Patents by Inventor Maxine Eskenazi

Maxine Eskenazi 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).

  • Systems and methods for comparing speech elements
    Patent number: 7752045
    Abstract: A method for comparing a first audio data source with a plurality of audio data sources, wherein the first audio data source has an utterance spoken by a first person and the plurality of audio data sources have the same utterance spoken by a second person. The method includes performing a speech recognition function on the first audio data source to isolate at least one element of the first audio data source. The method also includes comparing the isolated element with a corresponding element in the plurality of audio data sources and determining whether the utterance spoken by the first person contained an error based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignees: Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Speech Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Maxine Eskenazi
  • Systems and methods for comparing speech elements
    Publication number: 20070192093
    Abstract: A method for comparing a first audio data source with a plurality of audio data sources, wherein the first audio data source has an utterance spoken by a first person and the plurality of audio data sources have the same utterance spoken by a second person. The method includes performing a speech recognition function on the first audio data source to isolate at least one element of the first audio data source. The method also includes comparing the isolated element with a corresponding element in the plurality of audio data sources and determining whether the utterance spoken by the first person contained an error based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventor: Maxine Eskenazi