Speech processing apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A speech processing apparatus connectable across a network to at least one speech processing means for processing speech data, comprising:
- acquiring means for acquiring speech data;
designating means for designating, from said speech processing means, a plurality of speech processing means to be used to process the speech data, and a priority order of said plurality of speech processing means;
transmitting means for transmitting the speech data to the speech processing means designated by said designating means; and
receiving means for receiving the speech data processed by said speech processing means according to a predetermined rule.
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Abstract
Provided are a speech processing apparatus and method capable of selecting a speech processing server connected to a network and a rule to be used in the server, and capable of readily performing highly accurate speech processing. In a speech processing system, a client 102 can be connected across a network 101 to at least one speech recognition server 110 for recognizing speech data. The client 102 receives speech data input from a speech input unit 106, and designates, from the speech recognition servers 110, a speech recognition server to be used to process the input speech. The client 102 transmits the input speech to the designated speech recognition server via a communication unit 103, and receives a processing result (recognition result) of the speech data processed by the speech recognition server by using a predetermined rule.
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22 Claims
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1. A speech processing apparatus connectable across a network to at least one speech processing means for processing speech data, comprising:
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acquiring means for acquiring speech data;
designating means for designating, from said speech processing means, a plurality of speech processing means to be used to process the speech data, and a priority order of said plurality of speech processing means;
transmitting means for transmitting the speech data to the speech processing means designated by said designating means; and
receiving means for receiving the speech data processed by said speech processing means according to a predetermined rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A speech processing apparatus connectable across a network to at least one speech processing means for processing speech data, comprising:
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acquiring means for acquiring speech data;
designating means for designating, from said speech processing means, a plurality of speech processing means to be used to process the speech data;
transmitting means for transmitting the speech data to said speech processing means designated by said designating means;
receiving means for receiving a processing result of the speech data processed by said speech processing means by using a predetermined rule; and
selecting means for selecting a processing result from the processing results received by said receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A speech processing method using at least one speech processing means which can be connected across a network and processes speech data, comprising:
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an acquisition step of acquiring speech data;
a designation step of designating, from the speech processing means, a plurality of speech processing means to be used to process the speech data, and a priority order of the plurality of speech processing means;
a transmission step of transmitting the speech data to said speech processing means designated in the designation step; and
a reception step of receiving the speech data processed by the speech processing means by using a predetermined rule.
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18. A speech processing method using at least one speech processing means which can be connected across a network and processes speech data, comprising:
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an acquisition step of acquiring speech data;
a designation step of designating, from the speech processing means, a plurality of speech processing means to be used to process the speech data;
a transmission step of transmitting the speech data to the speech processing means designated in the designation step;
a reception step of receiving a processing result of the speech data processed by the speech processing means by using a predetermined rule; and
a selection step of selecting a processing result from the processing results received in the reception step. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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19. A program for allowing a computer connectable across a network to at least one speech processing means for processing speech data to execute:
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an acquiring procedure of acquiring speech data;
a designating procedure of designating, from said speech processing means, a plurality of speech processing means to be used to process the speech data, and a priority order of said plurality of speech processing means;
a transmitting procedure of transmitting the speech data to said speech processing means designated by said designation procedure; and
a receiving procedure of receiving the speech data processed by said speech processing means by using a predetermined rule. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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20. A program for allowing a computer connectable across a network to at least one speech processing means for processing speech data to execute:
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an acquiring procedure of acquiring speech data;
a designating procedure of designating, from said speech processing means, a plurality of speech processing means to be used to process the speech data;
a transmitting procedure of transmitting the speech data to said speech processing means designated by said designating procedure;
a receiving procedure of receiving a processing result of the speech data processed by said speech processing means by using a predetermined rule; and
a selecting procedure of selecting a predetermined processing result from the processing results received by said receiving procedure.
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