METHOD FOR GENERATING CLOSED CAPTIONS
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1. A method for detecting and modifying breath pauses in a speech input signal, the method comprising:
- detecting breath pauses in a speech input signal;
modifying the breath pauses by replacing the breath pauses with a predetermined input and/or attenuating the breath pauses; and
outputting an output speech signal.
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A method for detecting and modifying breath pauses in a speech input signal includes detecting breath pauses in a speech input signal; modifying the breath pauses by replacing the breath pauses with a predetermined input and/or attenuating the breath pauses; and outputting an output speech signal. A computer program for carrying out the method is also presented.
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1. A method for detecting and modifying breath pauses in a speech input signal, the method comprising:
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detecting breath pauses in a speech input signal;
modifying the breath pauses by replacing the breath pauses with a predetermined input and/or attenuating the breath pauses; and
outputting an output speech signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium and configured for detecting and modifying breath pauses in a speech input signal, the computer program comprising the steps of:
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detecting breath pauses in a speech input signal;
modifying the breath pauses by replacing the breath pauses with a predetermined input and/or attenuating the breath pauses; and
outputting an output speech signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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