Method for making a voice activity decision

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2007-08-07

2007-08-07

Knepper, David D. (Department: 2626)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

C704S205000, C704S211000, C704S233000

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10258643

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method for determining voice activity in a signal section of an audio signal. The result, i.e., whether voice activity is present in the section of the signal thus observed, depends upon spectral and temporal stationarity of the signal section and/or prior signal sections. In a first step, the method determines whether there is spectral stationarity in the observed signal section. In a second step, the method determines whether there is temporal stationarity in the signal section in question. The final decision as to the presence of voice activity in the signal section observed depends upon the initial values of both steps.

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