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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057234 | Foreign language learning apparatus The increasing globalization of the world necessitates further strengthening of foreign language learning policies. The brain's foreign language recognition activity is enhanced and effective foreign language learning is enabled by extracting signals of prescribed b... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8033831 | System and method for programmatically evaluating and aiding a person learning a new language Speech data from the operation of a speech recognition application is recorded over the course of one or more language learning sessions. The operation of the speech recognition application during each language learning sessions corresponds to a user speaking, and t... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7421392 | Diagnosis device and diagnosis method The present invention provides a diagnostic device that presents, to a patient, a Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal that is obtained by dividing at least one portion of a sound signal into a single or a plurality of frequency band signals and subjecting the frequenc... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7401018 | Foreign language learning apparatus, foreign language learning method, and medium A speech recognition unit (114) and a processor unit (116) of a foreign language learning device (100) receive sentence speech information corresponding to a sentence pronounced by a learner (2) to separate the information into word speec... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7373294 | Intonation transformation for speech therapy and the like The intonation of speech is modified by an appropriate combination of resampling and time-domain harmonic scaling. Resampling increases (upsampling) or decreases (downsampling) the number of data points in a signal. Harmonic scaling adds or removes pitch cycles to o... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367807 | Method for improving word processing skills using visual flash stimuli A computer system provides a series of visual flash stimuli to a user and then requires that the user process the visual stimuli to produce a verbalization that corresponds to the visual stimuli and/or a fine motor activity that corresponds to the visual stimuli. Th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366664 | Interactive book An electronic interactive book allowing a child to learn the pronunciation of various words. The book will be provided with a permanent or impermanent display onto which a plurality of words, phrases or sentences would be provided. The electronic book includes a mic... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356470 | Text-to-speech and image generation of multimedia attachments to e-mail A multi-mail system and method is disclosed in which a sender may convey and a recipient can realize emotional aspects associated with substantive content of a multi-mail message by receiving a message that is more than textual in nature. Voice recognition technolog... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348905 | Device for treating audio signals, especially for treating audiophonatory disorders A device for digital treatment of audio signals, especially for treating patients with audiophonatory disorders. The device includes an analog audiofrequency signal input, an analog-digital encoder, an envelope detector, a digital limiter, a multiplier, a synthesize... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340398 | Selective sampling for sound signal classification A system and method of selective sampling for sound signal classification is disclosed. The method of the present invention discloses the elements of: receiving a sound signal; specifying meta-data to be extracted from the sound signal; dividing the sound signal int... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330815 | Method and system for network-based speech recognition 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... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324944 | Systems and methods for dynamically analyzing temporality in speech Systems and methods for dynamically analyzing temporality in an individual's speech in order to selectively categorize the speech fluency of the individual and/or to selectively provide speech training based on the results of the dynamic analysis. Temporal variables... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302389 | Automatic assessment of phonological processes A computer-based system generates alternative phonetic transcriptions for a target word or phrase corresponding to specific phonological processes that replace individual phonemes or clusters of two or more phonemes with replacement phonemes. The system compares a u... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295864 | Methods and apparatuses for programming user-defined information into electronic devices A device for programming user-defined information into an electronic device is provided. The programmer allows a user to program customized information, such as user-selected audio, video, or Internet access information into his or her programmable device. Such elec... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290892 | Angle adjustable mirror support An angle adjustable mirror support for a bathroom includes a mirror, a shaft mounted on the frame of the mirror, two connecting members each mounted on the frame of the mirror and each secured to the respective end of the shaft, two fixing seats each mounted on the ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7283850 | Method and apparatus for multi-sensory speech enhancement on a mobile device A mobile device includes an air conduction microphone and an alternative sensor that provides an alternative sensor signal indicative of speech. A communication interface permits the mobile device to communicate directly with other mobile devices. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275032 | Telephone call handling center where operators utilize synthesized voices generated or modified to exhibit or omit prescribed speech characteristics A human operator's voice is artificially varied prior to transmission to a remote caller. In one example, the operator indicates target speech content (e.g., actual speech, pre-prepared text, manually entered text) to a speech processing facility, which enunciates t... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270546 | System and method for interactive reading and language instruction A reading or language interactive system which utilizes a mechanism to permit a computer-based instruction program in reading or language instruction to implement a shared reading program, wherein portions of the text are read by the student and portions by the comp... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258660 | Speech therapy method An improved stuttering treatment program provides for a multi dimensional diagnostic procedure for identifying the problems associated with stuttering. A simultaneous attitude modification phase and a speech fluency enhancing techniques phase define a supervised, ha... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257395 | Methods and apparatuses for programming user-defined information into electronic devices A device for programming user-defined information into an electronic device is provided. The programmer allows a user to program customized information, such as user-selected audio, video, or Internet access information into his or her programmable device. Such elec... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7227961 | Auditory sense training method and sound processing method for auditory sense training An auditory sense training device 1 to be used in an auditory sense training method for training auditory sense by listening to a sound formed by processing an original sound comprises a band attenuation processing method 20 for attenuating a predeterm... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225125 | Speech recognition system trained with regional speech characteristics A speech recognition system uses speech recognition models which are specifically trained and optimized for users residing in a particular geographic area or region. The speech models are trained with samples of word variants expected to be used in a natural languag... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220125 | Multi modal speech cueing system The present invention is a speech cueing system that incorporates a multi modal (auditory, visual, tactile-kinesthetic) approach to teaching speech sounds and an accompanying apparatus. The system provides explicit instructions on how to utilize the apparatus in the... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219059 | Automatic pronunciation scoring for language learning A method and apparatus for generating a pronunciation score by receiving a user phrase intended to conform to a reference phrase and processing the user phrase in accordance with at least one of an articulation-scoring engine, a duration scoring engine and an intona... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214064 | Implement for speech therapy A method and implement for use in speech therapy to assist with teaching a patient to correctly produce sounds, especially /r/ sounds, designed to be used in a human mouth to support tongue tip and made of a palatable, non-toxic substance such as wax or candy. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7216078 | Learning device, mobile communication terminal, information recognition system, and learning method The myo-electric information of the user is transmitted to the data center, learning with a high computation load for generating recognition parameters required for recognizing the utterance content based on the myo-electric information is performed, not by the mobi... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210808 | Interior lighting device for a refrigeration compartment, in particular of a refrigerator or freezer A lighting device having a bulb-holder made of synthetic, electrically-nonconducting material; possibly a transparent cover; a light source; and electronic controlling elements for controlling the light source; the light source includes a high-efficiency, violet-tin... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206742 | Context free grammar engine for speech recognition system The present invention includes a context-free grammar (CFG) engine which communicates through an exposed interface with a speech recognition engine. The context-free grammar engine, in one illustrative embodiment, handles loading and unloading of grammars, as well a... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205832 | Temperature compensated, high efficiency, controlled input impedance diode detector A diode detector comprising a detector network adapted to detect and multiply the detected voltage coupled to a divider network that comprise diodes in equal number to the number of diodes in the detector network, provides a passive detector applicable to any applic... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203649 | Aphasia therapy system A computer-operated speech therapy system is provided that includes speech input, speech recognition and natural language understanding, and audio and visual outputs to enable an aphasic patient to conduct self-paced speech therapy autonomously. The system of the in... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203840 | Access control for interactive learning system A technique to control access to computer network resources at a computer facility permits a user to interact with the computer facility through a computer node of a network, wherein the user interaction comprises language learning responses submitted to the compute... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7196983 | Information recording apparatus and information recording method The present invention provides an information recording method and an information recording apparatus, which are capable of recording reproduction controlling information in information recording medium such as DVD. An operation portion designates a division timing ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194676 | Performance retiming effects on synchronized data in an editing system A retiming function that defines a rampable retiming effect is used to generate new audio and video samples at appropriate output times. In particular, for each output time, a corresponding input time is determined from the output time by using the retiming function... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7184952 | Method and system for masking speech A simple and efficient method for producing an obfuscated speech signal which may be used to mask a stream of speech, is disclosed. A speech signal representing the speech stream to be masked is obtained. The speech signal is then temporally partitioned into segment... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180407 | Vehicle video collision event recorder A vehicle video collision event recorder includes a vehicle video collision event recorder includes a control module for accepting at least one decoded engine performance data and at least one processed video signal, a video mixer for processing at least one video s... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181434 | Method for converting high level motion scripts to computer animations A method that converts high-level scripts into 3D animations uses natural language for fast prototyping. The proposed method first transforms the natural language script into the metadata with high-level semantics, then matches the metadata to several motion clips i... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177813 | Middleware layer between speech related applications and engines The present invention provides an application-independent and engine-independent middleware layer between applications and engines. The middleware provides speech-related services to both applications and engines, thereby making it far easier for application vendors... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177807 | Middleware layer between speech related applications and engines The present invention provides an application-independent and engine-independent middleware layer (204) between applications (202) and engines (206, 208). The middleware provides speech-related services to both applications (202) and engi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168953 | Trainable videorealistic speech animation A method and apparatus for videorealistic, speech animation is disclosed. A human subject is recorded using a video camera as he/she utters a predetermined speech corpus. After processing the corpus automatically, a visual speech module is learned from the data that... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171192 | Portable wireless data device Systems, methods, and devices are provided which include a portable wireless data device. One embodiment of the portable wireless data device includes one or more physical pages. An array of inputs is embedded in the one or more pages. A wireless transceiver is oper... | 01/30/2007 |
