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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2012
Akiko Akechi, Yokohama, JP;
Takaaki Yamabe, Yokohama, JP;
Akiko Akechi, Yokohama, JP;
Takaaki Yamabe, Yokohama, JP;
JVC KENWOOD Corporation, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A signal portion is extracted from an input signal for each frame having a specific duration to generate a per-frame input signal. The per-frame input signal in a time domain is converted into a per-frame input signal in a frequency domain, thereby generating a spectral pattern. Subband average energy is derived in each of subbands adjacent one another in the spectral pattern. The subband average energy is compared in at least one subband pair of a first subband and a second subband that is a higher frequency band than the first subband, the first and second subbands being consecutive subbands in the spectral pattern. It is determined that the per-frame input signal includes a consonant segment if the subband average energy of the second subband is higher than the subband average energy of the first subband.