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Name recognition system

US9721563B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 8, 2012
Grant dateAug 1, 2017
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L2015/0633
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A speech recognition system uses, in one embodiment, an extended phonetic dictionary that is obtained by processing words in a user's set of databases, such as a user's contacts database, with a set of pronunciation guessers. The speech recognition system can use a conventional phonetic dictionary and the extended phonetic dictionary to recognize speech inputs that are user requests to use the contacts database, for example, to make a phone call, etc. The extended phonetic dictionary can be updated in response to changes in the contacts database, and the set of pronunciation guessers can include pronunciation guessers for a plurality of locales, each locale having its own pronunciation guesser.

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