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EP0548054A3
EP0548054A3 EP19930200015 EP93200015A EP0548054A3 EP 0548054 A3 EP0548054 A3 EP 0548054A3 EP 19930200015 EP19930200015 EP 19930200015 EP 93200015 A EP93200015 A EP 93200015A EP 0548054 A3 EP0548054 A3 EP 0548054A3
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input signal
measure
voice activity
activity detection
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EP0548054B1 (en
EP0548054A2 (en
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Daniel Kenneth Freeman
Ivan Boyd
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LG Electronics Inc
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British Telecommunications PLC
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Priority claimed from GB888805795A external-priority patent/GB8805795D0/en
Priority claimed from GB888813346A external-priority patent/GB8813346D0/en
Priority claimed from GB888820105A external-priority patent/GB8820105D0/en
Application filed by British Telecommunications PLC filed Critical British Telecommunications PLC
Publication of EP0548054A2 publication Critical patent/EP0548054A2/en
Publication of EP0548054A3 publication Critical patent/EP0548054A3/xx
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L25/00—Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups G10L15/00 - G10L21/00
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L25/00—Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups G10L15/00 - G10L21/00
    • G10L25/78—Detection of presence or absence of voice signals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L25/00—Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups G10L15/00 - G10L21/00
    • G10L25/78—Detection of presence or absence of voice signals
    • G10L25/84—Detection of presence or absence of voice signals for discriminating voice from noise

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computational Linguistics (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Audiology, Speech & Language Pathology (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Telephonic Communication Services (AREA)
  • Compression, Expansion, Code Conversion, And Decoders (AREA)
  • Telephone Function (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Mechanical Vibrations Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Noise Elimination (AREA)
  • Mobile Radio Communication Systems (AREA)
  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
  • Measuring Pulse, Heart Rate, Blood Pressure Or Blood Flow (AREA)
  • Measurement Of The Respiration, Hearing Ability, Form, And Blood Characteristics Of Living Organisms (AREA)
  • Transmission Systems Not Characterized By The Medium Used For Transmission (AREA)
  • Signal Processing Not Specific To The Method Of Recording And Reproducing (AREA)
  • Indexing, Searching, Synchronizing, And The Amount Of Synchronization Travel Of Record Carriers (AREA)
EP93200015A 1988-03-11 1989-03-10 Voice activity detector Expired - Lifetime EP0548054B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB888805795A GB8805795D0 (en) 1988-03-11 1988-03-11 Voice activity detector
GB888813346A GB8813346D0 (en) 1988-06-06 1988-06-06 Voice activity detection
GB8813346 1988-08-06
GB888820105A GB8820105D0 (en) 1988-08-24 1988-08-24 Voice activity detection
GB8820105 1988-08-24
GB8805795 1988-08-24
EP89302422A EP0335521B1 (en) 1988-03-11 1989-03-10 Voice activity detection

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EP89302422A Division EP0335521B1 (en) 1988-03-11 1989-03-10 Voice activity detection
EP89302422.4 Division 1989-03-10

Publications (3)

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EP0548054A2 EP0548054A2 (en) 1993-06-23
EP0548054A3 true EP0548054A3 (el) 1994-01-12
EP0548054B1 EP0548054B1 (en) 2002-12-11

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EP89302422A Expired - Lifetime EP0335521B1 (en) 1988-03-11 1989-03-10 Voice activity detection
EP93200015A Expired - Lifetime EP0548054B1 (en) 1988-03-11 1989-03-10 Voice activity detector

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EP89302422A Expired - Lifetime EP0335521B1 (en) 1988-03-11 1989-03-10 Voice activity detection

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EP (2) EP0335521B1 (el)
JP (2) JP3321156B2 (el)
KR (1) KR0161258B1 (el)
AU (1) AU608432B2 (el)
BR (1) BR8907308A (el)
CA (1) CA1335003C (el)
DE (2) DE68929442T2 (el)
DK (1) DK175478B1 (el)
ES (2) ES2047664T3 (el)
FI (2) FI110726B (el)
HK (1) HK135896A (el)
IE (1) IE61863B1 (el)
NO (2) NO304858B1 (el)
NZ (1) NZ228290A (el)
PT (1) PT89978B (el)
WO (1) WO1989008910A1 (el)

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NO316610B1 (no) 2004-03-08
FI20010933A (fi) 2001-05-04
KR0161258B1 (ko) 1999-03-20
FI115328B (fi) 2005-04-15
PT89978B (pt) 1995-03-01
NZ228290A (en) 1992-01-29
DE68929442D1 (de) 2003-01-23
NO982568L (no) 1990-11-09
JP2000148172A (ja) 2000-05-26
DE68910859D1 (de) 1994-01-05
KR900700993A (ko) 1990-08-17
DK215690D0 (da) 1990-09-07
NO982568D0 (no) 1998-06-04
PT89978A (pt) 1989-11-10
JPH03504283A (ja) 1991-09-19
AU3355489A (en) 1989-10-05
DK175478B1 (da) 2004-11-08
IE61863B1 (en) 1994-11-30
FI110726B (fi) 2003-03-14
NO903936D0 (no) 1990-09-10
ES2188588T3 (es) 2003-07-01
HK135896A (en) 1996-08-02
EP0548054B1 (en) 2002-12-11
IE890774L (en) 1989-09-11
DE68929442T2 (de) 2003-10-02
DK215690A (da) 1990-09-07
WO1989008910A1 (en) 1989-09-21
DE68910859T2 (de) 1994-12-08
CA1335003C (en) 1995-03-28
EP0548054A2 (en) 1993-06-23
EP0335521B1 (en) 1993-11-24
ES2047664T3 (es) 1994-03-01
NO304858B1 (no) 1999-02-22
AU608432B2 (en) 1991-03-28
BR8907308A (pt) 1991-03-19
EP0335521A1 (en) 1989-10-04
JP3423906B2 (ja) 2003-07-07
NO903936L (no) 1990-11-09
FI904410A0 (fi) 1990-09-07
JP3321156B2 (ja) 2002-09-03

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