ISO-6001 Infrared simultaneous interpretation system is a systemusing advanced infrared technology to transmit audio signals. It is simple to install and easy to use. Since all information is transmitted in the form of light waves, it is possible to use opaque material, as necessary, to limit the area to which it is to be transmitted. Dark curtains drawn across windows, for instance, are enough to shield a room reliably from the outside world.

In combination with a microphone management system (such as Forumate microphone system), the system can provide the best possible communication facilities for organized events that need to use several languages. Each and every participant (a term often used is “delegate”) can use the microphone system to speak, and what he or she says will be translated simultaneously so that other delegates will be able to listen to it in one of the several languages. This technique permits direct communication in several languages even at very large-scale events.

Although the ISO-6001 system is most commonly used in combination with a microphone management system, it is also possible to use it for other purposes. During organized events, for instance, it is possible to use infrared light to transmit information to individual participants wearing receivers without disturbing anyone else present. Another example might be museums. There, it is possible to provide information about individual exhibits by means of infrared light radiated only to a limited space in front of the particular exhibit. Visitors can listen to the information with a receiver and a headphone.