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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
May. 05, 2009
Alphons Antonius Maria Lambertus Bruekers, Eindhoven, NL;
Bahaa Eddine Sarroukh, Eindhoven, NL;
Thomas Andreas Maria Kevenaar, Sterksel, NL;
Alphons Antonius Maria Lambertus Bruekers, Eindhoven, NL;
Bahaa Eddine Sarroukh, Eindhoven, NL;
Thomas Andreas Maria Kevenaar, Sterksel, NL;
Nuance Communications, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to localizing the position of a person speaking by using pictures of a pattern () on an object () worn by the person. The object () carries a complex pattern () that is optimized for determining the orientation of the object (), the distance from the object to a microphone device () and/or to a camera (). Moreover, the pattern () may be arranged for identifying the person carrying the object (). The determination of the position of the person carrying the object () may be used to enhance speech recognition (SR) and/or to provide hands-free voice control of devices (DC), e.g. in hospitals or in industrial settings.