Patents by Inventor Tae-Yeoub JANG

Tae-Yeoub JANG 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 for automatic evaluation of non-native pronunciation
    Patent number: 10354645
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method of automatically evaluating non-native speakers' pronunciation proficiency, wherein an input speech signal is received, the speech recognition module transcribes it into a text; the text is converted into a segmental string with temporal information for each phone; in the key module of feature extraction, nine features of speech rhythm and fluency are computed; and then all feature values are integrated into an overall pronunciation proficiency score. This method can be applied to both types of non-native speech input: read-aloud speech and spontaneous speech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: HANKUK UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Tae-Yeoub Jang
  • METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC EVALUATION OF NON-NATIVE PRONUNCIATION
    Publication number: 20180366111
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method of automatically evaluating non-native speakers' pronunciation proficiency, wherein an input speech signal is received, the speech recognition module transcribes it into a text; the text is converted into a segmental string with temporal information for each phone; in the key module of feature extraction, nine features of speech rhythm and fluency are computed; and then all feature values are integrated into an overall pronunciation proficiency score. This method can be applied to both types of non-native speech input: read-aloud speech and spontaneous speech.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: HANKUK UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Tae-Yeoub JANG