Method and apparatus for activating speech recognition

    公开(公告)号:US11205433B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-21

    申请号:US16547263

    申请日:2019-08-21

    Abstract: A device to process an audio signal representing input sound includes a user voice verifier configured to generate a first indication based on whether the audio signal represents a user's voice. The device includes a speaking target detector configured to generate a second indication based on whether the audio signal represents at least one of a command or a question. The device includes an activation signal unit configured to selectively generate an activation signal based on the first indication and the second indication. The device also includes an automatic speech recognition engine configured to be activated, responsive to the activation signal, to process the audio signal.

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