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Continuous speech recognition apparatus

US4677672A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 1983
Grant dateJun 30, 1987
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L15/12
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A continuous speech recognition circuit has a data generating circuit for calculating feature pattern data each having N-frame feature parameter data of a plurality of word-periods and reference pattern data every time one-frame period has elapsed and for sequentially generating a maximal similarity data among the calculated similarity data, and a recognition circuit for detecting a series of continuous word-periods which gives the largest similarity sum within a speech interval in accordance with the similarity data from the data generating circuit and recognizing as effective word data the word series corresponding to the detected series of continuous word-periods. The similarity data in each word period is obtained by calculating partial similarity data between the feature parameter data of each frame and each reference parameter data and using the N partial similarity data obtained during the word-period.

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