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Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2007
Applicants:

Madhuri Raya, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Karsten Funk, Mountain View, CA (US);

Sharmila Ravula, Union City, CA (US);

Yao Meng, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Madhuri Raya, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Karsten Funk, Mountain View, CA (US);

Sharmila Ravula, Union City, CA (US);

Yao Meng, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of teaching pronunciation is provided which includes communicating by a voice portal server to a user a model word and detecting a response by the user to the voice portal server. The method also includes comparing the response word to the model word and determining a confidence level based on the comparison of the response word to the model word. The method further includes comparing an acceptance limit to the confidence level and confirming a correct pronunciation of the model word if the confidence level one of equals and exceeds the acceptance limit.


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