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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2006
Applicant:
Makoto Terao, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Makoto Terao, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A voice judging system including feature value extraction means that analyzes a sound signal input from a sound signal input device, and extracts a time series of the feature values, sub-word boundary score calculating means that calculates a time series of sub-word boundary scores, by having reference to sound models of voice stored in a voice model storage unit, temporal regularity analyzing means that analyzes temporal regularity of the sub-word boundary scores, and voice judgment means judges whether the input sound signal is voice or non-voice using of the temporal regularity of the sub-word boundary scores.