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Apparatus, method and computer program product for feature extraction

US8073686B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 5, 2009
Grant dateDec 6, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L25/90
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A feature extraction apparatus includes a spectrum calculating unit that calculates, based on an input speech signal, a frequency spectrum having frequency components obtained at regular intervals on a logarithmic frequency scale for each of frames that are defined by regular time intervals, and thereby generates a time series of the frequency spectrum; a cross-correlation coefficients calculating unit that calculates, for each target frame of the frames, a cross-correlation coefficients between frequency spectra calculated for two different frames that are in vicinity of the target frame and a predetermined frame width apart from each other; and a shift amount predicting unit that predicts a shift amount of the frequency spectra on the logarithmic frequency scale with respect to the predetermined frame width by use of the cross-correlation coefficients.

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