Updating standard patterns of words in a voice recognition dictionary
First Claim
1. A voice edition apparatus, of a mobile terminal, that uses existing voice data to generate another voice data, comprising:
- a standard pattern database that is stored in the mobile terminal, the standard pattern database storing the existing voice data as a plurality of predefined standard patterns, each standard pattern representing a plurality of words in a sequence;
a modifying-part specifying unit that performs a matching process between usage-source voice data among the existing voice data and modifying-part voice data for specifying a modifying part of the usage-source voice data, and specifies at least a part of the usage-source voice data as the modifying part, wherein the usage-source voice data represents a plurality of words in a sequence; and
a voice data generating unit that uses the modifying-part voice data specified by the modifying-part specifying unit to generate another voice data as another standard pattern representing a new plurality of words in a sequence not present in the standard pattern database,wherein a sequence of words within the usage-source voice data is identical to a sequence of words within the another standard pattern, the sequence of words within the usage-source voice data being a subset of said plurality of words in a sequence, and the sequence of words within the another standard pattern being a subset of said new plurality of words in a sequence not present in the standard pattern database, the another standard pattern including a further subset sequence of words that does not match the usage-source voice data,wherein the standard pattern database is updated by storing the another voice data in the standard pattern database.
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Abstract
An object of the invention is to conveniently increase standard patterns registered in a voice recognition device to efficiently extend the amount of words that can be voice-recognized. New standard patterns are generated by modifying a part of an existing standard pattern. A pattern matching unit 16 of a modifying-part specifying unit 14 performs pattern matching process to specify a part to be modified in the existing standard pattern of a usage source. A standard pattern generating unit 18 generates the new standard patterns by cutting or deleting voice data of the modifying part of the usage-source standard pattern, substituting the voice data of the modifying part of the usage-source standard pattern for another voice data, or combining the voice data of the modifying part of the usage-source standard pattern with another voice data. A standard pattern database update unit 20 adds the new standard patterns to a standard pattern database 24.
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17 Claims
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1. A voice edition apparatus, of a mobile terminal, that uses existing voice data to generate another voice data, comprising:
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a standard pattern database that is stored in the mobile terminal, the standard pattern database storing the existing voice data as a plurality of predefined standard patterns, each standard pattern representing a plurality of words in a sequence; a modifying-part specifying unit that performs a matching process between usage-source voice data among the existing voice data and modifying-part voice data for specifying a modifying part of the usage-source voice data, and specifies at least a part of the usage-source voice data as the modifying part, wherein the usage-source voice data represents a plurality of words in a sequence; and a voice data generating unit that uses the modifying-part voice data specified by the modifying-part specifying unit to generate another voice data as another standard pattern representing a new plurality of words in a sequence not present in the standard pattern database, wherein a sequence of words within the usage-source voice data is identical to a sequence of words within the another standard pattern, the sequence of words within the usage-source voice data being a subset of said plurality of words in a sequence, and the sequence of words within the another standard pattern being a subset of said new plurality of words in a sequence not present in the standard pattern database, the another standard pattern including a further subset sequence of words that does not match the usage-source voice data, wherein the standard pattern database is updated by storing the another voice data in the standard pattern database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A voice edition method that uses existing voice data to generate another voice data, the method comprising:
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recording a sound using a microphone; generating modifying-part voice data based on the sound; providing a standard pattern database storing existing voice data as a plurality of predefined standard patterns, each standard pattern representing a plurality of words in a sequence; performing a match process between usage-source voice data among the existing voice data and the modifying-part voice data for specifying a modifying part of the usage-source voice data and specifying at least a part of the usage-source voice data as the modifying part, using the specified modifying-part voice data to generate another voice data as another standard pattern representing a new plurality of words in a sequence not present in the standard pattern database, wherein a sequence of words within the usage-source voice data is identical to a sequence of words within the another standard pattern, the sequence of words within the usage-source voice data being a subset of a plurality of words in a sequence represented by the usage-source voice data, and the sequence of words within the another standard pattern being a subset of said new plurality of words in a sequence not present in the standard pattern database, the another standard pattern including a further subset sequence of words that does not match the usage-source voice data; and updating the standard pattern database by storing the another voice data in the standard pattern database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A voice recognition method that uses a predefined standard pattern to generate another standard pattern, the method comprising:
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recording a sound using a microphone; generating modifying-part voice data based on the sound; providing a standard pattern database storing a plurality of predefined standard patterns, each standard pattern representing a plurality of words in a sequence; performing a matching process between a usage-source standard pattern among the predefined standard patterns and the modifying-part voice data for specifying a modifying part of the usage-source standard pattern and specifying at least a part of the usage-source standard pattern as the modifying part; using the specified modifying-part voice data to generate another standard pattern representing a new plurality of words in a sequence not present in the standard pattern database, wherein a sequence of words within the usage-source standard pattern is identical to a sequence of words within the another standard pattern, the sequence of words within the usage-source standard pattern being a subset of a plurality of words in a sequence represented by the usage-source standard pattern, and the sequence of words within the another standard pattern being a subset of said new plurality of words in a sequence not present in the standard pattern database, the another standard pattern including a further subset sequence of words that does not match the usage-source standard pattern; and updating the standard pattern database by storing the another standard pattern in the standard pattern database. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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