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Speech processing device, speech processing method, and computer program product

US10832685B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 2016
Grant dateNov 10, 2020
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L17/04
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a speech processing device includes an extractor, a classifier, a similarity calculator, and an identifier. The extractor is configured to extract a speech feature from utterance data. The classifier is configured to classify the utterance data into a set of utterances for each speaker based on the extracted speech feature. The similarity calculator is configured to calculate a similarity between the speech feature of the utterance data included in the set and each of a plurality of speaker models. The identifier is configured to identify a speaker for each set based on the calculated similarity.

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