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System and method for speech enhancement in multisource environments

US10482878B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Nuance Communications, Inc. · US

Inventors

Tobias Wolff · Neu-Ulm, DE
Jan Philip Janssen · Ulm, DE
Simon Graf · Ulm, DE
Tim Haulick · Blaubeuren, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04R2420/07
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, by a computing device, a first signal emitted from one or more sources. A second signal may be received emitted from the one or more sources. A first confidence level that the wake-up-word is included in the first signal may be determined. A second confidence level that the wake-up-word is included in the second signal may be determined. It may be identified that the wake-up-word originated from a first source of the one or more sources based upon, at least in part, the first and second confidence levels. The first source may be enabled to participate in a dialog phase.

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