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(19) INDIA (21) Application No.: 00636/KOLNP/2005 A
(22) Date of filing of Application: 13/04/2005 (43) Publication Date: 09/06/2006
(54) Title of the invention: A VIDEOPHONE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND A SIGN
LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME
(51) International classification : H04N 7/14
(31) Priority Document No : JP 2002-269851
(32) Priority Date : 17/09/2002
(33) Name of priority country : JAPAN
(86) International Application No and : PCT/JP03/011758
Filing Date
: & 16/09/2003
(87) International Publication No : WO 04/028162
(61) Patent of addition to Application No : NA
Filed on : NA
(62) Divisional to Application No : NA
Filed on : NA
(57) Abstract:
A sign language video presentation device, a sign language video I/O
device, and a sign language interpretation system using the same
enabling a deaf mute to get explanation by sign language while
viewing the outer world by freely shifting his/her sight line. The sign
language video presentation device includes a display device (12) for
displaying a sign language video, a fixing device (13) for fixing the
display device (12) in front of the eyes of the deaf mute, and a video
telephone connection device (16) for supplying the display device
(12) with the sign language video being received at a video telephone
terminal (10). The sign language video I/O device includes a sign
language imaging camera (14) for picking up a sign language of the
deaf mute to the sign language video presentation device and a waist
fixing device (15) for fixing the sign language imaging camera (14) at
the waist of the deaf mute, so that the sign language of the deaf mute
picked up by the sign language imaging camera (14) is supplied to the
video telephone terminal (10). The sign language interpretation
system (100) provides a sign language interpretation service when a
deaf mute converses with a non-deaf mute person by using the sign
language video I/O device.
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(71) Name of Applicant:
GINGANET CORPORATION.,
Address of the Applicant:
4-38 MINATO-MACHI, 1-CHOME,
NANIWA-KU, OSAKA-SHI, OSAKA 556-
0017, JAPAN.
(72) Name of the Inventor:
SAHASHI, NOZOMU
Filed U/S 5(2) before The Patents (Amendment)
Act, 2005: NO
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