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Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2011
Applicants:

Jonathan Shaw, Oregon City, OR (US);

Pieter Vermeulen, Portland, OR (US);

Stephen Sutton, Portland, OR (US);

Robert Savoie, Los Altos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jonathan Shaw, Oregon City, OR (US);

Pieter Vermeulen, Portland, OR (US);

Stephen Sutton, Portland, OR (US);

Robert Savoie, Los Altos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Sensory, Incorporated, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/00 (2013.01); G10L 17/00 (2013.01); G10L 15/04 (2013.01); G10L 15/28 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention improve methods of performing speech recognition. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method comprising receiving a spoken utterance, processing the spoken utterance in a speech recognizer to generate a recognition result, determining consistencies of one or more parameters of component sounds of the spoken utterance, wherein the parameters are selected from the group consisting of duration, energy, and pitch, and wherein each component sound of the spoken utterance has a corresponding value of said parameter, and validating the recognition result based on the consistency of at least one of said parameters.


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