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Speech signal processing apparatus for extracting a speech signal from a noisy speech signal

Patent 5220610 Issued on June 15, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject May 28, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

Device for the processing of voice signals
Patent #: 4286116
Issued on: 08/25/1981
Inventor: Sadou

A method for indicating the presence of speech in an audio signal Patent #: 4959865
Issued on: 09/25/1990
Inventor: Stettiner, et al.

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 706573 filed on 05/28/1991

US Classes:

704/233Detect speech in noise

Examiners

Primary: Kemeny, Emanuel S.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 0099476A2 EP. 02/12/2012
  • 0123349A1 EP. 02/12/2012
  • WO87/00366 WO. 01/12/1987
  • WO86/04294 WO. 07/12/1987
  • WO88/07739 WO. 10/12/1988

International Class

G10L 005/00

Foreign Application Priority Data

1990-05-28 JP

Abstract

A signal processing apparatus extracts a speech signal from an inputted noisy speech signal. In the signal processing apparatus, a band division process including a Fourier transformation is performed for an inputted speech signal, thereby outputting spectrum signals of plural channels, and a cepstrum analysis process is performed for the spectrum signals of plural channels, thereby outputting a cepstrum analysis result. Thereafter, a speech signal interval of the inputted noisy speech signal is detected in response to the cepstrum analysis result, and then, a speech signal is extracted from the inputted noisy speech signal according to the detected speech signal interval.

Other References

  • "Cepstrum Pitch Determination", A. Michael Noll, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 41, No. 2, 1967, pp. 293-309
  • "Separationof Speech from Interfering Speech by Means of Harmonic Selection", Thomas W. Parson, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., vol. 60, No. 4, Oct. 1976, pp. 911-91
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