WO2019109224A1

WO2019109224A1 - Speech translation system and method

Info

Publication number: WO2019109224A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/114500
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张立新
Original assignee: 深圳市沃特沃德股份有限公司
Priority date: 2017-12-04
Filing date: 2017-12-04
Publication date: 2019-06-13

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention is a speech translation system. Said system comprises a translation machine and a bone conduction transmitter, the translation machine being configured to: acquire speech information by means of a bone conduction transmitter, performing translation processing on the speech information, and outputting the speech information on which the translation processing has been performed. Thus, this invention improves the noise reduction effect of the system, and avoids the influence of environmental noise on translation, further improving the anti-interference performance and reliability of the translation machine, and improving user experience.

Description

Speech translation system and method

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of electronic technology, and in particular to a speech translation system and method.

Background technique

With the rapid development of the economy, foreign exchanges have become more and more extensive, and for many people, language barriers are a major obstacle to foreign exchanges. In order to solve the above problems, various translation machines have appeared on the market. With its small and portable appearance and powerful language translation function, the translator is well received by people who have language translation needs, and it is also a good helper for people to learn foreign languages. The translator can translate during the dialogue between the two parties, making it possible for users in different languages to communicate freely.

The translator sometimes uses it in a noisy environment. In this case, there will be a lot of noise in the voice information collected by the translator, resulting in inaccurate translation or even translation failure. In order to solve the above problems, the existing translation machine or translation earphone provides noise reduction function, mainly adopts multi-microphone noise reduction technology and DSP noise reduction algorithm to achieve noise reduction, but these noise reduction technologies are mainly for background noise and partial long distance. The vocals are powerless to the nearby vocals or the near-burst background noise, so the noise reduction effect is not good.

It can be seen that how to improve the noise reduction effect of the system and improve the anti-interference and reliability of the translation machine is a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently.

technical problem

The main object of the present invention is to provide a speech translation system and method, which aims to improve the noise reduction effect of the system, thereby improving the anti-interference and reliability of the translation machine.

Technical solution

In order to achieve the above objective, an embodiment of the present invention provides a voice translation system, where the system includes a translator and a bone conduction microphone, and the translator is configured to: collect voice information through the bone conduction microphone, The voice information is translated and processed, and the voice information after the translation processing is output.

Optionally, the bone conduction microphone comprises:

a signal receiving module configured to receive a vibration signal;

a signal conversion module configured to convert the vibration signal into a sound signal;

The signal sending module is configured to send the sound signal outward.

Optionally, the translator is integrally provided with the bone conduction microphone, and the translator is connected to the bone conduction microphone by wires.

Optionally, the translator is provided separately from the bone conduction microphone, and the translator is wired or wirelessly connected to the bone conduction microphone.

Optionally, the translator is wirelessly connected to the bone conduction microphone via Bluetooth.

Optionally, the translation system further includes an earphone, the bone conduction microphone is connected to the earphone by a wire, and the earphone is wired or wirelessly connected to the translator; the translation machine includes an output module, The output module is configured to: output the translated voice information through the corresponding earphone.

Optionally, the headset is a Bluetooth headset.

Optionally, the bone conduction microphone is detachably connected to the earphone by a wire.

Optionally, the translation machine includes an information acquiring module, and the information acquiring module is configured to: receive the sound signal, and process the sound signal to obtain voice information.

Optionally, the information acquisition module includes a band pass filter amplifier, and the band pass filter amplifier is configured to: filter and amplify the sound signal.

Optionally, the earphone comprises a band pass filter amplifier, and the band pass filter amplifier is configured to: receive a sound signal sent by the bone conduction microphone, and perform filtering and amplification processing on the sound signal.

Optionally, the earphone further includes a signal processing module, the signal processing module is connected to an output end of the band pass filter amplifier, and the signal processing module is configured to: process the sound signal to obtain voice information, and The voice information is sent to the translator.

Optionally, the bone conduction microphone comprises a body portion and a fixing portion, the fixing portion being arranged to fix the body portion in the vicinity of the mouth of the human body.

Optionally, the fixing portion is a strap.

Optionally, the tie is an elastomer.

Optionally, the strap secures the body portion to a mandibular portion of the human body.

Optionally, the strap secures the body portion to a human throat.

The embodiment of the invention simultaneously proposes a speech translation method, the method comprising the following steps:

The translator collects voice information through a bone conduction microphone;

The translation machine performs translation processing on the voice information;

The translation machine outputs the translated voice information.

Optionally, the step of the translator collecting voice information through the bone conduction microphone includes:

The bone conduction microphone receives a vibration signal, converts the vibration signal into a sound signal, and transmits the sound signal outward;

The translation machine receives the sound signal and processes the sound signal to obtain voice information.

Optionally, the step of the translation machine outputting the translated voice information comprises: the translation machine outputting the translated voice information through the earphone.

Beneficial effect

A speech translation system provided by an embodiment of the present invention collects voice information through a bone conduction microphone, and the bone conduction microphone directly captures a vibration signal near the mouth when the user speaks, and converts the vibration signal into a sound signal. Therefore, the noise of the surrounding environment is not collected, thereby greatly improving the noise reduction effect of the system, avoiding the influence of environmental noise on translation, thereby improving the anti-interference and reliability of the translation machine, and expanding the use range of the translation machine. , improved user experience.

DRAWINGS

1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of a speech translation system of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic view of the bone conduction microphone of Figure 1 worn on a human body;

Figure 3 is another schematic view of the bone conduction microphone of Figure 1 worn on a human body;

Figure 4 is a block diagram of the main body of the bone conduction microphone of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a block diagram of the translation machine of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the speech translation system of the present invention;

Figure 7 is a schematic view of the bone conduction microphone of Figure 6 worn on a human body;

Figure 8 is another schematic view of the bone conduction microphone of Figure 6 worn on a human body;

Figure 9 is a block diagram of the earphone of Figure 6;

Figure 10 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a speech translation method of the present invention.

The implementation, functional features, and advantages of the present invention will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments.

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It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and the examples of the embodiments are illustrated in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals are used to refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting.

The singular forms "a", "an", "the" It is to be understood that the phrase "comprise" or "an" Integers, steps, operations, components, components, and/or groups thereof. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "coupled" to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element. Further, "connected" or "coupled" as used herein may include either a wireless connection or a wireless coupling. The phrase "and/or" used herein includes all or any one and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. It should also be understood that terms such as those defined in a general dictionary should be understood to have meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the prior art, and will not be idealized or excessive unless specifically defined as here. The formal meaning is explained.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the "terminal" and "terminal device" used herein include both a wireless signal receiver device, a device having only a wireless signal receiver without a transmitting capability, and a receiving and transmitting hardware. A device having a device capable of performing two-way communication receiving and transmitting hardware on a two-way communication link. Such devices may include cellular or other communication devices having a single line display or a multi-line display or a cellular or other communication device without a multi-line display; PCS (Personal Communications Service), which may combine voice, data Processing, fax, and/or data communication capabilities; PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), which can include radio frequency receivers, pagers, Internet/Intranet access, web browsers, notepads, calendars, and/or GPS (Global Positioning System (Global Positioning System) receiver; conventional laptop and/or palmtop computer or other device having a conventional laptop and/or palmtop computer or other device that includes and/or includes a radio frequency receiver. As used herein, "terminal", "terminal device" may be portable, transportable, installed in a vehicle (aviation, sea and/or land), or adapted and/or configured to operate locally, and/or Run in any other location on the Earth and/or space in a distributed form. The "terminal" and "terminal device" used herein may also be a communication terminal, an internet terminal, a music/video playing terminal, and may be, for example, a PDA, a MID (Mobile Internet Device), and/or have a music/video playback. Functional mobile phones can also be smart TVs, set-top boxes and other devices.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the server used herein includes, but is not limited to, a computer, a network host, a single network server, a plurality of network server sets, or a cloud composed of a plurality of servers. Here, the cloud is composed of a large number of computers or network servers based on Cloud Computing, which is a kind of distributed computing, a super virtual computer composed of a group of loosely coupled computers. In the embodiment of the present invention, communication can be implemented by any communication means between the server, the terminal device and the WNS server, including but not limited to, mobile communication based on 3GPP, LTE, WIMAX, and computer network communication based on TCP/IP and UDP protocols. And short-range wireless transmission based on Bluetooth and infrared transmission standards.

The translation machine of the embodiment of the present invention may be a special translation device, or may be a terminal device such as a mobile phone, a tablet, or a notebook computer, which is not limited by the present invention.

Bone conduction microphones have a narrow bandwidth and are not suitable for use in high-fidelity applications, so they are rarely used in existing electronic products. When the ordinary people speak, the energy of the sound wave is mainly concentrated in the frequency range of 300-3000HZ. In the application scenario where the fidelity is not high, it is very suitable to use the bone conduction microphone to cancel the noise. In view of this, the embodiment of the present invention applies a bone conduction microphone to the field of speech translation, and uses a bone conduction microphone to replace the ordinary microphone of the translator or the earphone to achieve the purpose of noise cancellation.

Referring to Figure 1, a first embodiment of a speech translation system of the present invention is presented. The translation system includes a translator 10 and a bone conduction microphone 20, and the translator 10 collects voice information through the bone conduction microphone 20, and then pairs the voice information. The translation process is performed, and finally the voice information after the translation process is output.

Alternatively, the translator 10 is integrally provided with the bone conduction microphone 20, which are fixedly coupled together by wires, i.e., a lead is drawn from the translator 10, the end of which is connected to the bone conduction microphone 20.

Optionally, the translator 10 is arranged separately from the bone conduction microphone 20, either wired or wirelessly.

For example, the translator 10 is provided with a jack from which a lead is drawn from the bone conduction microphone 20 and inserted into the jack, detachably coupled to the translator 10, and of course the bone conduction microphone 20 can be reversed. A jack is provided to draw a wire insertion jack from the translator 10.

For another example, the translating machine 10 and the bone conduction microphone 20 are connected by a wireless communication technology such as Bluetooth, WIFI, radio frequency, etc., preferably through a Bluetooth wireless connection with lower power consumption.

This split setting mode allows the user to select whether or not to use the bone conduction microphone 20 according to the current environment. When the environment is quiet, there is no need to remove and use the bone conduction microphone 20; when the environment is noisy, the bone conduction microphone 20 is taken out for use. This increases the flexibility and convenience of use.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bone conduction microphone 20 includes a main body portion 21 and a fixing portion 22, and the fixing portion 22 is provided to fix the main body portion 21 in the vicinity of the human body mouth portion. Alternatively, the securing portion 22 is a strap that is preferably an elastomer to secure the body portion 21 more securely. The strap can be attached to the head portion as shown in FIG. 2 to fix the main body portion 21 to the lower jaw portion of the human body; the strap can also be attached to the neck portion as shown in FIG. 3 to fix the main body portion 21 to the human body. Throat.

It can be understood by those skilled in the art that the fixing portion 22 can be in other forms as long as the main body portion 21 can be fixed in the vicinity of the mouth of the human body, which is not limited by the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the main body portion 21 of the bone conduction microphone 20 includes a signal receiving module 211, a signal conversion module 212, and a signal transmitting module 213, wherein: the signal receiving module 211 is configured to receive a vibration signal; and the signal conversion module 212, It is arranged to convert the vibration signal into a sound signal; the signal sending module 213 is arranged to send the sound signal outward.

Since the main body portion 21 of the bone conduction microphone 20 is fixed near the mouth of the human body, when a person speaks, the bone near the mouth (such as the jaw, the throat, etc.) vibrates, and the signal receiving module 211 captures the vibration signal. And transmitting the vibration signal to the signal conversion module 212, the signal conversion module 212 converts the vibration signal into a sound signal, and transmits the sound signal to the signal sending module 213, and the signal sending module 213 sends the sound signal through wired or wireless communication. Give the translator 10. The specific principle of the bone conduction microphone 20 to convert the vibration signal into a sound signal is known in the prior art and will not be described herein.

As shown in FIG. 5, the translation machine 10 includes an information acquisition module 11, a translation processing module 12, and an information output module 13, wherein: the information acquisition module 11 is configured to collect voice information through the bone conduction microphone 20; the translation processing module 12, It is set to perform translation processing on the collected voice information; the information output module 13 is configured to output the voice information after the translation processing.

In this embodiment, the information acquisition module 11 receives the sound signal transmitted by the bone conduction microphone 20, and performs amplification, analog-to-digital conversion, and the like on the sound signal to obtain voice information. The translation processing module 12 can process the voice information locally, or process the voice information through the server translation, that is, the translation processing module 12 transmits the voice information to the server, and the server translates the voice information into the target language and returns it to the translator 10. The information output module 13 outputs the translated voice information through a speaker (horn).

Further, the information acquisition module 11 includes a band pass filter amplifier configured to filter and amplify the sound signal transmitted by the bone conduction microphone 20, on the one hand, enhancing the collection of the bone conduction microphone 20 The sound signal, on the other hand, filters out the interference of the strong RF signal received by the sound signal during the transmission process, and at the same time greatly attenuates the vibration noise signal caused by the pulse pulsation, breathing and the like of the human body.

The speech translation system of the embodiment of the present invention collects voice information through the bone conduction microphone 20, because the bone conduction microphone 20 directly captures the vibration signal near the mouth when the user speaks, and converts the vibration signal into a sound signal, The noise of the surrounding environment is not collected, thereby greatly improving the noise reduction capability of the translation machine 10, and avoiding the influence of environmental noise on the translation, thereby improving the anti-interference and reliability of the translation machine 10 and improving the user experience.

Referring to Figure 6, a second embodiment of a speech translation system of the present invention is presented. The system includes a translator 10, a bone conduction microphone 20 and an earphone 30.

The headset 30 is wired or wirelessly connected to the translator 10. For example, the earphone 30 is a wired earphone 30, and the translation machine 10 is provided with a jack into which a wire of the wired earphone 30 is inserted, and is detachably connected to the translator 10. As another example, the headset 30 is a Bluetooth headset 30, and the Bluetooth headset 30 and the translator 10 establish a wireless connection via Bluetooth. The translator 10 can be coupled to at least two earphones 30.

As shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the bone conduction microphone 20 and the earphone 30 are connected by wires.

Optionally, the bone conduction microphone 20 is integrally provided with the earphone 30, and the two are fixedly connected by wires, that is, a wire is led out from the earphone 30, and the wire end is connected to the bone conduction microphone 20.

Optionally, the bone conduction microphone 20 is disposed separately from the earpiece 30, and the two are detachably connected by wires. For example, the earphone 30 is provided with a jack, and a lead wire is taken out from the bone conduction microphone 20 and inserted into the jack, and is detachably connected to the earphone 30, and of course, can be set on the bone conduction microphone 20 in reverse. A jack that leads a lead-in jack from the earphone 30.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the bone conduction microphone 20 collects a sound signal and transmits the sound signal to the earphone 30. The earphone 30 receives the sound signal and can directly forward the sound signal to the translator 10 by wired or wireless communication. The translating machine 10 receives the sound signal and performs a series of processing on the sound signal, including amplification processing, analog-to-digital conversion processing, etc., and can also obtain the voice information by using a band-pass filter amplifier to perform filtering and amplification processing beforehand. The voice information is subjected to translation processing, and finally, the translated voice information is output through the corresponding earphone 30, that is, the voice information after the translation processing is sent to the corresponding earphone 30 by wired or wireless communication, and the earphone 30 receives the voice information and outputs the voice information. . The corresponding earphone 30 mainly refers to the earphone 30 worn by the user who listens (not speaks), and may of course be all the earphones 30 connected to the translation machine 10.

Preferably, in the present embodiment, the earphone 30, as shown in FIG. 9, includes a band pass filter amplifier 31 configured to receive the sound signal transmitted by the bone conduction microphone 20 and filter the sound signal. Zoom in. Thereby, on the one hand, the sound signal collected by the bone conduction microphone 20 is enhanced, and on the other hand, the interference of the strong radio frequency signal received by the sound signal during the transmission process is filtered out.

Further, the earphone 30 further includes a signal processing module 32. The input end of the signal processing module 32 is connected to the output end of the band pass filter amplifier. The signal processing module 32 is configured to perform amplification, analog-to-digital conversion, etc. on the sound signal. The voice information is transmitted to the translator 10. The translation machine 10 receives the voice information, and performs translation processing on the voice information, and finally outputs the translated voice information through the corresponding earphone 30, that is, the voice information after the translation processing is sent to the corresponding earphone 30 through wired or wireless communication. The earphone 30 receives the voice information and outputs it. The corresponding earphone 30 mainly refers to the earphone 30 worn by the user who listens (not speaks), and may of course be all the earphones 30 connected to the translation machine 10.

In this embodiment, the translation machine 10 can be set to a translation mode or an intercom mode. When set to the intercom mode, the translation machine 10 does not translate the voice information and directly transmits it to the corresponding earphone 30, which is suitable for the two people to clearly talk through the earphone 30 in a noisy environment.

The translation system of the present embodiment outputs voice information through the earphone 30, so that the user can clearly hear the voice of the other party in a noisy environment, greatly improving the adaptability of the translation machine 10 to the environment, and improving the user experience.

Referring to FIG. 10, an embodiment of a speech translation method of the present invention is proposed. The method includes the following steps:

S11. The translation machine collects voice information through a bone conduction microphone.

In an embodiment of the invention, the bone conduction microphone receives the vibration signal, converts the vibration signal into a sound signal, and transmits the sound signal outward.

In some embodiments, the bone conduction microphone directly transmits the sound signal to the translator through wired or wireless communication, and the translator receives the sound signal transmitted by the bone conduction microphone and amplifies and analog-digitally converts the sound signal. Wait for processing to get voice information. Further, the translation machine can also filter and amplify the sound signal through the band pass filter amplifier, on the one hand, enhance the sound signal collected by the bone conduction microphone, and on the other hand, filter out the sound signal received during the transmission process. Strong RF signal interference.

In other embodiments, the bone conduction microphone transmits the sound signal to the earphone through wired communication, and the earphone receives the sound signal sent by the bone conduction microphone, and then directly forwards the sound signal to the translation through wired or wireless communication. The machine can also filter and amplify the sound signal through a band-pass filter amplifier and then send it to the translator. Further, the sound signal can be further processed by amplification, analog-to-digital conversion, etc., and then the voice information is obtained and sent to the translator.

S12. The translation machine translates the voice information.

The translator can process the voice information locally, or process the voice information through the server translation, that is, the translator sends the voice information to the server, and the server translates the voice information into the target language and returns it to the translator.

S13. The translation machine outputs the voice information after the translation processing.

Optionally, the translation machine outputs the translated voice information through a speaker (horn).

Optionally, the translation machine outputs the translated voice information through the corresponding earphone, that is, the translated voice information is sent to the corresponding earphone through wired or wireless communication, and the earphone receives the voice information and outputs the voice information. The corresponding earphone mainly refers to the earphone worn by the user who listens (not speaks), and may of course be all the earphones connected to the translation machine.

The speech translation method of the embodiment of the invention collects the voice information through the bone conduction microphone, because the bone conduction microphone directly captures the vibration signal near the mouth when the user speaks, and converts the vibration signal into a sound signal, so The noise of the surrounding environment is collected, which greatly improves the noise reduction effect of the system and avoids the influence of environmental noise on the translation, thereby improving the anti-interference and reliability of the translation machine and improving the user experience.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention includes apparatus that is directed to performing one or more of the operations described herein. These devices may be specially designed and manufactured for the required purposes, or may also include known devices in a general purpose computer. These devices have computer programs stored therein that are selectively activated or reconfigured. Such computer programs may be stored in a device (eg, computer) readable medium or in any type of medium suitable for storing electronic instructions and coupled to a bus, respectively, including but not limited to any Types of disks (including floppy disks, hard disks, optical disks, CD-ROMs, and magneto-optical disks), ROM (Read-Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable) Read-Only Memory, EEPROM (Electrically Erasable) Programmable Read-Only Memory, flash memory, magnetic card or light card. That is, a readable medium includes any medium that is stored or transmitted by a device (eg, a computer) in a readable form.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that each block of the block diagrams and/or block diagrams and/or flow diagrams and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or block diagrams and/or flow diagrams can be implemented by computer program instructions. . Those skilled in the art will appreciate that these computer program instructions can be implemented by a general purpose computer, a professional computer, or a processor of other programmable data processing methods, such that the processor is executed by a computer or other programmable data processing method. The blocks of the disclosed structure and/or block diagrams and/or flow diagrams or blocks specified in the various blocks.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the steps, measures, and solutions in the various operations, methods, and processes that have been discussed in the present invention may be alternated, changed, combined, or deleted. Further, other steps, measures, and schemes of the various operations, methods, and processes that have been discussed in the present invention may be alternated, modified, rearranged, decomposed, combined, or deleted. Further, the steps, measures, and solutions in the prior art having various operations, methods, and processes disclosed in the present invention may also be alternated, changed, rearranged, decomposed, combined, or deleted.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and the equivalent structure or equivalent process transformations made by the description of the invention and the drawings are directly or indirectly applied to other related The technical field is equally included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

A speech translation system includes a translator and a bone conduction microphone, the translator is configured to: collect voice information through the bone conduction microphone, perform translation processing on the voice information, and output the translated voice information.
The speech translation system of claim 1 wherein said bone conduction microphone comprises:

a signal receiving module configured to receive a vibration signal;

a signal conversion module configured to convert the vibration signal into a sound signal;

The signal sending module is configured to send the sound signal outward.
The speech translation system according to claim 2, wherein said translator is integrally provided with said bone conduction microphone, said translator and said bone conduction microphone being connected by wires.
The speech translation system of claim 2 wherein said translator is provided separately from said bone conduction microphone, said translator being wired or wirelessly coupled to said bone conduction microphone.
The speech translation system of claim 4 wherein said translator is wirelessly coupled to said bone conduction microphone via Bluetooth.
A speech translation system according to claim 2, wherein said translation system further comprises an earphone, said bone conduction microphone being connected to said earphone by a wire, said earphone being wired or wirelessly connected to said translator; The translation machine includes an output module, and the output module is configured to: output the translated voice information through the corresponding earphone.
The speech translation system of claim 6 wherein said headset is a Bluetooth headset.
The speech translation system of claim 6 wherein said bone conduction microphone is detachably coupled to said earphone by a wire.
The speech translation system according to claim 2, wherein said translation machine comprises an information acquisition module, said information acquisition module being configured to: receive said sound signal, and process said sound signal to obtain voice information.
A speech translation system according to claim 9, wherein said information acquisition module comprises a band pass filter amplifier, said band pass filter amplifier being arranged to filter and amplify said sound signal.
A speech translation system according to claim 6, wherein said earphone comprises a band pass filter amplifier, said band pass filter amplifier being arranged to receive a sound signal transmitted by said bone conduction microphone and to said sound signal Perform filtering and amplification processing.
A speech translation system according to claim 11, wherein said earphone further comprises a signal processing module, said signal processing module being coupled to an output of said band pass filter amplifier, said signal processing module being arranged to: said sound The signal is processed to obtain voice information and the voice information is sent to the translator.
The speech translation system according to claim 1, wherein said bone conduction microphone comprises a main body portion and a fixing portion, and said fixing portion is provided to fix said main body portion in the vicinity of a human body mouth portion.
The speech translation system according to claim 13, wherein the fixing portion is a tether.
The speech translation system of claim 14 wherein said tether is an elastomer.
The speech translation system according to claim 14, wherein said tether secures said main body portion to a human jaw.
The speech translation system of claim 14, wherein the tether secures the body portion to a human throat.
A speech translation method comprising the following steps:

The translator collects voice information through a bone conduction microphone;

The translation machine performs translation processing on the voice information;

The translation machine outputs the translated voice information.
The speech translation method according to claim 18, wherein the step of the translator collecting voice information through the bone conduction microphone comprises:

The bone conduction microphone receives a vibration signal, converts the vibration signal into a sound signal, and transmits the sound signal outward;

The translation machine receives the sound signal and processes the sound signal to obtain voice information.
The speech translation method according to claim 18, wherein the step of the translator outputting the translated speech information comprises: the translating machine outputting the translated speech information through the earphone.