GB9920667D0 - Method and apparatus for speech enhancement in a speech communication system - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for speech enhancement in a speech communication system

Info

Publication number
GB9920667D0
GB9920667D0 GBGB9920667.4A GB9920667A GB9920667D0 GB 9920667 D0 GB9920667 D0 GB 9920667D0 GB 9920667 A GB9920667 A GB 9920667A GB 9920667 D0 GB9920667 D0 GB 9920667D0
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
speech
communication system
enhancement
speech communication
speech enhancement
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
GBGB9920667.4A
Other versions
GB2336978A (en
GB2336978B (en
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Simoco International Ltd
Original Assignee
Simoco International Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from GBGB9714001.6A external-priority patent/GB9714001D0/en
Application filed by Simoco International Ltd filed Critical Simoco International Ltd
Publication of GB2336978A publication Critical patent/GB2336978A/en
Publication of GB9920667D0 publication Critical patent/GB9920667D0/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2336978B publication Critical patent/GB2336978B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • G10L13/00—Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
    • G10L13/02—Methods for producing synthetic speech; Speech synthesisers
    • G10L13/033—Voice editing, e.g. manipulating the voice of the synthesiser
    • 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
    • G10L21/00—Speech or voice signal processing techniques to produce another audible or non-audible signal, e.g. visual or tactile, in order to modify its quality or its intelligibility
    • G10L21/02—Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation
    • G10L21/0316—Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation by changing the amplitude
    • G10L21/0364—Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation by changing the amplitude for improving intelligibility
    • 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
    • G10L21/00—Speech or voice signal processing techniques to produce another audible or non-audible signal, e.g. visual or tactile, in order to modify its quality or its intelligibility
    • G10L21/003—Changing voice quality, e.g. pitch or formants
    • G10L21/007—Changing voice quality, e.g. pitch or formants characterised by the process used
    • G10L21/013—Adapting to target pitch
    • G10L2021/0135—Voice conversion or morphing
    • 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
    • G10L25/03—Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups G10L15/00 - G10L21/00 characterised by the type of extracted parameters
    • G10L25/24—Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups G10L15/00 - G10L21/00 characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being the cepstrum
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/43—Signal processing in hearing aids to enhance the speech intelligibility

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computational Linguistics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Audiology, Speech & Language Pathology (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Compression, Expansion, Code Conversion, And Decoders (AREA)
GB9920667A 1997-07-02 1998-07-01 Method and apparatus for speech enhancement in a speech communication system Expired - Fee Related GB2336978B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9714001.6A GB9714001D0 (en) 1997-07-02 1997-07-02 Method and apparatus for speech enhancement in a speech communication system
GB9814279A GB2327835B (en) 1997-07-02 1998-07-01 Method and apparatus for speech enhancement in a speech communication system

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB2336978A GB2336978A (en) 1999-11-03
GB9920667D0 true GB9920667D0 (en) 1999-11-03
GB2336978B GB2336978B (en) 2000-11-08

Family

ID=26311822

Family Applications (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB9920667A Expired - Fee Related GB2336978B (en) 1997-07-02 1998-07-01 Method and apparatus for speech enhancement in a speech communication system
GB0001586A Expired - Fee Related GB2343822B (en) 1997-07-02 1998-07-01 Method and apparatus for speech enhancement in a speech communication system

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB0001586A Expired - Fee Related GB2343822B (en) 1997-07-02 1998-07-01 Method and apparatus for speech enhancement in a speech communication system

Country Status (1)

Country Link
GB (2) GB2336978B (en)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2002169581A (en) * 2000-11-29 2002-06-14 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Method and device for voice synthesis
US6876968B2 (en) * 2001-03-08 2005-04-05 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Run time synthesizer adaptation to improve intelligibility of synthesized speech
US7027832B2 (en) * 2001-11-28 2006-04-11 Qualcomm Incorporated Providing custom audio profile in wireless device
US8098833B2 (en) 2005-12-28 2012-01-17 Honeywell International Inc. System and method for dynamic modification of speech intelligibility scoring
US8103007B2 (en) * 2005-12-28 2012-01-24 Honeywell International Inc. System and method of detecting speech intelligibility of audio announcement systems in noisy and reverberant spaces
US10496887B2 (en) 2018-02-22 2019-12-03 Motorola Solutions, Inc. Device, system and method for controlling a communication device to provide alerts

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4653099A (en) * 1982-05-11 1987-03-24 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. SP sound synthesizer
GB8801014D0 (en) * 1988-01-18 1988-02-17 British Telecomm Noise reduction
US5479560A (en) * 1992-10-30 1995-12-26 Technology Research Association Of Medical And Welfare Apparatus Formant detecting device and speech processing apparatus
JP2993396B2 (en) * 1995-05-12 1999-12-20 三菱電機株式会社 Voice processing filter and voice synthesizer
JPH09230896A (en) * 1996-02-28 1997-09-05 Sony Corp Speech synthesis device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2336978A (en) 1999-11-03
GB2343822A (en) 2000-05-17
GB2336978B (en) 2000-11-08
GB0001586D0 (en) 2000-03-15
GB2343822B (en) 2000-11-29

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
GB2297885B (en) Apparatus and method for use in a mobile communication system
KR100231281B1 (en) Method and apparatus for communication handover in a communication system
IL119226A (en) Method and apparatus for suppressing noise in a communication system
GB2332112B (en) Method and apparatus for location finding in a communication system
IL130615A0 (en) Apparatus and method for rate determination in a communication system
AU4942899A (en) Apparatus and method in a telecommunications system
IL118170A0 (en) Method and apparatus for authentication in a communication system
EP1185974A4 (en) Method and apparatus for facilitating distributed speech processing in a communication system
IL122516A0 (en) Apparatus system and method for a communications system architecture
AU4446700A (en) Method and apparatus in a telecommunications system
IL118966A (en) Method and apparatus for system determination in a multi-mode subscriber station
GB9515501D0 (en) Communication method and apparatus
IL121370A0 (en) Method and apparatus for maintaining call quality in a communication system
AU7326500A (en) Method and apparatus in a telecommunications system
GB2301268B (en) Interface apparatus and method in a mobile communication system
SG79926A1 (en) Method for activating and carrying out secure functions in a communications system
GB2307826B (en) Communication method and apparatus
GB2305338B (en) Method and system for time aligning a frame in a communication system
GB2341047B (en) Method and apparatus for streamlining in a communication system
IL124578A0 (en) Apparatus and method for non-linear processing in a communication system
GB2336978B (en) Method and apparatus for speech enhancement in a speech communication system
GB9512283D0 (en) Communication method and apparatus
IL122582A (en) Apparatus for and method of setting up a call in a communication system
GB2319142B (en) A method of base-site selection in a communications system and apparatus
GB0006872D0 (en) Method and apparatus for improving speech intelligibility

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20020701