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Voice analyzer

US9153244B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 2012
Grant dateOct 6, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R3/005
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A voice analyzer includes an apparatus body, a strap that is connected to the apparatus body and is used to hang the apparatus body from a neck of a user, a first voice acquisition unit provided in the strap or the apparatus body, a second voice acquisition unit provided at a position where a distance of a sound wave propagation path from a mouth of the user is smaller than a distance of a sound wave propagation path from the mouth of the user to the first voice acquisition unit, and an identification unit that identifies a sound, in which first sound pressure acquired by the first voice acquisition unit is larger by a predetermined value or more than second sound pressure acquired by the second voice acquisition unit, on the basis of a result of comparison between the first sound pressure and the second sound pressure.

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