Automated speech alignment for image synthesis

Details Automated speech alignment for image synthesis Automated speech alignment for image synthesis

1997-02-24

1999-03-16

Hudspeth, David R.

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

Application

704270, G10L 900

Patent

active

058842675

ABSTRACT:
In a computerized method, speech signals are analyzed using statistical trajectory modeling to produce time aligned acoustic-phonetic units. There is one acoustic-phonetic unit for each portion of the speech signal determined to be phonetically distinct. The acoustic-phonetic units are translated to corresponding time aligned image units representative of the acoustic-phonetic units. An image including the time aligned image units is displayed. The display of the time aligned image units is synchronized to a replaying of the digitized natural speech signal.

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