Patents by Inventor Mustafa K. Sonmez

Mustafa K. Sonmez has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for performing prosody-based endpointing of a speech signal
    Patent number: 7177810
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for finding endpoints in speech by utilizing information contained in speech prosody. Prosody denotes the way speakers modulate the timing, pitch and loudness of phones, words, and phrases to convey certain aspects of meaning; informally, prosody includes what is perceived as the “rhythm” and “melody” of speech. Because speakers use prosody to convey units of speech to listeners, the method and apparatus performs endpoint detection by extracting and interpreting the relevant prosodic properties of speech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Elizabeth Shriberg, Harry Bratt, Mustafa K. Sonmez
  • Method and apparatus for performing prosody-based endpointing of a speech signal
    Publication number: 20020147581
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for finding endpoints in speech by utilizing information contained in speech prosody. Prosody denotes the way speakers modulate the timing, pitch and loudness of phones, words, and phrases to convey certain aspects of meaning; informally, prosody includes what is perceived as the “rhythm” and “melody” of speech. Because speakers use prosody to convey units of speech to listeners, the method and apparatus performs endpoint detection by extracting and interpreting the relevant prosodic properties of speech.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: SRI International
    Inventors: Elizabeth Shriberg, Harry Bratt, Mustafa K. Sonmez