System method and article of manufacture for detecting emotion in voice signals by utilizing statistics for voice signal parameters

A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for detecting emotion in a voice by utilizing statistics comprising:

• (a) a code segment that provides a database having statistics including statistics of human associations of voice parameters with emotions;
• (b) a code segment that receives a voice signal;
• (c) a code segment that extracts at least one feature of the voice signal;
• (d) a code segment that compares the extracted voice feature to the voice parameters in the database;
• (e) a code segment that selects an emotion from the database based on the comparison of the extracted voice feature to the voice parameters;
• (f) a code segment that receives an input from the user, wherein the input includes a user-determined emotion;
• (g) a code segment that compares the user-determined emotion with the emotion selected from the database;
• (h) a code segment that outputs the selected emotion;
• (i) a code segment that determines whether the user-determined emotion matches the emotion selected from the database;
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• a code segment that awards a prize to the user if the user-determined emotion matches the selected emotion from the database.

A system for detecting emotion in a voice by utilizing statistics comprising:

• (a) logic that provides a database having statistics including statistics of human associations of voice parameters with emotions;
• (b) logic that receives a voice signal;
• (c) logic that extracts at least one feature of the voice signal;
• (d) logic that compares the extracted voice feature to the voice parameters in the database;
• (e) logic that selects an emotion from the database based on the comparison of the extracted voice feature to the voice parameters;
• (f) logic that receives an input from the user, wherein the input includes a user-determined emotion;
• (g) logic that compares the user-determined emotion with the emotion selected from the database;
• (h) logic that outputs selected emotion;
• (i) logic that determines whether the user-determined emotion matches the emotion selected from the database;
• and
• (j) logic that awards a prize to the user if the user-determined emotion matches the selected emotion from the database.