260 results about "Voice Training" patented technology

In accordance with a present invention speech training system is disclosed. It uses a microphone to receive audible sounds input by a user into a first computing device having a program with a database consisting of (i) digital representations of known audible sounds and associated alphanumeric representations of the known audible sounds, and (ii) digital representations of known audible sounds corresponding to mispronunciations resulting from known classes of mispronounced words and phrases. The method is performed by receiving the audible sounds in the form of the electrical output of the microphone. A particular audible sound to be recognized is converted into a digital representation of the audible sound. The digital representation of the particular audible sound is then compared to the digital representations of the known audible sounds to determine which of those known audible sounds is most likely to be the particular audible sound being compared to the sounds in the database. In response to a determination of error corresponding to a known type or instance of mispronunciation, the system presents an interactive training program from the computer to the user to enable the user to correct such mispronunciation.

In a speech training and recognition system, the current invention detects and warns the user about the similar sounding entries to vocabulary and permits entry of such confusingly similar terms which are marked along with the stored similar terms to identify the similar words. In addition, the states in similar words are weighted to apply more emphasis to the differences between similar words than the similarities of such words. Another aspect of the current invention is to use modified scoring algorithm to improve the recognition performance in the case where confusing entries were made to the vocabulary despite the warning. Yet another aspect of the current invention is to detect and warn the user about potential problems with new entries such as short words and two or more word entries with long silence periods in between words. Finally, the current invention also includes alerting the user about the dissimilarity of the multiple tokens of the same vocabulary item in the case of multiple-token training.

A relay is described to facilitate communication through the telephone system between hearing users and users who need or desire assistance in understanding voice communications. To overcome the speed limitations inherent in typing, the call assistant at the relay does not type most words but, instead, re-voices the words spoken by the hearing user into a computer operating a voice recognition software package trained to the voice of that call assistant. The text stream created by the computer and the voice of the hearing user are both sent to the assisted user so that the assisted user can be supplied with a visual text stream to supplement the voice communications. A time delay in the transmission of the voice of the hearing user through the relay is of assistance in the assisted user comprehending the communications session.

Embodiments include a speech recognition system and a personal speech profile data (PSPD) storage device that is physically distinct from the speech recognition system. In the speech recognition system, a PSPD interface receives voice training data, which is associated with an individual, from the PSPD storage device. A speech input module produces a digital speech signal derived from an utterance made by a system user. A speech processing module accesses voice training data stored on the PSPD storage device through the PSPD interface, and executes a speech processing algorithm that analyzes the digital speech signal using the voice training data, in order to identify one or more recognized terms from the digital speech signal. A command processing module initiates execution of various applications based on the recognized terms. Embodiments may be implemented in various types of host systems, including an aircraft cockpit-based system.

The present disclosure relates to speech therapy and voice training methods. A system is provided which utilizes tonal and rhythm visualization components to allow a person to “see” their words as they attempt to improve or regain their ability to speak clearly. The system is also applicable to vocal music instruction and allows students improve their singing abilities by responding to visual feedback which incorporates both color and shape. The system may comprise a step-by-step instruction method, live performance abilities, and recording and playback features. Certain embodiments incorporate statistical analysis of student progress, remote access for teacher consultation, and video games for enhancing student interest.

The invention relates to a speaker identification method based on neutralization and sound-groove model conversion, the steps comprises (1) extracting voice feature, firstly conducting voice frequency pre-treating which is divided into three parts of sample-taking quantification, zero drift elimination, then extracting reverse spectrum signature MFCC, (2) building emotion model library, conducting Gaussian compound model training, training neutral model according to the neutral voice training of the users, conducting neutralization-emotion model conversion and obtaining emotion voice model by algorithm approach of neutralization-emotion voice conversion and (3) scoring for the voice test to identify the speakers. The invention has the advantages that the technique uses the algorithm approach of neutralization-emotion model conversion to increase the identification rate of the emotive speaker identifying. The technique trains out emotion voice model of the users according to the neutralization voice model of the users and increases the identification rate of the system.

The invention relates to a voice state detection method suitable for an echo cancellation system. The voice state detection method relates to the field of voice interaction technologies based on an IP network. The voice state detection method comprises the steps of: constructing a support vector machine (SVM) classifier by utilizing noise training samples and voice training samples, wherein signals to be detected are far-end and near-end signals after blocking, carrying out VAD judgment on the block far-end signal by adopting the constructed SVM classifier based on a Gaussian mixture model, stopping updating and filtering of a filter and outputting a near-end voice signal directly if the judgment result is that no voice exists, and carrying out double-end conversation judgment when judging that voice exists at a far end; stopping updating coefficients of the filter when in double-end conversation, and filtering the near-end signal; otherwise, conducting coefficient updating and filtering of the filter according to the far-end signal. The voice state detection method improves accuracy of voice activity detection, prevents a double-end mute state from being misjudged to be a double-end conversation state, and prevents error updating and filtering of the filter without a reference signal.

A phonics training system provides immediate, audible and virtual answers to questions regarding various images such as objects, animals and people, posed by a user when the user views such images on a video display terminal of the system. The system can provide virtual answers to questions without the need for an instruction or teacher and includes a computer having a video output terminal and an electronic library containing common answers to basic questions. This system can also include an artificial intelligence system.

The invention provides a method and a device for identifying a Chinese and English speech signal. The method mainly comprises the following steps of: carrying out feature extraction on a Chinese and English speech signal to be identified by a searching algorithm to acquire the feature information of the speech signal to be identified; and comparing the feature information with an acoustic model corresponding to each phoneme sequence in a mixed speech database, determining a phoneme sequence corresponding to the feature information based on the comparative result, and acquiring a Chinese and English mixed phrase corresponding to the phoneme sequence, wherein the Chinese and English mixed phrase is taken as an identification result of the Chinese and English speech signal to be identified. The invention can establish the acoustic model with less confusion, and does not need a large amount of labeled speech training data, thereby saving system resources. The invention can effectively raise the identification rate of the Chinese and English speech signal.

Embodiments of the invention provide a method and device for multilingual hybrid model establishment and data acquisition, and electronic equipment. The method includes determining a modeling unit ofan acoustic model according to a speech unit contained by multilanguage, and establishing the acoustic model based on a deep neural network, wherein the modeling unit is the context free speech unit;obtaining multilingual hybrid speech training data, converting a hybrid speech signal in the multilingual hybrid speech training data into an eigenvector sequence, and converting a hybrid labelling text corresponding to the hybrid speech signal into a hybrid label sequence of the modeling unit based on the acoustic model; training the acoustic model by using the eigenvector sequence and the hybridlabel sequence; obtaining multilingual hybrid corpus data to train a language model; and establishing a multilingual hybrid speech recognition system according to the acoustic model and the languagemodel. According to the embodiments, recognition accuracy of speech data mixing multiple languages can be enhanced.

The invention provides a voice data enhancing method and a system, wherein the method comprises: estimating an impulse response function in a far-field environment; filtering the near-field voice training data through the use of the impulse response function; and performing noise-adding process on the obtained data after the filtering to obtain the far-field voice training data. According to the invention, it is possible to avoid the problem that a large amount of time and economic cost are required to record the far-field voice training data in the prior art; and the time and the economic cost of obtaining far-field voice training data are reduced.

The embodiment of the invention provides a combined model training method. The method comprises the following steps: extracting the phase spectrum and the logarithm magnitude spectrum of a noisy voicetraining set in an implicit manner; by utilizing the magnitude spectrum fragments of the logarithm magnitude spectrum after expansion as the input features of a time frequency masking network, and byutilizing the noisy voice training set and a clear voice training set, determining a target masking label used for training the time frequency masking network, based on the input features and the target masking label, training the time frequency masking network, and estimating a soft threshold mask; and enhancing the phase spectrum of the noisy voice training set by utilizing the soft threshold mask, wherein the enhanced phase spectrum is adopted as the input features of a DOA (direction of arrival) estimation network, and training the DOA estimation network. The embodiment of the invention further provides a combined model training system. According to the embodiment of the invention, by setting the target masking label, the input features are extracted in an implicit manner, and the time frequency masking network and DOA estimation network combined training is more suitable for the DOA estimation task.

Systems and methods for dynamically analyzing temporality in an individual's speech in order to selectively categorize the speech fluency of the individual and/or to selectively provide speech training based on the results of the dynamic analysis. Temporal variables in one or more speech samples are dynamically quantified. The temporal variables in combination with a dynamic process, which is derived from analyses of temporality in the speech of native speakers and language learners, are used to provide a fluency score that identifies a proficiency of the individual. In some implementations, temporal variables are measured instantaneously.

The invention discloses a PTZ control method and system. The method comprises the following steps: detecting a camera voice selection command, and inquiring a voice sample model library according to the command so as to build a connection between a mobile terminal and a corresponding camera; and detecting a PTZ control voice command, and inquiring the voice sample model library according to the command so as to generate a PTZ control command based on which the PTZ is controlled. According to the invention, when the PTZ is controlled, first, a camera is selected through the voice; and second, the PTZ bearing the camera is controlled through the voice command. Besides, the invention also discloses a PTZ control system which comprises a voice training module used for training the voice sample model library to reinforce voice recognition ability, and accordingly, the technical problem that a correct control command can not be generated as different voices and dialects can not be recognized during the voice recognition process is solved.

The invention discloses a voice interaction system for smart home, which includes an audio signal acquisition module, an audio processing module, a voice training module, a voice recognition module, a voice wake-up module, a model matching module, an ADC conversion module, a microprocessor, and a storage module , a DAC conversion module and a voice playback module; the steps of the method are as follows: S1, collecting voice and audio signals; S2, judging whether the voice and audio signals wake up the smart home device; S3, judging whether the voice recognition matching is successful; S4, completing according to the voice command Task. Forming voice memory through voice training for users can effectively prevent the problem of wrong voice input to smart home devices by other non-user voices; by setting voice wake-up, it can effectively prevent misoperation problems caused by users who do not want to command smart home devices.

A speech processing device includes a reverberation characteristic selection unit configured to correlate correction data indicating a contribution of a reverberation component based on a corresponding reverberation characteristic with an adaptive acoustic model which is trained using reverbed speech to which a reverberation based on the corresponding reverberation characteristic is added for each of reverberation characteristics, to calculate likelihoods based on the adaptive acoustic models for a recorded speech, and to select correction data corresponding to the adaptive acoustic model having the calculated highest likelihood, and a dereverberation unit configured to remove the reverberation component from the speech based on the correction data.

This invention is a system for interactive learning for language and other studies, providing an immersion experience with other students. Program material, which can be easily and inexpensively recorded by teachers, students and other users, is encoded to make it interactive when it is decoded upon playback, in such a way that the part that the student is to speak, sing or play is played back through the student's headphones, prompting the student to perform the part properly in response to on-screen action, while the rest of the program material's audio, such as other characters' dialogue, is played back through a loudspeaker. The student-performed part is then recorded, so that upon playback the student can see how his or her efforts sound, compare with the original and/or mesh with the rest of the program. This permits the user to write dialogues, skits, words, expressions, lyrics, etc., to record them, and use the recordings for effective interactive voice training. These encoded pieces can be exchanged with other users, even via the internet across the world, to promote linguistic and cultural exchange and understanding.

A device and a method for speech analysis are provided, comprising measuring fundamental notes of a speech sequence to be analysed and identifying frequency intervals between at least some of said fundamental notes. An assessment is then made as to the frequency at which at least some of these thus identified intervals occur in the speech sequence to be analysed. Among other applications are speech training and diagnosis of pathological conditions.

The invention provides a voice wake-up word defining method and system, and relates to the technical field of voice interaction. The method comprises that a customized wake-up word is trained by a voice training model according to wake-up word information; a sound band file, which is used for matching a voice instruction so that a user can wake up a device via the customized wake-up word, is returned according to a training result; and the sound bank file comprises an audio file corresponding to information of the wake-up word, or a voice matching algorithm and a voice matching parameter corresponding to information of the wake-up word. The customized wake-up word is trained by the voice training model so as to form the sound bank file, and thus, the wake-up word of a voice system can be customized by the user.