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Audio output masking for improved automatic speech recognition

US9704478B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 2013
Grant dateJul 11, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L2021/02082
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Features are disclosed for filtering portions of an output audio signal in order to improve automatic speech recognition on an input signal which may include a representation of the output signal. A signal that includes audio content can be received, and a frequency or band of frequencies can be selected to be filtered from the signal. The frequency band may correspond to a desired frequency band for speech recognition. An input signal can be obtained comprising audio data corresponding to a user utterance and presentation of the output signal. Automatic speech recognition can be performed on the input signal. In some cases, an acoustic model trained for use with such frequency band filtering may be used to perform speech recognition.

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