Training wideband acoustic models in the cepstral domain...

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2005-02-08

2008-11-18

McFadden, Susan (Department: 2626)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

Recognition

Reexamination Certificate

active

07454338

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are provided that generate values for a first set of dimensions of a feature vector from a speech signal. The values of the first set of dimensions are used to estimate values for a second set of dimensions of the feature vector to form an extended feature vector. The extended feature vector is then used to train an acoustic model.

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