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User-specific confidence thresholds for speech recognition

US8639508B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2011
Grant dateJan 28, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L17/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of automatic speech recognition includes receiving an utterance from a user via a microphone that converts the utterance into a speech signal, pre-processing the speech signal using a processor to extract acoustic data from the received speech signal, and identifying at least one user-specific characteristic in response to the extracted acoustic data. The method also includes determining a user-specific confidence threshold responsive to the at least one user-specific characteristic, and using the user-specific confidence threshold to recognize the utterance received from the user and/or to assess confusability of the utterance with stored vocabulary.

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