Systems and methods for reconstruction of a smooth speech signal from a stuttered speech signal
AssigneeNuance Communications, Inc.
InventorsOm Dadaji Deshmukh, Suraj Satishkumar Sheth, Ashish Verma
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Abstract
Described herein are methods, systems, apparatuses and products for reconstruction of a smooth speech signal from a stuttered speech signal. One aspect provides for accessing a stored speech signal having stuttering; identifying at least one stuttered region in the stored speech signal; modifying the at least one stuttered region in the stored speech signal; and responsive to modifying the at least one stuttered region, reconstructing a smooth speech signal corresponding to the stored speech signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims22
A non-transitory computer storage medium having a computer program product comprising:
- computer readable program code configured to access a stored speech signal having stuttering;
- computer readable program code configured to identify at least one stuttered region in the stored speech signal;
- computer readable program code configured to modify the at least one stuttered region in the stored speech signal, the modifying including at least one of:
- a) retaining one of a plurality of repeated syllables in the stuttered region in the stored speech signal,
- b) shortening a steady state of elongated phones in the stuttered region in the stored speech signal;
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- c) reducing at least one silence/breath region in the stuttered region in the stored speech signal;
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- computer readable program code configured to, responsive to modifying the at least one stuttered region, reconstruct a smooth speech signal corresponding to the stored speech signal.
A system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory device operatively connected to the at least one processor;
- wherein, responsive to execution of program instructions accessible to the at least one processor, the at least one processor is configured to:
- access a stored speech signal having stuttering;
- identify at least one stuttered region in the stored speech signal;
- modify the at least one stuttered region in the stored speech signal, the modifying including at least one of:
- a) retaining one of a plurality of repeated syllables in the stuttered region in the stored speech signal,
- b) shortening a steady state of elongate phones in the stuttered region in the stored speech signal, and
- c) reducing at least one silence/breath region in the stuttered region in the stored speech signal;
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- responsive to modifying the at least one stuttered region, reconstruct a smooth speech signal corresponding to the stored speech signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.