System and method for speech recognition
US4181813A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2015/025
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for speech recognition provides a means of printing phonemes in response to received speech signals utilizing inexpensive components. The speech signals are inputted into an amplifier which provides negative feedback to normalize the amplitude of the speech signals. The normalized speech signals are delta modulated at a first sampling rate to produce a corresponding first sequence of digital pulses. The negative feedback signal of the amplifier is delta modulated at a second sampling rate to produce a second sequence of digital pulses corresponding to amplitude information of the speech signals. The speech signals are filtered and utilized to produce a digital pulse corresponding to high frequency components of the speech signals having magnitudes in excess of a threshold voltage. A microprocessor contains an algorithm for detecting major slope transitions of the analog speech signals in response to the first sequence of digital signals by detecting information corresponding to presence and absence of predetermined numbers of successive slope reversals in the delta modulator producing the first sequence of digital pulses. The algorithm computes cues from the hig…
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