Distinguishing user speech from background speech in speech-dense environments

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10714121
APP PUB NO 20180033454A1
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15220584

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A device, system, and method whereby a speech-driven system can distinguish speech obtained from users of the system from other speech spoken by background persons, as well as from background speech from public address systems. In one aspect, the present system and method prepares, in advance of field-use, a voice-data file which is created in a training environment. The training environment exhibits both desired user speech and unwanted background speech, including unwanted speech from persons other than a user and also speech from a PA system. The speech recognition system is trained or otherwise programmed to identify wanted user speech which may be spoken concurrently with the background sounds. In an embodiment, during the pre-field-use phase the training or programming may be accomplished by having persons who are training listeners audit the pre-recorded sounds to identify the desired user speech. A processor-based learning system is trained to duplicate the assessments made by the human listeners.

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VOCOLLECT INC2555 SMALLMAN STREET SUITE 201 PITTSBURGH PA 15222

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Hardek, David D Allison Park, US 11 801

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