Apparatus and method for speech recognition
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsMasanobu NAKAMURA, Akinori KAWAMURA
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Abstract
An embodiment of an apparatus for speech recognition includes a plurality of trigger detection units, each of which is configured to detect a start trigger for recognizing a command utterance for controlling a device, a selection unit, utilizing a signal from one or more sensors embedded on the device, configured to select a selected trigger detection unit among the trigger detection units, the selected trigger detection unit being appropriate to a usage environment of the device, and a recognition unit configured to recognize the command utterance when the start trigger is detected by the selected trigger detection unit.
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An apparatus for speech recognition, comprising:
- a plurality of trigger detection units, each of which is configured to detect a start trigger for recognizing a command utterance for controlling a device;
- a selection unit, utilizing a signal from one or more sensors embedded on the device, configured to select a selected trigger detection unit among the trigger detection units, the selected trigger detection unit being appropriate to a usage environment of the device;
- and
- a recognition unit configured to recognize the command utterance when the start trigger is detected by the selected trigger detection unit.
A method for speech recognition, comprising:
- selecting a selected trigger detection unit among a plurality of trigger detection units, each of which is configured to detect a start trigger for recognizing a command utterance for controlling a device, the selected trigger detection unit being appropriate to a usage environment of the device;
- and
- recognizing the command utterance when the start trigger is detected by the selected trigger detection unit.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having a program stored therein, when the program is executed by a computer causes the computer to perform a method comprising:
- selecting a selected trigger detection unit among a plurality of trigger detection units, each of which is configured to detect a start trigger for recognizing a command utterance for controlling a device, the selected trigger detection unit being appropriate to a usage environment of the device;
- and
- recognizing the command utterance when the start trigger is detected by the selected trigger detection unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.