Apparatus and method for speech utterance verification
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1. An apparatus for speech utterance verification, the apparatus being configured to compare a first prosody component derived from a recorded speech utterance with a corresponding second prosody component for a reference speech utterance and to determine a prosodic verification evaluation for the recorded speech utterance unit in dependence of the comparison.
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An apparatus is provided for speech utterance verification. The apparatus is configured to compare a first prosody component from a recorded speech with a second prosody component for a reference speech. The apparatus determines a prosodic verification evaluation for the recorded speech utterance in dependence of the comparison.
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- 1. An apparatus for speech utterance verification, the apparatus being configured to compare a first prosody component derived from a recorded speech utterance with a corresponding second prosody component for a reference speech utterance and to determine a prosodic verification evaluation for the recorded speech utterance unit in dependence of the comparison.
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18. An apparatus for speech pronunciation verification, the apparatus being configured to determine an acoustic verification evaluation from:
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a determination of a first likelihood value that a first acoustic parameter derived from a recorded speech utterance unit corresponds to a particular utterance; a determination of a second likelihood value that a second acoustic parameter derived from a reference speech utterance unit corresponds to a particular utterance; and a comparison of the first likelihood value and the second likelihood value; wherein the first acoustic parameter and the second acoustic parameter are normalised prior to determination of the first and second likelihood values. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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