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Speech recognition apparatus and method for matching inputted speech and a word generated from stored referenced phoneme data

US6236964A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 1994
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L2015/025
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A speech recognition method and apparatus in which a speech section is sliced by the unit of a word by spotting and candidate words are selected. Next, in a second stage, matching is conducted by the unit of a phoneme. Consequently, selection of the candidate words and slicing of the speech section can be performed concurrently. Furthermore, narrowing of the candidate words is facilitated. Furthermore, since reference phoneme patterns under a plurality of environments are prepared, recognition of an input speech under a larger number of conditions is possible using a smaller amount of data when compared with the case in which reference word patterns under a plurality of environments are prepared.

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