Abstract: Proposed is a system for recording and playback of television signals from a plurality of television channels, which comprises a computer-based controlling central unit, connectible to a telecommunication network, and a plurality of television receivers, connected to the controlling central unit, for receiving the television signals in each case on one of the television channels via cable television networks and/or television antennas for terrestrial television broadcasting or satellite television transmission. The system further comprises coding modules, connected to the television receivers, for coding the received television signals in a digital format. The controlling central unit is set up to receive recording instructions from users via the telecommunication network and to store the television signals, coded in digital format, which have been received on the television channel specified by the stored recording instructions, at a time specified by the stored recording instructions.

Abstract: Client speaker locations in a speaker space are used to generate speech models for comparison with test speaker data or test speaker speech models. The speaker space can be constructed using training speakers that are entirely separate from the population of client speakers, or from client speakers, or from a mix of training and client speakers. Reestimation of the speaker space based on client environment information is also provided to improve the likelihood that the client data will fall within the speaker space. During enrollment of the clients into the speaker space, additional client speech can be obtained when predetermined conditions are met. The speaker distribution can also be used in the client enrollment step.