Audio-visual data collection system
AssigneeIBM Corporation
InventorsGiridharan Iyengar, Chalapathy Neti, Michael A. Picheny, Gerasimos Potamianos
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for obtaining visual data in connection with speech recognition. An image capture device captures visible images, a text-supplying device supplies text, and a substantially fully frontal image of a human face is captured during the reading of text from the text-supplying device.
Claims23
A method of obtaining visual data in connection with speech recognition, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing an image capture device which captures visible images;
- providing a text-supplying device which supplies text;
- providing an arrangement for controlling said text-supplying device;
- capturing a substantially fully frontal image of a human face during the reading of text from said text-supplying device.
A apparatus of obtaining visual data in connection with speech recognition, said apparatus comprising:
- an image capture device which captures visible images;
- a text-supplying device which supplies text;
- an arrangement for controlling said text-supplying device;
- wherein said image capture device is adapted to capture a substantially fully frontal image of a human face during the reading of text from said text-supplying device.
A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for obtaining visual data in connection with speech recognition, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing an image capture device which captures visible images;
- providing a text-supplying device which supplies text;
- providing an arrangement for controlling said text-supplying device;
- capturing a substantially fully frontal image of a human face during the reading of text from said text-supplying device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.