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Identify features of speech based on events in a signal representing spoken sounds

  • US 8,315,856 B2
  • Filed: 10/23/2008
  • Issued: 11/20/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of processing a signal representing speech, the method comprising:

  • receiving a region of the signal representing speech, wherein the region comprises a portion of a frame of the signal representing speech classified as a voiced frame and wherein the region is marked based on one or more pitch estimates for the region; and

    identifying a cord within the region of the signal based on occurrence of one or more events within the region of the signal, wherein the one or more events comprise one or more glottal pulses and the cord begins with onset of a first glottal pulse and extends to a point prior to an onset of a second glottal pulse but excludes a portion of the region of the signal prior to the onset of the second glottal pulse.

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