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Method, device and system for estimating the condition of a user

  • US 6,289,313 B1
  • Filed: 06/22/1999
  • Issued: 09/11/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for estimating the status of at least one of a physiological and psychological condition of a user, wherein:

  • taking speech samples from the user and processing said samples into an input audio signal;

    generating a set of values of speech coding parameters from said input audio signal, said speech coding parameters representing characteristics of said input audio signal;

    applying a user specific mathematical relation to calculate values for parameters of said condition from said set of values of speech coding parameters; and

    estimating the status of said condition based on said calculated values of said condition parameters.

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