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Method and arrangement for speech to text conversion

  • US 5,752,227 A
  • Filed: 05/01/1995
  • Issued: 05/12/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for speech to text conversion including the steps of:

  • identifying phonemes from a segment of input speech to be converted into text;

    interpreting the phonemes as possible word combinations to establish a speech model of the segment of input speech;

    determining a first intonation pattern of a first fundamental tone of the speech model including first maximum and minimum values of the first fundamental tone, and respective positions of the first maximum and minimum values;

    determining a second fundamental tone of the input speech;

    determining a second intonation pattern of the second fundamental tone of the input speech including second maximum and minimum values of the second fundamental tone, and respective positions of the second maximum and minimum values;

    comparing the second and first intonation patterns of the input speech and the speech model, respectively, to identify the word combinations in the speech model having intonation patterns which best correspond with the second intonation pattern of the word combinations of the input speech; and

    providing a representation of the at least one of corresponding words and word combinations which best correspond with the input speech.

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