JPS63301998A - Voice recognition responder - Google Patents

Voice recognition responder

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Publication number
JPS63301998A
JPS63301998A JP62137685A JP13768587A JPS63301998A JP S63301998 A JPS63301998 A JP S63301998A JP 62137685 A JP62137685 A JP 62137685A JP 13768587 A JP13768587 A JP 13768587A JP S63301998 A JPS63301998 A JP S63301998A
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保屋野 純
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NEC Corp
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Abstract

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた
め要約のデータは記録されません。
(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は音声認識応答装置に関する。[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a voice recognition response device.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

従来、音声認識応答装置は人が発声した音声をマイクロ
ホンやA/D変換器等によってディジタル信号に変換し
、その信号をそのまま入力音声信号として扱っている。
Conventionally, a voice recognition response device converts a voice uttered by a person into a digital signal using a microphone, an A/D converter, etc., and treats the signal as an input voice signal.

つまり、入力音声の強度に関しては発声者に依存してい
る。なお。
In other words, the strength of the input voice depends on the speaker. In addition.

対策として、AGO回路を用いている場合もある。As a countermeasure, an AGO circuit may be used in some cases.

〔発明が解決しようとする間哩点〕[The intermittent point that the invention attempts to solve]

従来の音声認識応答装置は、装置側で入力強度を予測す
ることはできない。このような装置では人が強く発声し
た場合、許容強度を越えた過大な入力信号となるという
欠点がある。また。
Conventional voice recognition response devices cannot predict the input strength on the device side. Such a device has the disadvantage that when a person vocalizes strongly, the input signal becomes excessively large, exceeding the allowable strength. Also.

弱く発声した場合では過小な人力信号となる。If the voice is weak, the human signal will be insufficient.

このため、音声入力時における雑音や量子化誤差のため
SN比が小さくなり、音声検出や音声分析において悪影
響を及ぼすという欠点もある。
For this reason, there is also the drawback that the SN ratio becomes small due to noise and quantization errors during voice input, which adversely affects voice detection and voice analysis.

さらに、入力音声が電話回線の場合、電話機や回線等の
特性によって音声の強度はかなり変化し、また回線雑音
のバラツキ及び周囲雑音の変化も太きい。
Furthermore, when the input voice is from a telephone line, the strength of the voice varies considerably depending on the characteristics of the telephone, the line, etc., and the line noise and ambient noise also vary widely.

なお、AGO回路を用いると、入力音声の途中でパワー
が変化するので、音声検出や音声分折に悪影響を及ぼす
という欠点がある。
Note that when an AGO circuit is used, the power changes during the input audio, which has a disadvantage in that it has a negative effect on audio detection and audio decomposition.

本発明の目的は9発声者に特別な指示を与えることなく
適切な発声の音声人力を行うことのできる音声認識応答
装置を提供することにある。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a voice recognition response device that can perform appropriate vocalization without giving special instructions to the speaker.

〔問題点を解決するための手段〕[Means for solving problems]

本発明による音声認識応答装置は9人力音声の信号レベ
ルと雑音レベルとの比を算出するS/N計算部と、該S
/N計算部の結果により応答音声の信号レベルと雑音レ
ベルとの比を決定する制御部と、該制御部で決定された
信号レベルと雑音レベルで応答音声を出力する音声応答
部とを有している。
The voice recognition response device according to the present invention includes a S/N calculation unit that calculates the ratio between the signal level of human voice and the noise level, and
/N calculation section, the control section determines the ratio between the signal level and the noise level of the response voice, and the voice response section outputs the response voice at the signal level and noise level determined by the control section. ing.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

次に9図面を参照して本発明の詳細な説明する。 Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to nine drawings.

第1図は本発明の一実施例による音声認識応答装置を用
いたシステムのブロック図である。
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system using a voice recognition response device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

第1図において、1は電話機、2は電話回線である。音
声認識応答装置10は入力信号のS/N計算部6.制御
部4.音声応答部5.音声認識部6を含んでいる。
In FIG. 1, 1 is a telephone and 2 is a telephone line. The voice recognition response device 10 includes an input signal S/N calculation section 6. Control unit 4. Voice response section 5. It includes a voice recognition section 6.

第2図は、上記実施例の具体的な動作例を示したフロー
チャートである。まず、ステップS1において発声され
た音声は電話機1と電話回線2を通り、音声認識応答装
置10に入力する。
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a specific example of the operation of the above embodiment. First, the voice uttered in step S1 passes through the telephone set 1 and the telephone line 2, and is input to the voice recognition response device 10.

入力信号のS/N計算部6では入力信号の信号レベルと
雑音レベルとのS/N比(以下、これを工13Nとする
)を計算しくステップS2)。
The input signal S/N calculation unit 6 calculates the S/N ratio (hereinafter referred to as step 13N) between the signal level of the input signal and the noise level (step S2).

さらに音声認識部6で音声認識処理を行う(ステップs
3)。次に、制御部4において発声者に次の発声を促す
文言を選択しくステップs4)。
Furthermore, the voice recognition unit 6 performs voice recognition processing (step s
3). Next, the control unit 4 selects the wording that prompts the speaker to make the next utterance (step s4).

これを音声応答部5に出力する。制御部4は同時に、音
声応答部5の応答音声信号のS/N(以下、これをO8
Nとする)をs / N計算部6からの工SNに応じて
決定しくステップS5)。
This is output to the voice response section 5. At the same time, the control unit 4 controls the S/N (hereinafter referred to as O8) of the response audio signal of the audio response unit 5.
s/N) is determined according to the SN from the s/N calculating section 6 (step S5).

これを音声応答部5に出力する。例えば08N−α・l
5N(ただし、αは定数)である。音声応答部5は電話
回線2に制御部4で決定されたO8Nにて応答音声を出
力しくステップS6)。
This is output to the voice response section 5. For example, 08N-α・l
5N (where α is a constant). The voice response section 5 outputs a response voice at O8N determined by the control section 4 to the telephone line 2 (step S6).

発声者に文言を知らせる。この時発声者が聞く6一 応答音声のS/Nは、前に自分自身が発声した声のS/
Nに比例している。そこで、この応答音声を聞いた発声
者は、たとえば応答音声のS/Nが低い場合には9周囲
雑音があるとか声が小さいと判断して自然に次には大き
な声で発声するか又は周囲雑音が入らないようにする。
Inform the speaker of the sentence. At this time, the S/N of the 6-1 response voice that the speaker hears is the S/N of the voice that he/she uttered previously.
It is proportional to N. Therefore, when the speaker hears this response voice, for example, if the S/N of the response voice is low, he or she may decide that there is ambient noise or that the voice is low, and then naturally speak in a louder voice or Avoid noise.

なお、上記説明は電話回線を使用した例であるが1本発
明はこれに限定されるものではない。
Note that although the above description is an example using a telephone line, the present invention is not limited to this.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上説明したように9本発明によれば応答音声のS/N
を入力音声の87 Nに応じて変化させることにより9
発声者に適切な発声を促すことができる。したがって2
発声者に特別な指示を与えることなく、自然に適切な発
声の入力音声を得ることができる。
As explained above, according to the present invention, the S/N of the response voice is
By changing 87 N of the input voice, 9
It is possible to encourage the speaker to speak appropriately. Therefore 2
It is possible to naturally obtain input speech with appropriate utterances without giving special instructions to the speaker.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は本発明の一実施例を示すブロック図。 第2図は実施例の具体的な動作例を示したフローチャー
トである。 1・・・電話機、2・・・電話回線、6・・・S/N計
算部。 4・・・制御部、5・・・音声応答部、6山音声認識部
。 10・・・音声認識応答装置。
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a specific example of the operation of the embodiment. 1...Telephone, 2...Telephone line, 6...S/N calculation section. 4...Control unit, 5...Voice response unit, 6-point voice recognition unit. 10...Voice recognition response device.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1、入力音声の信号レベルと雑音レベルとの比を算出す
るS/N計算部と、該S/N計算部の結果により応答音
声の信号レベルと雑音レベルとの比を決定する制御部と
、該制御部で決定された信号レベルと雑音レベルで応答
音声を出力する音声応答部とを有することを特徴とする
音声認識応答装置。
1. An S/N calculation unit that calculates the ratio between the signal level and the noise level of the input audio, and a control unit that determines the ratio between the signal level and the noise level of the response audio based on the result of the S/N calculation unit; A voice recognition response device comprising a voice response section that outputs a response voice at a signal level and a noise level determined by the control section.
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