Diagnosis device and diagnosis method

Details Diagnosis device and diagnosis method Diagnosis device and diagnosis method

2003-12-09

2008-09-02

Hudspeth, David R. (Department: 2626)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

Application

C704S226000, C434S185000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07421392

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a diagnostic device that presents, to a patient, a Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal that is obtained by dividing at least one portion of a sound signal into a single or a plurality of frequency band signals and subjecting the frequency band signals to noise, and analyzing the content of a response recognized by the patient and the presented stimulus to diagnose a disease of the patient based on the analysis results, so that diagnosis including determining the disease of the patient and estimating a damaged site can be performed.

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