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Title:
MODEL ADAPTATION DEVICE, METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/050414
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A model adaptation device approximates a model to a feature of an input voice so as to adjust the model to a speaker of the input voice.  The model adaption device includes: a text database containing a plurality of sentences having predetermined phonemes; a sentence list having a plurality of sentences describing the content of the input voice; an input means for inputting an input voice; a model adaptation means which outputs adaptation feature information for approximating the model to the input voice by using the input voice and the sentence list; a statistical amount database containing the adaptation feature information; a distance calculation means which outputs an acoustic distance value between the adaptation feature information and the model for each of the phonemes; a phoneme detection means which outputs as a detection result, a distance value which exceeds a threshold value among the distance values; and a label generation means which extracts from the text database, a sentence containing a phoneme associated with the detection result and outputs the sentence.

Inventors:
HANAZAWA KEN (JP)
ONISHI YOSHIFUMI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2009/068263
Publication Date:
May 06, 2010
Filing Date:
October 23, 2009
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Assignee:
NEC CORP (JP)
HANAZAWA KEN (JP)
ONISHI YOSHIFUMI (JP)
International Classes:
G10L15/065; G10L15/07
Domestic Patent References:
WO2007105409A12007-09-20
Foreign References:
JP2002132288A2002-05-09
JP2007248730A2007-09-27
JP2008129527A2008-06-05
Other References:
TANI ET AL.: "Jubun Tokeiryo o Mochiita Kyoshi Nashi Washa Tekio ni Okeru Washa Sentakuho", IEICE TECHNICAL REPORT NLC2007-33-86, vol. 107, no. 405, 13 December 2007 (2007-12-13), pages 85 - 89
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
YAMASHITA, Johei (JP)
Jouhei Yamashita (JP)
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