Methods of identification using voice sound analysis

Details Methods of identification using voice sound analysis Methods of identification using voice sound analysis

2008-06-26

2011-10-11

Vo, Huyen X. (Department: 2626)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

Recognition

C704S203000, C704S206000

Reexamination Certificate

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08036891

ABSTRACT:
Methods of using individually distinctive patterns of voice characteristics to identify a speaker include computing the reassigned spectrogram of each of at least two voice samples, pruning each reassigned spectrogram to remove noise and other computational artifacts, and comparing (either visually or with the aid of a processor) the strongest points to determine whether the voice samples belong to the same speaker.

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