Method, device and system for providing speech

摘要

A device for providing speech to a user has a sound wave generator, a sound wave guide for guiding the sound wave to a user's nasal cavity, an airflow generator for producing airflow through the sound wave guide, a pitch controller, and a volume controller. The device causes air and sound waves to pass through the user's mouth so the user can convert the airflow and sound waves to speech. The device can have a nasal cover or nasal prongs to engage the nose. The resulting speech can be controlled to have a substantially constant volume, and can be controlled to have proper tonal inflection. The sound wave generator can provide more than one frequency at a time. The sound wave generator can be a musical instrument. The device is handheld and portable. The device can be used to train a user to control a singing voice.

主权项

1. A device for providing speech to a user, the device comprising:
a sound wave generator being selectively operable to produce a sound wave; a sound wave guide dimensioned and configured to extend between a first open end adjacent the sound wave generator and a second open end configured to be adjacent a user's body; an airflow generator for producing an airflow through the sound wave guide from the first end to the second end; a pitch controller to modify the pitch of the sound wave; and a volume controller to modify the volume of the sound wave; whereby the sound waves are capable of being caused to pass through the user's mouth, and the sound waves are capable of being converted to speech by the user; wherein the sound wave pitch controller and volume controller are programmed to provide a predetermined pitch pattern of the sound wave and a predetermined volume pattern of the sound wave.