Visual comparison of speech utterance waveforms in which syllables are indicated
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a speech utterance from a first user, the speech utterance having one or more syllables of one or more words;
displaying a waveform of the speech utterance in which the syllables of the speech utterance are indicated; and
, displaying a waveform of a corresponding speech utterance from a second user, in which one or more syllables of the corresponding speech utterance are indicated.
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Abstract
Speech utterance waveforms are visually compared in which syllables are indicated, such as in color. A speech utterance from a first user and a corresponding speech utterance from a second user are recorded. The phones, or phonemes, of each speech utterance are segmented, and these phones are mapped to the syllables of the speech utterances. A waveform of each speech utterance is displayed, in which syllables of the words spoken in the speech utterance are indicated. The syllables of the words may be distinguished in different colors, such that the same color is used for the same syllable in both of the utterances. A specific color can also be used to specify the stress level of a syllable. The users may visually compare the waveforms to assist understanding of the differences in syllable stress patterns between the utterance of the first user and the corresponding utterance of the second user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a speech utterance from a first user, the speech utterance having one or more syllables of one or more words;
displaying a waveform of the speech utterance in which the syllables of the speech utterance are indicated; and
,displaying a waveform of a corresponding speech utterance from a second user, in which one or more syllables of the corresponding speech utterance are indicated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a recording mechanism adapted to record a first speech utterance from a first user and a second speech utterance from a second user, both the first and the second speech utterances having one or more syllables of one or more words;
a processing mechanism adapted to segment the syllables of each of the first and the second speech utterances; and
,a display mechanism adapted to display a first waveform of the first speech utterance in which the syllables thereof are indicated and to display a second waveform of the second speech utterance in which the syllables thereof are indicated, such that differences in pronunciation of the syllables of the first and the second speech utterances are discernable by visual comparison of the first and the second waveforms. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a computer-readable medium; and
,computer code in the medium for displaying a first waveform corresponding to a first speech utterance and a second waveform corresponding to a second speech utterance in which syllables thereof are indicated, and in which corresponding syllables of the first and the second speech utterances are displayed as portions of the first and the second waveforms in identical colors.
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