Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Augmenting speech segmentation and recognition using head-mounted vibration and/or motion sensors
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Application No.: US14828483Application Date: 2015-08-17
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Publication No.: US09779758B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Michael Patrick Johnson , Jianchun Dong , Mat Balez
- Applicant: Google Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google Inc.
- Current Assignee: Google Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: G10L15/00
- IPC: G10L15/00 ; G10L15/20 ; G10L21/00 ; G10L21/02 ; G10L25/00 ; G10L19/00 ; H04R3/00 ; H04R25/00 ; H04R29/00 ; H04B15/00 ; H04B3/20 ; G10L21/16 ; G10L15/26 ; H04R1/46 ; G10L25/78 ; H03B29/00 ; H03G3/20

Abstract:
Example methods and systems use multiple sensors to determine whether a speaker is speaking. Audio data in an audio-channel speech band detected by a microphone can be received. Vibration data in a vibration-channel speech band representative of vibrations detected by a sensor other than the microphone can be received. The microphone and the sensor can be associated with a head-mountable device (HMD). It is determined whether the audio data is causally related to the vibration data. If the audio data and the vibration data are causally related, an indication can be generated that the audio data contains HMD-wearer speech. Causally related audio and vibration data can be used to increase accuracy of text transcription of the HMD-wearer speech. If the audio data and the vibration data are not causally related, an indication can be generated that the audio data does not contain HMD-wearer speech.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150356981A1 Augmenting Speech Segmentation and Recognition Using Head-Mounted Vibration and/or Motion Sensors Public/Granted day:2015-12-10
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