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Systems and methods for identifying speech sound features

  • US 8,983,832 B2
  • Filed: 07/02/2009
  • Issued: 03/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for enhancing a speech sound, said method comprising:

  • identifying a first consonant-vowel (CV) speech sound from among a plurality of CV sounds;

    identifying a second CV speech sound, that is different than the first CV speech sound, from among the plurality of CV sounds;

    locating a first feature within the first speech sound, the first feature at least partially encoding the first speech sound, wherein the first feature includes a first time value and a first frequency value that together locate the first feature within the first speech sound;

    locating a second feature within the second speech sound, the second feature at least partially encoding the second speech sound, wherein the second feature includes a second time value and a second frequency value that together locate the second feature within the second speech sound and that are different than the first time value and the first frequency value, respectively;

    in an electronic device, increasing, based at least in part on the first time value and based at least in part on the first frequency value, the contribution of the first feature to the first speech sound; and

    in the electronic device, increasing, based at least in part on the second time value and based at least in part on the second frequency value, the contribution of the second feature to the second speech sound.

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