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Speaker segmentation and recognition based on list of speakers

US9058806B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ananth Sankar · Palo Alto, US
Sachin Kajarekar · Cupertino, US
Satish K. Gannu · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 10, 2012
Grant date	Jun 16, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 19, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG10L17/02
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided and includes estimating an approximate list of potential speakers in a file from one or more applications. The file (e.g., an audio file, video file, or any suitable combination thereof) includes a recording of a plurality of speakers. The method also includes segmenting the file according to the approximate list of potential speakers such that each segment corresponds to at least one speaker; and recognizing particular speakers in the file based on the approximate list of potential speakers.

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