A method and a device for providing a performance indication to a hearing and speech impaired person learning speaking skills

A device for providing a performance indication to a hearing and speech impaired person learning speaking skills, comprising:

• an I/O interface;
• a display device;
• a transceiver;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• receive a selection from a user on the display device of a phoneme;
• receive from a microphone a phoneme produced by the hearing and speech impaired person;
• create a first mathematical model off the phoneme selected by the user;
• create a second mathematical model off the received phoneme;
• generate a first visual equivalent representing the selected phoneme based on
• the first mathematical model;
• generate a second visual equivalent representing the received phoneme based
• on the second mathematical model;
• display the first visual equivalent and the second visual equivalent on the display device for the hearing and speech impaired person to compare;
• compare the first mathematical model and second mathematical model;
• generate a performance indication based on a result of a comparison of the first mathematical model and second mathematical model.

A system for improving speech of a hearing impaired person, comprising:

• a display configured to permit the person to select a phoneme;
• a microphone configured to receive a phoneme produced by the person;
• and
• a processor coupled to the display and the microphone, the processor being configured to:
• receive the selected phoneme and the produced phoneme;
• generate a first visual equivalent of the selected phoneme based on a first mathematical model;
• generate a second visual equivalent of the produced phoneme based on a second mathematical model;
• display the first and second visual equivalents for the person to compare;
• compare the first and second mathematical models;
• and
• display a performance indication on the display based on the comparison of the first and second mathematical models.