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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2012
Makoto Hirohata, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Makoto Hirohata, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Likelihood calculation means extracts audio features expressing features of a voice signal and a non-voice signal from an acquired audio signal, and calculates likelihood expressing probability that the voice signal is included in the audio signal using the audio features. Spectral feature extraction means performs a frequency analysis to the audio signal to extract a spectral feature. Using the spectral feature, first basis matrix producing means produces a first basis matrix expressing the feature of the non-voice signal. Second basis matrix producing means specifies a component having a high association with the voice signal in the first basis matrix using the likelihood, and excludes the component to produce a second basis matrix. Spectral feature estimation means estimates a spectral feature of the voice signal or a spectral feature of the non-voice signal by performing nonnegative matrix factorization to the spectral feature using the second basis matrix.