Speech Assistance Device for Speech Loss Interruption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current voice and speech recognition technologies do not effectively assist users experiencing speech loss due to conditions like Alzheimer's disease, dementia, stroke recovery, old age, or sleepiness, as they struggle to complete sentences and convey thoughts effectively.
Innovation Solution
A speech-assist device that detects speech interruptions, converts speech to text, and uses internal search capabilities to retrieve relevant information from user data such as contacts, photos, and GPS locations to present reminders and aid in completing sentences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If voice and speech recognition software is used for hands-free interaction, then user convenience is improved, but it cannot assist users with speech loss conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The system monitors the user's speech stream in real-time, detects interruptions or pauses indicating speech loss, and provides feedback by presenting relevant recollection data from the catalog to help the user continue their communication
Solution Approach 2:
The system acts as an intermediary between the user's incomplete speech and the communication goal, using the catalog of information to bridge the gap caused by speech loss and enable successful communication
2Reliability
If the system searches a catalog for relevant data during speech interruption, then speech assistance is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The catalog of information is pre-organized and prepared in advance, allowing the system to quickly retrieve relevant recollection data when a speech interruption is detected, rather than searching from scratch during the interruption
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter include a method for detecting speech loss and supplying appropriate recollection data to the user. Such embodiments include detecting a speech stream from a user, converting the speech stream to text, storing the text, detecting an interruption to the speech stream, wherein the interruption to the speech stream indicates speech loss by the user, searching a catalog using the text as a search parameter to find relevant catalog data and, presenting the relevant catalog data to remind the user about the speech stream.