Method And Apparatus For Providing Silent Speech

摘要

Various embodiments provide a method and apparatus for providing a silent speech solution which allows the user to speak over an electronic media such as a cell phone without making any noise. In particular, measuring the shape of the vocal tract allows creation of synthesized speech without requiring noise produced by the vocal chords.

主权项

1. An apparatus for providing silent speech, the apparatus comprising:
a data storage; and a processor communicatively connected to the data storage, the processor being configured to:
output an output signal;receive an impulse response associated with the output signal;determine a vocal tract impedance profile based on the impulse response;create a speech signal based on the vocal tract impedance profile; andoutput the speech signal.