Visual presentation of speaker-related information
First Claim
1. A method for ability enhancement, the method comprising:
- receiving data representing a speech signal obtained at a hearing device associated with a user, the speech signal representing an utterance of a speaker who is distinct from the user;
identifying the speaker based on the data representing the speech signal, wherein identifying the speaker includes;
performing speech recognition to convert the received data into text data; and
identifying the speaker based on the text data, by finding a document that references the speaker and that includes one or more words of the text data, thereby inferring that the speaker is the author of the document, a recipient of the document, or a person described in the document;
determining speaker-related information associated with the identified speaker; and
visually presenting the speaker-related information to the user.
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Abstract
Techniques for ability enhancement are described. Some embodiments provide an ability enhancement facilitator system (“AEFS”) configured to determine and present speaker-related information based on speaker utterances. In one embodiment, the AEFS receives data that represents an utterance of a speaker received by a hearing device of the user, such as a hearing aid, smart phone, media player/device, or the like. The AEFS identifies the speaker based on the received data, such as by performing speaker recognition. The AEFS determines speaker-related information associated with the identified speaker, such as by determining an identifier (e.g., name or title) of the speaker, by locating an information item (e.g., an email message, document) associated with the speaker, or the like. The AEFS then informs the user of the speaker-related information, such as by presenting the speaker-related information on a display of the hearing device or some other device accessible to the user.
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1. A method for ability enhancement, the method comprising:
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receiving data representing a speech signal obtained at a hearing device associated with a user, the speech signal representing an utterance of a speaker who is distinct from the user; identifying the speaker based on the data representing the speech signal, wherein identifying the speaker includes; performing speech recognition to convert the received data into text data; and identifying the speaker based on the text data, by finding a document that references the speaker and that includes one or more words of the text data, thereby inferring that the speaker is the author of the document, a recipient of the document, or a person described in the document; determining speaker-related information associated with the identified speaker; and visually presenting the speaker-related information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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