INDICATING METHOD FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM

• US 20100198583A1
• Filed: 02/04/2009
• Published: 08/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aibelive Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Aibelive Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Fang, Chun-Ping, Su, Chen-Wei, Wu, Min-Ching
• Application Number:
  US12/365,879
• Publication Number:
  US 20100198583A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/9
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/00 Speech recognition G10L17/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/06 Transformation of speech into a non-audible representation, e.g. speech visualisation or speech processing for tactile aids G10L15/26 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention relates to an indicating method for speech recognition system, comprising a multimedia electronic product and a speech recognition device. The steps of this method include: users enter voice commands into a voice input unit and convert these commands into speech signals, which are acquired and stored by a recording unit, converted by a microprocessor into a volume indicating oscillogram, and then displayed by a display module. At the same time, compliance with speech recognition conditions will be decided in that process. That is to say, an indicating module is used for diagram, letter or color marking or speech indication according to volume indicating oscillogram, followed by playing over a sound amplifying unit, so that users can understand the voice input status and adjust the volume to fulfill voice command operations virtually through voice indication, explanations in graphs or letters and other interactive guidance, together with audio indication oscillogram, thus further enhancing speech recognition rate and avoiding such problems and deficiencies as distortions related to abnormal and poor sound acquisition or inconvenience for use.

Claims

1. An indicating method for speech recognition system, comprising a multimedia electronic product and a speech recognition device, wherein the steps for operation include:

(a1) the speech recognition device achieves input of speech signals through a voice input unit connected with a plug interface;

(a2) using a recording unit to acquire and store the speech signals;

(a3) a microprocessor reads the speech signals stored in the recording unit and converts these signals into a volume indication oscillograph, followed by display of these signals by a display module;

(a4) the microprocessor decides if the speech recognition conditions are met? If not, proceed to step (a5);

if so, proceed to step (a6)

(a5) using an indicating module to read the speech signals stored in the recording unit for volume indication and repeat the step (a1);

(a6) using a recognition module to read the speech signals stored in the recording unit for speech recognition and analysis;

(a7) using the microprocessor to read the speech signals originally stored in a storage module inside the multimedia electronic product through a connecting and transmission interfaces;

(a8) playing the speech signals processed by the microprocessor over a sound amplifying unit.

2. The indicating method for speech recognition system according to claim 1, wherein the speech signals depend on the indicating module for volume indication in step (a5). Its steps include:

(b1) the indicating module accomplishes marking with graphs, letters or colors and voice indication on the axes where the volume indication oscillograph exists;

(b2) graphs are used for waveform indication according to the volume indication oscillograph, where the waveforms may be a straight line or take the form of waveform segments, explosive waveforms, fine vibration waveforms or continuous vibration waveforms, etc.;

(b3) letters are used to describe the nature of each waveform following graphical indication, and the descriptions may be “

no voice input”

, “

normal voice”

, “

too high volume”

, “

too low volume”

or “

too noisy environment”

, etc;

(b4) colors are used to distinguish and categorize the attributes of each waveform, for example, the green color is used to indicate normal voices and red color is used to indicate too loud voices;

(b5) voice indication refers to use of voice commands for indicating the nature of each waveform, and the contents of the voice may mean “

no voice input”

, “

normal voice”

or “

too noisy environment”

in letter;

(b6) play the speech signals over the sound amplifying unit to so as to offer interactive guidance to users and allow them to know the voice input status and adjust the volume for fulfillment of voice command operations in a real-time way.

3. The indicating method for speech recognition system according to claim 1, wherein the steps for analysis of speech signals through the recognition module in step (a6) comprise:

(c1) checking sentence pattern to see if the words and sentences inputted into speech signals fit in with special sentence patterns;

(c2) word segmentation, which refers to segmentation of the words and sentences inputted into the speech signals;

(c3) classifying professional fields to determine the nature of each word following word segmentation, where the words may be classified as proper nouns, ordinary nouns or verbs, etc;

(c4) checking key phrases to see if there is any key phrase that indicates key needs from all words following word segmentation;

Basically, key phrases are divided into two types, one type indicates a special event or context, the other type represents various conditions for the information;

(c5) checking synonyms or phrases of synonyms to decide if there is any synonym of proper nouns or synonym phrase of key phrases in the words that are inputted into the speech signals;

(c6) producing a constructive concept script that represents the user'"'"'s needs;

(c7) reading the speech signals that accord with the constructive concept scripts in the storage module of the multimedia electronic product by using the microprocessor;

(c8) playing the speech signals over the sound amplifying unit of the speech recognition device.

4. The indicating method for speech recognition system according to claim 3, wherein the steps for comparison of the constructive concept scripts include:

(d1) searching for the same or similar constructive concept scripts in the storage module of the multimedia electronic product;

(d2) deriving constructive concept scripts from the speech signals, identifying professional words in them and then searching libraries of professional words of the constructive concept scripts in the storage module with these professional words;

(d3) finding related key words or phrases in the storage module by using the professional words that have been identified;

(d4) finding all related events and conditions in the storage module based on the key words or phrases that have been found;

(d5) finding the constructive concept scripts of the highest similarity according to all related events and conditions that have been identified;

(d6) playing over the sound amplifying unit.

5. The indicating method for speech recognition system according to claim 1, wherein the multimedia electronic product is linked via the transmission interface with the connecting interface of the speech recognition device, while the microprocessor of the speech recognition device can read the speech signals stored in the storage module in advance by using the connecting and transmission interfaces;

The transmission interface of the multimedia electronic product, connecting and plug interfaces of the speech recognition device may be USB, SATA, eSATA, etc.

6. The indicating method for speech recognition system according to claim 1, wherein the multimedia electronic product includes an HMI which is able to execute internal programs and edit and store signals, and the speech recognition device contains a microprocessor to read, select, switch or edit the speech signals stored in the storage module of the multimedia electronic product, where the speech signals may be songs, music or recordings, etc.

7. The indicating method for speech recognition system according to claim 1, wherein the voice input unit may be a microphone, ear microphone or other input unit that enables users to enter voices as voice commands and convert these voices into speech signals.