User interface for speech model generation and testing
First Claim
1. Apparatus for generating and testing speech models, said apparatus comprising:
- a data collection unit operable to collect utterance data indicative of the pronunciation of words;
an utterance store operable to store utterance data collected by said data collection unit, said utterance store being configured to associate each item of stored utterance data with speaker data identifying the speaker from whom said utterance data was collected and word data identifying the words items of utterance data represent;
a speech model generation unit operable to receive user input identifying a user selection comprising a plurality of items of speaker data and one or more items of word data and responsive to receipt of user input to generate speech models of words utilizing utterance data stored in said utterance store associated with speaker data and word data corresponding to the input selection of speaker data and word data; and
a testing unit operable to test the accuracy of the matching of utterances collected by said data collection unit to speech models generated by said speech model generation unit utilizing utterance data stored in said utterance store associated with speaker data and word data corresponding to an input selection of speaker data and word data and to generate a visual display of the results of said testing by said testing unit.
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Abstract
A computer system is provided including a control module 20 and data collection module 22 which generate user interfaces enabling a user to identify a vocabulary and a number of speakers from whom utterances are to be obtained. The data collection module 22 then co-ordinates the collection of utterance data for the words in the vocabulary from these speakers and stores the data in a speaker database 24. When a satisfactory set of utterances have been collected the utterances are passed to a model generation module 25 which generates a speech model using the utterances. The speech model is stored by the model generation module 25 in a model database 26. The generated model stored within the model database 26 can then be tested using a testing module 27 and other utterances stored within the speaker database 24. If the performance of the model is unsatisfactory further or different utterances can be used to generate new models for storage within the model database 26. When a speech model is determined to be satisfactory the control module 20 can invoke the output module 28 to output a copy of the model.
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1. Apparatus for generating and testing speech models, said apparatus comprising:
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a data collection unit operable to collect utterance data indicative of the pronunciation of words; an utterance store operable to store utterance data collected by said data collection unit, said utterance store being configured to associate each item of stored utterance data with speaker data identifying the speaker from whom said utterance data was collected and word data identifying the words items of utterance data represent; a speech model generation unit operable to receive user input identifying a user selection comprising a plurality of items of speaker data and one or more items of word data and responsive to receipt of user input to generate speech models of words utilizing utterance data stored in said utterance store associated with speaker data and word data corresponding to the input selection of speaker data and word data; and a testing unit operable to test the accuracy of the matching of utterances collected by said data collection unit to speech models generated by said speech model generation unit utilizing utterance data stored in said utterance store associated with speaker data and word data corresponding to an input selection of speaker data and word data and to generate a visual display of the results of said testing by said testing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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