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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8090578 | Method and system for a recognition system having a verification recognition system A method and system for performing computer implemented recognition. In one method embodiment, the present invention first accesses user input stored in a memory of a mobile device. On the mobile device, the present invention performs a coarse recognition process on... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082147 | System and method for mobile automatic speech recognition A system and method of updating automatic speech recognition parameters on a mobile device are disclosed. The method comprises storing user account-specific adaptation data associated with ASR on a computing device associated with a wireless network, generating new ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8069170 | Private information storage device and private information management device The events experienced are stored automatically, so that the information of higher utility for a user may be taken out with responsiveness and efficiency higher than is possible with a technique of keyword retrieval over a network. An information registration unit | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065142 | Synchronization of an input text of a speech with a recording of the speech A method and system for synchronizing words in an input text of a speech with a continuous recording of the speech. A received input text includes previously recorded content of the speech to be reproduced. A synthetic speech corresponding to the received input text... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060364 | Apparatus and method for event-driven content analysis An apparatus and method for the event-driven analysis of media contents derived from customer interactions is disclosed. Content analysis is executed exclusively on those segments of the interaction media that are relevant in a given context. The steps of the analys... | 11/15/2011 |
| RE42868 | Voice-operated services A method and apparatus accesses a database where entries are linked to at least two sets of patterns. One or more patterns of a first set of patterns are recognized within a received signal. The recognized patterns are used to identify entries and compile a list of ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8019602 | Automatic speech recognition learning using user corrections An automatic speech recognition system recognizes user changes to dictated text and infers whether such changes result from the user changing his/her mind, or whether such changes are a result of a recognition error. If a recognition error is detected, the system us... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7966176 | System and method for independently recognizing and selecting actions and objects in a speech recognition system A system includes an acoustic input engine configured to accept a speech input, to recognize phonemes of the speech input, and to create word strings based on the recognized phonemes. The system includes a semantic engine coupled to the acoustic engine and operable ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7890324 | Context-sensitive interface widgets for multi-modal dialog systems A system and method of presenting widgets to a user during a multi-modal interactive dialog between a user and a computer is presented. The system controls the multi-modal dialog; and when user input would help to clarify or speed up the presentation of requested in... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7881928 | Enhanced linguistic transformation Techniques for enhanced linguistic transformation are disclosed. For example, a method of linguistic transformation includes the steps of providing at least one input to a plurality of modules, wherein at least one module has a different configuration than at least ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7869995 | Processing speech transmitted through a network using a plurality of processing levels A system receives a first value and packets of encoded audio speech from a first client. The system receives a second value and packets of encoded audio speech from a second client. Based on the first value, the system services the packets of encoded audio speech fr... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7860712 | Method of storing data in a memory circuit for AHO-corasick type character recognition automaton and corresponding storage circuit A method of storing data in a memory circuit of an Aho-Corasick type character recognition automaton recognizes character strings by implementing successive transitions in a tree of nodes stored in a memory. Each node corresponds to a state of the automaton and to a... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7853582 | Method and system for providing information services related to multimodal inputs A system and method provides information services related to multimodal inputs. Several different types of data used as multimodal inputs are described. Also described are various methods involving the generation of contexts using multimodal inputs, synthesizing con... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7831549 | Optimization of text-based training set selection for language processing modules A device and a method provide for selection of a database from a corpus using an, optimization function. The method includes defining a size of a database, calculating a distance using a distance function for each pair in a set of pairs, and executing an optimizatio... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7831422 | Client-server speech recognition for altering processing time based on a value communicated between client and server Methods and systems for handling speech recognition processing in effectively real-time, via the Internet, in order that users do not experience noticeable delays from the start of an exercise until they receive responsive feedback. A user uses a client to access th... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7822603 | System and method for mobile automatic speech recognition A system and method of updating automatic speech recognition parameters on a mobile device are disclosed. The method comprises storing user account-specific adaptation data associated with ASR on a computing device associated with a wireless network, generating new ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7805298 | Computer-aided transcription system using pronounceable substitute text with a common cross-reference library A transcription system having linked computer terminals for a court reporter and/or for examining, defending, and/or associate attorneys is disclosed. A method of language translation may be utilized by the transcription system during a testimonial proceeding, for e... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7783483 | Speech processing apparatus and control method that suspend speech recognition A speech processing apparatus includes a speech input device which inputs speech, a connection unit which detachably connects the speech input device, a speech recognizer which recognizes speech input by the speech input device through the connection unit, and a mon... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7761293 | Spoken mobile engine Systems and methods are disclosed to operate a mobile device. The system includes a message center; an engine coupled to the message center; and a mobile device wirelessly coupled to the message center, wherein the engine specifies one or more meeting locations and ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7756706 | Method and system for a recognition system having a verification recognition system A method and system for performing computer implemented recognition is disclosed. In one method embodiment, the present invention first accesses user input stored in a memory of a mobile device. On the mobile device, the present invention performs a coarse recogniti... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7747593 | Computer aided document retrieval A method of determining cluster attractors for a plurality of documents comprising at least one term. The method comprises calculating, in respect of each term, a probability distribution indicative of the frequency of occurrence of the, or each, other term that co-... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7720678 | Systems and methods for managing multiple grammars in a speech recognition system Systems and methods are described for a speech system that manages multiple grammars from one or more speech-enabled applications. The speech system includes a speech server that supports different grammars and different types of grammars by exposing several methods... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7698134 | Device in which selection is activated by voice and method in which selection is activated by voice A selecting device according to voice includes output unit for outputting guide voice for guiding a selection item, voice recognition unit for recognizing a selection instruction for selecting the selection item that is issued during the output of the guide voice by... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7689414 | Speech recognition device and method In a speech recognition device (1) for recognizing text information (TI) corresponding to speech information (SI), wherein speech information (SI) can be characterized in respect of language properties, there are firstly provided at least two language-propert... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7689415 | Real-time speech recognition over the internet Methods and systems for handling speech recognition processing in effectively real-time, via the Internet, in order that users do not experience noticeable delays from the start of an exercise until they receive responsive feedback. A user uses a client to access th... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7680654 | Apparatus and method for segmentation of audio data into meta patterns An audio data segmentation apparatus for segmenting of audio data including for supplying audio data, dividing the audio data supplied into audio clips of a predetermined length, discriminating the audio clips into predetermined audio classes, the audio classes iden... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7672843 | Audio signature extraction and correlation A signature is extracted from the audio of a program received by a tunable receiver such that the signature characterizes the program. In order to extract the signature, blocks of the audio are converted to corresponding spectral moments. At least one of the spectra... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7664636 | System and method for indexing voice mail messages by speaker The invention provides a system and method for indexing and organizing voice mail message by the speaker of the message. One or more speaker models are created from voice mail messages received. As additional messages are left, each of the new messages are compared ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7647224 | Apparatus, method, and computer program product for speech recognition A speech recognition apparatus includes a sound information acquiring unit that acquires sound information, a unit segment dividing unit that divides the sound information into plural unit segments, a segment information acquiring unit that acquires segment informat... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7643992 | Method, system and device for automatic recognition of limited speech This invention relates to a method of automatic recognition for limited speech and its correlative system and device. The main technical content is: Establish the relationship between the voice file and the identification information for a limited range of speech, a... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7627470 | Speaking period detection device, voice recognition processing device, transmission system, signal level control device and speaking period detection method A speaking period required for a voice recognition processing is detected with a simple and robust approach. A speaking period is detected based on an EMG generated when a speaker speaks. A large amplitude is observed in an EMG as muscular activity is caused when a ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7590533 | New-word pronunciation learning using a pronunciation graph A method and computer-readable medium convert the text of a word and a user's pronunciation of the word into a phonetic description to be added to a speech recognition lexicon. Initially, a plurality of at least two possible phonetic descriptions are generated. One ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7587318 | Correlating video images of lip movements with audio signals to improve speech recognition A speech recognition device can include an audio signal receiver configured to receive audio signals from a speech source, a video signal receiver configured to receive video signals from the speech source, and a processing unit configured to process the audio signa... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7587317 | Word training interface A method for exposing speech engine features to one or more independent applications wherein the features relate to word training and/or wherein the method optionally exposes the speech engine features without invoking a user interface. A word training interface to ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7574356 | System and method for spelling recognition using speech and non-speech input A system and method for non-speech input or keypad-aided word and spelling recognition is disclosed. The method comprises performing spelling recognition via automatic speech recognition (ASR) on received speech from a user, the ASR being performed using a statistic... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7567899 | Methods and apparatus for audio recognition A method, apparatus and computer memory are provided for recognizing an audio fingerprint of an unknown audio recording. A database stores a plurality of audio recording identifiers corresponding to a plurality of known audio recordings, where the audio recording id... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7552049 | Noise adaptation system of speech model, noise adaptation method, and noise adaptation program for speech recognition An object of the present invention is to enable optimal clustering for many types of noise data and to improve the accuracy of estimation of a speech model sequence of input speech. Noise is added to speech in accordance with noise-to-signal ratio conditions to gene... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7536303 | Audio restoration apparatus and audio restoration method An audio restoration apparatus is provided which restores an audio to be restored having a missing audio part and being included in a mixed audio. The audio restoration apparatus includes: a mixed audio separation unit which extracts the audio to be restored include... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7516068 | Optimized collection of audio for speech recognition A method for audio collection and speech recognition includes providing a plurality of listening devices, the listening devices including at least one microphone capsule, a signal pre-amplifier, a processor, and a transmitter/receiver; placing the plurality of liste... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7505901 | Intelligent acoustic microphone fronted with speech recognizing feedback Voice command operated systems are being installed in modern motor vehicles with increasing frequency. Such systems should be operable by various vehicle occupants and from various seating positions. A new type of speech recognition system is described, which is goo... | 03/17/2009 |
