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Speech recognition apparatus which predicts word classes from context and words from word classes

US5267345A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 1992
Grant dateNov 30, 1993
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L15/197
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A language generator for a speech recognition apparatus scores a word-series hypothesis by combining individual scores for each word in the hypothesis. The hypothesis score for a single word comprises a combination of the estimated conditional probability of occurrence of a first class of words comprising the word being scored, given the occurrence of a context comprising the words in the word-series hypothesis other than the word being scored, and the estimated conditional probability of occurrence of the word being scored given the occurrence of the first class of words, and given the occurrence of the context. An apparatus and method are provided for classifying multiple series of words for the purpose of obtaining useful hypothesis scores in the language generator and speech recognition apparatus.

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