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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2008
Joel K. Nyquist, Louisville, CO (US);
Erik N. Reckase, Berthoud, CO (US);
Matthew D. Robinson, Denver, CO (US);
John F. Remillard, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Joel K. Nyquist, Louisville, CO (US);
Erik N. Reckase, Berthoud, CO (US);
Matthew D. Robinson, Denver, CO (US);
John F. Remillard, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Red Shift Company, LLC, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for processing a signal representing speech. According to one embodiment, processing a signal representing speech can comprise receiving a region of the signal representing speech. The region can comprise a portion of a frame of the signal representing speech classified as a voiced frame. The region can be marked based on one or more pitch estimates for the region. A cord can be identified within the region based on occurrence of one or more events within the region of the signal. For example, the one or more events can comprise one or more glottal pulses. In such cases, cord can begin with onset of a first glottal pulse and extend to a point prior to an onset of a second glottal pulse. The cord may exclude a portion of the region of the signal prior to the onset of the second glottal pulse.