Hearing assistance system for providing consistent human speech

摘要

Broadly speaking, the embodiments disclosed herein describe an apparatus, system, and method that allows a user of a hearing assistance system to perceive consistent human speech. The consistent human speech can be based upon user specific preferences.

主权项

1. A method performed by a portable computing device for providing consistent speech, wherein the portable computing device includes a processor, memory and an audio processing component coupled with an audio input device, comprising:
receiving human speech at the audio input device, the human speech including one or more inconsistent components; converting the human speech into consistent speech, including:
converting the human speech to text; andconverting the text directly to consistent speech based at least in part on a text to speech protocol that renders at least one of the one or more inconsistent components consistent, wherein the one or more inconsistent components include varying speech patterns or speech artifacts; and passing the consistent speech to an output device.