Abstract: A speech processing system has an arbitrary number of speech recognition modules (Ei, i=1 . . . n) and speech output modules (Aj, j?1 . . . m). The modules provided respectively for a particular type of speech recognition or, respectively, speech output are selected and activated and parameterized according to the situation of application, dependent on an input signal (ES), by a device (MA) for selecting the modules, so that the selected modules are applied for speech recognition or, respectively, speech output corresponding to their construction.

Abstract: What has become a widespread function in mobile or stationary communication terminals is taking pictures using cameras integrated in the mobile communication terminals. The pictures are taken sideways or upright depending on the specific situation, but other orientations also occur. Once taken, the pictures can be displayed directly on small screens or used by further applications. If slanted pictures have been taken a user will have to turn the mobile communication terminal to be able to view the face in its correct position. Moreover, face animations using pictures that have been taken are extremely difficult if the faces shown in the pictures are not in vertically oriented positions. To resolve this problem a method determines an optimized orientation of the picture by applying a face-localizing method.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a method and system of voice recognition, in particular for navigation in a hypertext navigation system. For each new word, a language identification stage, in particular embodied as a neural network, is used to determine the inclusion of the word in a language or a dialect with a given probability factor and the grapheme/phoneme relationship corresponding to the word with the greatest probability coefficient in the phonetic lexicon, or in at least one of the several phonetic lexica, is updated.