摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a speaker speaking rate control device for adjusting a speaking rate of a speaker so that his or her speech is easy to understand. <P>SOLUTION: A speaker speaking rate calculation unit 103A calculates a speaking rate of a speaker A by a speaker sound pressure measurement signal 102AS outputted from a speaker sound pressure signal reception unit 102A on the basis of a speaker sound pressure signal 101AS and stores the calculated speaking rate in a storage unit 105. A speaker speaking rate adjustment control unit 107 reads out the speaking rate and preliminarily stored speaking rate upper and lower limit values Max and Min for listeners from the storage unit 105 and determines whether it is necessary to adjust the speaking rate of the speaker A or not on the basis of a speaking rate Va calculated on the basis of the speaking rate and the speaking rate upper and lower limit values Max and Min for listeners and, if it is necessary to adjust the speaking rate, controls a speaker speaking rate adjustment request notification output unit 108 so that a speaker speaking rate adjustment request notification AL is outputted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |