Speech endpointing
US11710477B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2025/783
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for speech endpointing are described. In one aspect, a method includes the action of accessing voice query log data that includes voice queries spoken by a particular user. The actions further include based on the voice query log data that includes voice queries spoken by a particular user, determining a pause threshold from the voice query log data that includes voice queries spoken by the particular user. The actions further include receiving, from the particular user, an utterance. The actions further include determining that the particular user has stopped speaking for at least a period of time equal to the pause threshold. The actions further include based on determining that the particular user has stopped speaking for at least a period of time equal to the pause threshold, processing the utterance as a voice query.
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