Data processing: speech signal processing – linguistics – language – Speech signal processing – For storage or transmission
Patent
1996-11-22
1999-10-19
Hudspeth, David R.
Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language
Speech signal processing
For storage or transmission
704265, 704258, 704269, G10L 510
Patent
active
059704403
ABSTRACT:
A method is described for short-time Fourier-converting a speech signal and for resynthesizing an output speech signal from the modulus of its short-time Fourier transform and from an initial phase. In particular, after the Fourier converting the signal is subjected to a phase-specifying operation. Subsequently speech duration is affected by systematically maintaining, periodically repeating or periodically suppressing result intervals of the successive Fourier converting and phase affecting. Finally, a resynthesizing operation is executed. Speech pitch can likewise be affected through systematically excising or inserting signal intervals. Finally, the two strategies can be combined, so that ultimately, pitch and duration can be affected independently from each other.
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He Haiyan
Veldhuis Raymond N. J.
Abebe Daniel
Hudspeth David R.
U.S. Philips Corporation
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