Data processing: speech signal processing – linguistics – language – Speech signal processing – Recognition
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-12
2006-09-12
Storm, Donald L. (Department: 2626)
Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language
Speech signal processing
Recognition
C704S207000, C704S243000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07107213
ABSTRACT:
In a voice pitch normalization device equipped in a voice recognition device VRAp for recognizing an incoming command voice Sva uttered by any speaker, and used to normalize the incoming command voice to be in an optimal pitch for voice recognition, a target voice generator produces a target voice signal by changing the incoming command voice Svd on the basis of a predetermined degree. A probability calculator calculates a probability indicating a degree of coincidence among the target voice signal and a plurality of words in sample data. A voice pitch changer repeatedly changes the target voice signal in voice pitch until a maximum probability becomes a predetermined probability or greater.
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Kawane Tomoe
Oda Mikio
Matsushita Electric - Industrial Co., Ltd.
Storm Donald L.
Wenderoth , Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
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