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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1997
Jun Kawai, Osaka, JP;
Yumi Wakita, Nara, JP;
Abstract
A speech recognition apparatus which includes a speech recognition section for performing a speech recognition process on an uttered speech with reference to a predetermined statistical language model, based on a series of speech signal of the uttered speech sentence composed of a series of input words. The speech recognition section calculates a functional value of a predetermined erroneous sentence judging function with respect to speech recognition candidates, where the erroneous sentence judging representing a degree of unsuitability for the speech recognition candidates. When the calculated functional value exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the speech recognition section performs the speech recognition process by eliminating a speech recognition candidate corresponding to a calculated functional value.