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First Claim
1. A method for communication, said method comprising:
- attaching a sensor near an area of a user'"'"'s body associated with speech production;
detecting an electrical signal from the user'"'"'s nervous system through the sensor; and
processing the detected electrical signal to extract information intended for speech communication but not spoken by the user.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for processing a set of communicated signals associated with a set of muscles, such as the muscles near the larynx of the person, or any other muscles the person use to achieve a desired response. The method includes the steps of attaching a single integrated sensor, for example, near the throat of the person proximate to the larynx and detecting an electrical signal through the sensor. The method further includes the steps of extracting features from the detected electrical signal and continuously transforming them into speech sounds without the need for further modulation. The method also includes comparing the extracted features to a set of prototype features and selecting a prototype feature of the set of prototype features providing a smallest relative difference.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for communication, said method comprising:
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attaching a sensor near an area of a user'"'"'s body associated with speech production; detecting an electrical signal from the user'"'"'s nervous system through the sensor; and processing the detected electrical signal to extract information intended for speech communication but not spoken by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 19, 20)
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11. An apparatus for communication comprising:
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a sensor configurable to be attached near an area of a user'"'"'s body associated with speech production; an electrode configurable to detect an electrical signal from the user'"'"'s nervous system through the sensor; and a processor configurable to process the electrical signal to provide information intended for communication by the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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