Method and apparatus for predicting word error rates from text

Details Method and apparatus for predicting word error rates from text Method and apparatus for predicting word error rates from text

2006-09-05

2006-09-05

Lerner, Martin (Department: 2626)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

Recognition

C704S255000, C704S256200

Reexamination Certificate

active

07103544

ABSTRACT:
A method of modeling a speech recognition system includes decoding a speech signal produced from a training text to produce a sequence of predicted speech units. The training text comprises a sequence of actual speech units that is used with the sequence of predicted speech units to form a confusion model. In further embodiments, the confusion model is used to decode a text to identify an error rate that would be expected if the speech recognition system decoded speech based on the text.

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