ETRI's Technology Enabling Natural Conversation Without Knowing Nationality Adopted as International Standard
Published2017.08.22 17:10Expected to be piloted at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics
ETRI's technology, which enables automatic interpretation like a human conversation without touching a smartphone, has been adopted as an international standard.
ETRI announced on the 28th of last month that its 'Zero UI automatic interpretation technology' was finally approved as an international standard at an international standardization meeting held at the Paris Standards Association in France.
Zero UI is an automatic interpretation technology. When A and B are talking, A's speech is transmitted through A's headphones and smartphone to B's smartphone, and the interpreted result is played through B's headphones.
The research team stated, "It will become possible to have natural conversations with foreigners while exchanging glances, without the need to look at or operate a smartphone anymore. With the adoption of this international standard, Zero UI technology is expected to rapidly transform into automatic interpretation technology."
Key technologies registered in this international standard include 2-channel voice processing technology and Barge-in technology. These technologies overcome limitations such as malfunctions caused by the other person's voice being input into one's own microphone, or difficulties in use in noisy environments. Additionally, it includes technology that automatically selects the other person's nationality and provides immediate interpretation without asking for it.
In addition to this, the research team filed seven core technologies, including Bluetooth-based interpretation target search technology, as international standard patents. This technology is the result of the 'Project to Strengthen the Competitiveness of the Automatic Interpretation and Translation Industry for the Realization of a Language Barrier-Free Nation,' conducted with support from the National Research Council on Science and Technology.
ETRI Project Leader Kim Sang-hoon said, “We plan to apply this standardized technology on a trial basis at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics to demonstrate the excellence of our homegrown technology and to promote the global popularization of automatic interpretation technology.”
The research team stated that they plan to adapt to changes in the communication environment and other factors through further research on user habits and technical issues.
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35, which was in charge of this international standardization activity, is a group that develops international standards for user interface technology. In the case of Korea, standardization activities have been carried out through the User Interface Expert Committee operated by the National Radio Research Institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT.
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