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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2023
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Mrinal Kumar Sharma, Noida, IN;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method and for providing speech assistance during a virtual meeting includes receiving a request over a communication network to provide speech assistance during a virtual meeting between a plurality of participants and analyzing speech data of the virtual meeting, via a speech impediment detection engine, to detect a speech impediment for one of the plurality of participants. Upon detecting the speech impediment, an avatar is automatically generated for the participant experiencing speech impediment and the avatar is synchronized with the participant's speech in real-time during the communication session to provide real-time visual feedback to the participant. The avatar is then provided for display to the participant.