Method and system for diagnosing pathological phenomenon using a voice signal

A method for diagnosing a patient, comprising:

• receiving data indicative of speech from the patient;
• calculating, based upon the received data, a maximum intensity function across a plurality of frequencies;
• and
• determining, based at least in part upon a change in intensity between at least two frequencies found in the calculated maximum intensity function, an existence of at least one pathological phenomena associated with the patient;
• wherein the maximum intensity function is calculated across the plurality of frequencies by determining, at each of the plurality of frequencies, a maximum of a plurality of sample intensity values of the speech.

A system for diagnosing a patient, comprising:

• an input mechanism, wherein the input mechanism receives data indicative of speech from the patient;
• a calculating mechanism, wherein the calculating mechanism calculates, based upon the received data, an average intensity function across a plurality of frequencies;
• and
• a determining mechanism, wherein the determining mechanism determines, based at least in part upon a change in intensity between at least two frequencies found in the calculated average intensity function, an existence of at least one pathological phenomena associated with the patient;
• wherein the average intensity function is calculated across the plurality of frequencies by averaging, at each of the plurality of frequencies, a plurality of sample intensity values of the speech.

A system for diagnosing a patient, comprising:

• an input mechanism, wherein the input mechanism receives data indicative of speech from the patient;
• a calculating mechanism, wherein the calculating mechanism calculates, based upon the received data, a maximum intensity function across a plurality of frequencies;
• and
• a determining mechanism, wherein the determining mechanism determines, based at least in part upon a change in intensity between at least two frequencies found in the calculated maximum intensity function, an existence of at least one pathological phenomena associated with the patient;
• wherein the maximum intensity function is calculated across the plurality of frequencies by determining, at each of the plurality of frequencies, a maximum of a plurality of sample intensity values of the speech.

A method for diagnosing a patient, comprising:

• receiving data indicative of speech from the patient;
• calculating, based upon the received data, an average intensity function across a plurality of frequencies;
• calculating, based upon the received data, a maximum intensity function across the plurality of frequencies;
• determining, based at least in part upon a change in intensity between at least two frequencies found in the calculated average intensity function and based at least in part upon a change in intensity between at least two frequencies found in the calculated maximum intensity function, an existence of at least one pathological phenomena associated with the patient;
• wherein the average intensity function is calculated across the plurality of frequencies by averaging, at each of the plurality of frequencies, a plurality of sample intensity values of the speech;
• and
• wherein the maximum intensity function is calculated across the plurality of frequencies by determining, at each of the plurality of frequencies, a maximum of a plurality of sample intensity values of the speech.