Data processing: speech signal processing – linguistics – language – Speech signal processing – Application
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-18
2006-04-18
Chawan, Vijay B. (Department: 2654)
Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language
Speech signal processing
Application
C704S275000, C704S235000, C434S185000, C434S156000, C434S178000, C600S023000, C600S559000, C623S010000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07031922
ABSTRACT:
Methods, devices, and computer program products display visual choral speech to a patient who stutters or has a speech impediment or impairment as a visual stimulus for the patient to enhance the fluency of the patient. The visual choral speech is incongruous with the speech produced by the stutterer and is provided by a visual display of the articulatory movements of a person other than the patient (or a simulated representation thereof) of the person's lips and mouth as the person speaks. The visual speech gestures can be displayed to the patient in advance of a speaking event or speech production by the stutterer and/or concurrently with a speaking event (either intermittently or continuous during the speaking event). The visual choral speech gestures can be based on a string of coherent words to provide the visual speech gestures signal such that it is relayed to the user without the attendant auditory component allowing the user to speak at a substantially normal pace with enhanced fluency.
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Kalinowski Joseph
Rastatter Michael
Stuart Andrew
Chawan Vijay B.
East Carolina University
Myers Bigel & Sibley Sajovec, PA
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