Language translator

[Christopher4187]

My daughter wants to make a language translator for her science project. She wants to make a Siri-like device but obviously not as complex, no search function and it translates English into different languages. This seems like a daunting task but we starting looking into it and ordered a few things. We have a recording/playback module (ISD-COB17240), which works well, but I'm at a loss as to how to interpret a word. For example, if the user says "hello," I don't know how (or what's the best way) to interpret that audio.

I know part of the fun about a science fair is learning but if the end result is going to be a failed project, I'd prefer she do something different. We're trying to make this project "not so complicated" and at first glance this is what I was thinking:

MAINLOOP:

IF VALID_WORD=1 THEN
    LED1=1
    GOSUB CHECK_AUD
    LED1=0
ENDIF

GOTO MAINLOOP

CHECK_AUD:
    SELECT CASE SPOKEN_WORD
        CASE 2545
            PLAY "HELLO"
        CASE 3568 
            PLAY "GOODBYE"
        CASE 5834
            PLAY "LEFT"
        CASE 12202
            PLAY "RIGHT"
    END SELECT
RETURN

Obviously this isn't the PBP code but it's where I was thinking of going initially. Perhaps using the count function or a vibration sensor to record "known" words and then use the select case statement to playback the audio. It seems like good translators take into account a number of variables like accents and the speed at which a person says a word but that isn't the scope of our project. With a limited number of "known" words, the translation part should be easier and provide reliable results.

Any advice?

[Normnet]

Christopher

Try searching the forum for "wav player"


Norm