Aircraft speech recognition and voice training data storage and retrieval methods and apparatus
First Claim
1. A speech recognition system of an aircraft comprising:
- a personal speech profile data (PSPD) interface configured to receive voice training data, which is associated with an individual, from a PSPD storage device that is physically distinct from the speech recognition system;
a speech input module configured to produce a digital speech signal derived from an utterance made by a system user; and
a speech processing module, operatively coupled to the speech input module, and configured to selectively retrieve the voice training data stored on the PSPD storage device through the PSPD interface based on operating condition parameters of the aircraft and a characteristic of the system user, and to execute a speech processing algorithm that analyzes the digital speech signal using the voice training data, in order to identify one or more recognized terms from the digital speech signal.
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Abstract
A speech recognition system and a personal speech profile data (PSPD) storage device that is physically distinct from the speech recognition system are provided. In the speech recognition system, a PSPD interface receives voice training data, which is associated with an individual and the operating conditions of an aircraft, from the PSPD storage device. A speech input module produces a digital speech signal derived from an utterance made by a system user. A speech processing module accesses voice training data stored on the PSPD storage device through the PSPD interface, and executes a speech processing algorithm that analyzes the digital speech signal using the voice training data, in order to identify one or more recognized terms from the digital speech signal. A command processing module initiates execution of various applications based on the recognized terms. Embodiments may be implemented in various types of host systems, including an aircraft cockpit-based system.
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19 Claims
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1. A speech recognition system of an aircraft comprising:
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a personal speech profile data (PSPD) interface configured to receive voice training data, which is associated with an individual, from a PSPD storage device that is physically distinct from the speech recognition system; a speech input module configured to produce a digital speech signal derived from an utterance made by a system user; and a speech processing module, operatively coupled to the speech input module, and configured to selectively retrieve the voice training data stored on the PSPD storage device through the PSPD interface based on operating condition parameters of the aircraft and a characteristic of the system user, and to execute a speech processing algorithm that analyzes the digital speech signal using the voice training data, in order to identify one or more recognized terms from the digital speech signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable data storage device comprising:
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data storage configured to store voice training data associated with an individual and operating conditions of an aircraft; and a speech recognition system interface, operatively coupled with the data storage, and configured to interact with a portable data storage device interface of a speech recognition system of an aircraft in order to provide access to the voice training data to the speech recognition system of an aircraft, wherein the portable data storage device is physically distinct from the portable data storage device interface and the speech recognition system, and wherein the data storage is further configured to store a personal identification number (PIN) associated with the individual, and wherein the speech recognition system interface is further configured to interact with the portable data storage device interface of the speech recognition system in order to provide access to to perform verification of the pilot using the PIN. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for performing speech processing on an aircraft, the method performed by a speech recognition system and comprising the steps of:
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selectively retrieving voice training data, which is associated with an individual, from a personal speech profile data (PSPD) storage device that is physically distinct from the speech recognition system based on operating condition parameters of the aircraft and characteristics of the individual; producing a digital speech signal based on an utterance made by a system user; and executing a speech recognition algorithm that analyzes the digital speech signal using the voice training data, in order to identify one or more recognized terms from the digital speech signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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