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it is intended to assist in situations where a live interpreter may not be available.

a live interpreter or sign language instructor;

that the Signtel Interpreter is not meant to replace

 Please note

At the heart of the Signtel Interpreter is a database of more than 30,000 different recognizable words and phrases and their equivalent captured on video and digitized. A microphone can record spoken English, and voice recognition technology can translate the words and expressed meanings into seamless sign language video in real time. Similarly, text can be typed onto a keyboard for translation.

How it works

In the small office/home office: Signtel Interpreter enables deaf and hard of hearing small business owners to communicate with hearing business associates without the use of TTY and or telephone relay, which can be time consuming, impersonal and lacking in privacy.

In the large office: Companies that use the Signtel Interpreter will enable hearing employees to communicate with their deaf and hard of hearing colleagues. Companies may attract an untapped pool of business talent -- people who are deaf or hard of hearing who did not feel comfortable in an environment in which they could not communicate easily with other employees.

At retail: Signtel Interpreter will enable clerks and salespeople to communicate with their deaf and hard of hearing patrons at the supermarket, hardware store, library, pharmacy and any other retail environment.

The Signtel Interpreter allows the hearing and the deaf and hard of hearing users to communicate in countless situations including:

Applications

The Signtel Interpreter enables the hearing world to tap into the talent pool of deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It also enables the deaf to significantly enhance their business and personal lives by allowing them to communicate with the hearing. 

ANYONE who wants to learn sign language

Parents of deaf children who need to learn sign language

Retailers who want to better serve their deaf customers

Government agencies that wish to comply with ADA and Rehabilitation Act Section 508 regulations.

Children with speech disorders

Schools looking to improve their special needs programs and facilities.

Corporations seeking to accommodate deaf or hard of hearing employees.

Who benefits from the Signtel Interpreter?

Benefits

When reading text or browsing the Internet, one quickly realizes that our language has many idioms and phrases that are meaningless when translated literally. The Signtel Interpreter translates the meaning behind the idioms and phrases to sign language video and enables speech reading.

Internet or Word document

Communication between the deaf and hearing.
Human Sign Language interpreters are not always available on short notice. As a result, communications between the hearing and the deaf are less efficient than in each group by itself. The Signtel Interpreter breaks these barriers by allowing the deaf to utilize sign language which is native to them. The Signtel Interpreter is extremely valuable during emergency situations when a human Sign Language interpreter is not available.
 
The Signtel Interpreter utilizes a combination of off-the-shelf hardware & proprietary software to capture the hearing party's voice or inputted text and translates it into seamless sign language video and text for the deaf on a computer screen. The deaf party can type his or her response, and a digitized voice will vocalize that message.

Who built the Signtel Interpreter translation software
Over 100 Deaf and deaf blind product developers
Professional sign language interpreters
Professional sign language instructors
Sign language linguists
Hearing children of deaf adults (CODAS)

Signtel Inc. Demonstration Photos.

Text or Dictionary windows can be removed leaving only the signing widow on the screen

Words being signed are highlighted in green.

Adjustable Speed of signing.  Speed of signing can be adjusted from very slow to extremely fast signing.

Pause, forward and rewind to any desired word or segment of text.

Dictionary. Signtel Sign Language dictionary on screen includes multiple meaning words.

Spell checker built into text box.

Computer generated voice. Audio synchronized with Sign Language video.

Lip reading. Signing model clearly enunciates each word signed for the benefit of people who read lips.

Drag & drop saving feature. Use this feature to quickly & easily save text/sign language from the Signtel Interpreter. Or drag & drop a saved file directly into the Signtel Interpreter.

Auxiliary word feature automatically removes words/signs such as "to" "the" "are" "am"  "be" to make translation and Sign Language in step with American Sign Language ASL

Speech recognition. State of the art Philips Speech recognition translates speech into text and sign language. (Voice recognition version only)

Two way communication.  Use our 2-way communication feature with speech recognition or typed text translated into sign language for communication between a hearing and deaf person.

Pop up video box. With our pop up video box feature you can easily translate any text such as from a web page or text document.

Double letters show proper movement. To differentiate the number of letters, signs such as bb or bbbb show a side-to-side hand movement, while a single letter b would not have a side-to-side movement.

Forced finger spelling. You can force the system to fingerspell any word/sign.

Over 30,000 English words are translated into Sign Language.

1,400 idioms and phrases correctly translated to Sign Language "cool as a cucumber is translated to the sign for calm or raining cats and dogs is translated to the sign for pouring rain

Names are correctly finger spelled. A name such as Mr. Brown is correctly distinguished from the different sign for the color brown. Mrs. Stone is finger spelled vs. the sign for stone.

Entire numerical system signed correctly.  Including money, time, dates, phone & decimals codes. There is a different sign for four oclock; fourth of August; house number four or four dollars yet in English they all look like 4

Multiple meaning words are accurately differentiated and signed correctly. In English such words as store or add are written the same however signed differently according to their meaning.

Seamless connectivity between signs. The Signtel Interpreter is the ONLY software with this unique feature, which is patent pending.

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Features:
Translates Speech or text into Sign Language.

Our comprehensive dictionary engine
recognizes and translates over
30,000 English words
1,400 English idioms & phrases
into Sign Language

Translate speech and text into Sign Language
 
The Signtel Interpreter &
Signtel Interpreter Voice Recognition (VR)
 
Patented cutting edge technology unites the hearing with the deaf and hard of hearing communities. Our Sign Language translation software can be used in a variety of applications. Recognizing and translating English speech and text into Sign Language.