Patent №
US 11,089,396
Granted
2021-08-10
Filed 2019
Owner
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Lab
AI components
2
nlp · speech
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
16620364
Implementations of the subject matter described herein provide a silent voice input solution without being noticed by surroundings. Compared with conventional voice input solutions which are based on normal speech or whispering, the proposed “silent” voice input method is performed by using ingressive voice during the user's breathing-in process. By placing the apparatus (10) very close to the user's mouth with a ultra-small gap (110) formed between the microphone (100) and the apparatus (10), the proposed silent voice input solution can realize a very small voice leakage, and thereby allowing the user (1000) to use ultra-low voice speech input in public and mobile situations, without disturbing surrounding people.
AI classification
Ownership
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
assignment · 512340205
Assignors
FUKUMOTO, MASAAKI
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