective when a person who has a certain level of conversational ability in a foreign language uses an interpreter system as a supplement. In the present embodiment, the case where a mobile phone is used as a terminal of the interpreting system is shown, but the effect is the same even if this terminal is a mobile communication terminal or a telephone.

<Third Embodiment> This embodiment is a translation system according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
The present invention relates to a function of transferring and storing post-interpretation data as electronic information of a mobile phone and a mobile communication terminal serving as the terminals.

FIG. 6 shows the structure of the mobile phone 140 of the interpreter B in this embodiment. The mobile phone 140 according to the present embodiment has the interpretation format control unit 118 of the mobile phone and the mobile communication terminals 134 and 135 according to the first and second embodiments, The configuration is such that a post-interpretation data transfer / save processing unit 105 is added.

The interpreter data transfer / storing unit 105 transfers and saves the data transmitted from the interpreter center 119 to a built-in or external storage medium, storage device, or the like. The storage format selection control unit 112 performs a process of selecting a data format to be transferred and stored in the interpretation data transfer and storage processing unit 105. The choice is made by the user, the user interface
Done through 115.

FIG. 7 shows an example of the user interface 115 in this embodiment.

The setting control 126 allows the user to:
From the menu displayed on the display 122,
Select the data format to save.

Here, in the embodiment of the present embodiment, the operation of these control units and the flow of data will be described.

After receiving the interpreting service described in the first and second embodiments, the output control unit 117 of the mobile phone 140 stores the voice data 138 before the translation, the voice data 139 after the translation, and the voice data 139 after the translation. Three types of post-interpretation data of the character data 141 are obtained. Which type of data is to be transferred / stored or all erased can be determined, for example, by a selection screen displayed on the display 122 and a user interface 115 realized by the setting control 126, by a voice storage before translation, a voice storage after translation, After that, the user selects from the options of character saving and all erasing. After selection, transfer / save processing section
The type of data to be transferred and stored at 105 is transferred to an external storage device such as a personal computer or an internal storage medium 121 such as a memory.

According to this embodiment, a variety of data can be stored, and a function of instantly viewing an overlooked sentence such as playback can be provided. There is an effect that the data after interpretation can be reused as electronic information.

<Fourth Embodiment> FIG. 8 shows the structure of the portable telephone 142 of the interpreter B in this embodiment. The interpretation data control unit 118 of the portable telephone and the portable communication terminal 140 of the third embodiment.
The analog audio input processing unit 10 which is a realizing means of the present embodiment
6 is added. FIG. 9 shows an analog audio input terminal 129 in the embodiment at the international conference center of the present embodiment.
2 shows an example of the user interface 115 realized by.

The analog voice input processing unit 106 receives the simultaneous interpretation voice signal broadcast at the international conference center from the voice input terminal, processes the signal, and processes the signal as transmission data to the interpretation center. Has the ability to pass.

Here, the operation of these control units and the flow of data in the embodiment of the present embodiment will be described.

In the international conference hall according to the preferred embodiment of the present embodiment, simultaneous interpretation of several kinds of foreign languages is flowing during the international conference, and the interpreter of the desired language can be heard freely by selecting. On the other hand, if the simultaneous interpreting language that the interpreter can understand is not prepared, the plug 131 on one side of the connection cable 133 is inserted into the voice data input terminal 129 of the mobile phone 142 in the mobile phone, and Plug 132 is inserted into the audio output terminal 130 of the device that can listen to the simultaneous interpretation broadcast provided in the international conference hall, and the audio data of the broadcast content flowing in the conference hall is transmitted by the analog audio input processing unit 106 to the connection cable 133. Through the mobile phone 1
Introduced to 42. The voice signal received by the mobile phone 142 is interpreted by the voice input processing unit 108 as interpreted data and transmitted to the interpreting center 119 via the transmitting unit 113. Other processing is the same as in the first and second embodiments described above.
Send to 119 to get the interpreter service. According to such a process, the interpreted person is interpreted in the language in which the interpreter wants to interpret, and the simultaneous interpretation can be easily used.

The audio signal received from the analog audio input terminal 129 is converted by the analog audio input processing unit 106 into a translated data, as in the third embodiment, for example, within the range not infringing the copyright. -The data can be transferred to the personal computer by the storage processing unit 105 and stored in the computer 121.

As described above, even a person who is not confident in the language ability of a foreign language can easily attend an international conference, save various contents of lectures, avoid a situation in which he is chased by conference minutes, There is an effect that the information can be reused.

[0052]

The present invention is configured as described above and has the following effects.

Compared with the conventional voice interpreter system which only displays voice, the provision of the high-sensitivity microphone 123 prevents the speaker from being consciously at the telephone mouth all the time, and can speak in the same manner as in a normal conversation while being hands-free. , Can be used for multi-party conversations, converts to character data and displays
Because it is displayed on the 122, it is possible to display important points in character data at the time of overseas business etc., it is possible to avoid risks such as misunderstanding, oversight, etc. It has been improved, and it has the effect of being able to play an auxiliary role for people who have some ability to speak foreign languages. In particular, there is an effect that the pre-interpretation voice data 138 and the post-interpretation voice data 139 are received from the translation center 119, and the mobile phone 135 can adjust and listen to both voices. This is particularly effective when a person who has a certain level of conversational ability in a foreign language uses an interpreter system as a supplement.

In addition, various data can be stored, and interpreted data such as a call record and learning of a foreign language can be reused, and the translated data can be reused as electronic information. Even if you are not confident in your foreign language skills, you can easily attend an international conference, save a variety of lecture contents, avoid the situation of being chased by minutes, and reuse the information as electronic information. is there.

In the present invention, the processing speed is increased because the processing section for translation and the like is not required in the portable telephone body. Simply by the interpreter calling the Interpretation Center 119 using a mobile phone, an efficient and economical interpretation system can be obtained according to the situation, and a satisfactory interpretation can be performed, and the interpretation results can be achieved. become.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a voice interpretation system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary view showing an example of a user interface of the mobile phone in the voice interpreting system of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a scene according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a voice interpretation system according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface of a mobile phone in the voice interpreting system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a voice interpretation system according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of a user interface of a mobile phone in the voice interpreting system according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a voice interpreting system according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of a user interface realized by an analog audio input terminal in the embodiment at the international conference center according to the fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

101: voice / character conversion processing unit, 102: character output processing unit, 10
3 ... Main / sub sound control unit, 104 ... Main / sub sound volume control unit, 105 ...
Transfer / save processing unit, 106: analog voice input processing unit, 107
... character input processing unit, 108 ... voice input processing unit, 109 ... translated data output method control unit, 110 ... voice output processing unit, 111 ... translated word selection control unit, 112 ... storage format selection control unit, 113 ... transmission unit,
114 ... Receiver, 115 ... User interface, 116 ...
Input control section, 117: Output control section, 118: Interpretation data control section, 119: Interpretation center, 120: Communication network, 121: External / internal storage device or storage medium, 122: Display, 1
23: High-sensitivity microphone, 124: Voice / text changeover switch, 125: Transfer / save key, 126: Setting control, 12
7 ... Speaker (pronunciation of voice data before interpretation) speaker, 128 ... Speaker (pronouncement of voice data after interpretation) speaker, 129 ... Analogue audio input terminal, 130 ... Earphone jack audio output terminal, 131 ... Plug plug 1 for connection cable, 132: plug 2 for connecting cable, 133: connecting cable, 134: mobile phone or mobile communication terminal of interpreter B in the first embodiment, 135 ... mobile phone or mobile communication of interpreter B in second embodiment Terminal, 136: Telephone of foreigner A in the second embodiment, 137 ... Interpreter B in the second embodiment
138: voice data before interpretation of Alien A in the second embodiment; 139: voice data after translation of Alien A in the second embodiment; 140: mobile phone in the third embodiment Or, a portable communication terminal, 141: character data after translation, 142: the portable telephone or portable communication terminal of the fourth embodiment.

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Claims (7)

[Claims] An interpreting center translates a language transmitted from the terminal into a different language for at least one mobile phone, a portable communication terminal, or a telephone, which communicates via the interpreting center. The interpreting result received from the interpreting center is a voice, the means for converting the voice into characters and displaying the voice, and the voice as it is A mobile phone or a mobile communication terminal having means for outputting and a function of selecting both means. 2. When both a voice input function and a character data display function are incorporated in one terminal, when the terminal displays the interpreted result as character data, the terminal displays the contents while talking. 2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein voice input is enabled in a hands-free manner. 3. The portable telephone or portable communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a means for inputting data to be transmitted to the interpreting center by voice and a means for inputting data by character, and having a function of selecting both means. Terminal. 4. The interpreting center translates a language transmitted from the terminal into a different language for at least one mobile phone, a mobile communication terminal, or a telephone, which communicates via the interpreting center. An interpreting system having a function of transmitting not only a translation result but also data before translation to a terminal or a transmission source terminal, the terminal having means for receiving the translation result and data before translation. . 5. When the data received from the interpreting center is a voice, by adjusting the volume balance of the received post-interpretation voice and the pre-interpretation voice at the same time, the user can use the terminal to perform the post-interpretation. The mobile phone or the mobile communication terminal according to claim 4, wherein it is possible to adjust whether the voice is mainly heard or the voice before translation is mainly heard. 6. The post-translation data received from the interpreting center, the pre-translation data, or the character data converted from the post-interpretation voice data by the function according to claim 1 as long as it does not violate the copyright. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a function of transferring and storing the data in an external storage device.
Alternatively, the mobile phone or the mobile communication terminal according to claim 4. 7. A function of converting analog voice data input through a connection cable attachable to an analog voice input terminal into data to be transmitted to an interpreting center, and a means for inputting data for transmitting the voice data to the interpreting center. The mobile phone or the mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the mobile phone or the mobile communication terminal is one.