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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2004
Applicants:
Recep Ismail Haritaoglu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Paula Kwit, Austin, TX (US);
Robert Bruce Mahaffey, Austin, TX (US);
Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Recep Ismail Haritaoglu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Paula Kwit, Austin, TX (US);
Robert Bruce Mahaffey, Austin, TX (US);
Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nuance Communications, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 19/14 (2006.01); G01L 21/02 (2006.01); G01L 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides for processing voice data. The vocalic of at least one word associated with the electronic voice signal is elongated. The magnitude of at least one consonant spike of the at least one word associated with the electronic voice signal is increased. Through the emphasis of the consonants, intelligibility of speech is increased.