Silent intraoral speech sensing with audio feedback

An apparatus for speech sensing comprising:

• an embedded tongue position sensor (TPS), wherein the TPS is suitable for embedding palatally within an oral cavity of a person, and wherein the TPS detects tongue movement of the person;
• a barometric sensor and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor coupled to the TPS, wherein the barometric sensor and the IMU sensor are both located in the oral cavity of the person, and wherein the TPS, the barometric sensor, and the IMU sensor comprise a mouthpad;
• and
• a processor coupled to the mouthpad, wherein the processor analyzes input from the mouthpad, wherein the processor and the mouthpad comprise an intraoral speech sensing complex, and wherein an output channel from the processor delivers sensed speech of the person.

A computer system for speech sensing comprising:

• a memory which stores instructions;
• one or more processors coupled to the memory wherein the one or more processors, when executing the instructions which are stored, are configured to:
• access a tongue position sensor (TPS) in an oral cavity of a person, wherein the TPS is embedded palatally in the oral cavity, wherein the TPS detects tongue movement of the person, wherein a barometric sensor and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor are coupled to the TPS, wherein the barometric sensor and the IMU sensor are both located in the oral cavity of the person, wherein the TPS, the barometric sensor, and the IMU sensor comprise an intraoral mouthpad, and wherein the mouthpad detects tongue movements, jaw and/or head movements, and breathing of the person;
• analyze input from the mouthpad, wherein the analyzing is performed on a processor coupled to the mouthpad, and wherein the processor and the mouthpad comprise an intraoral speech sensing complex;
• and
• sense speech, based on an output of the processor.