摘要:
After sampling a voice signal by a microphone (31), a voice interval is detected by a voice interval detector (32). Then, the voice signal is processed by a frequency analyzer (33) having a predetermined number of channels at a predetermined time interval, whereby a corresponding portion of the voice signal is quantized at each channel. Then, quantized data obtained from these channels are binary converted (34) to thereby form a frame comprised of a series of binary data. Each data of this frame corresponds to one of the channels, and preferably it is set to be an integral multiple of a computer calculation unit (e.g., 4 bits, 8 bits, etc.). When forming a combination frame by superimposing two or more of such frames, the combination frame is divided into layers, whereby it is so structured that each bit is represented by a binary number in each layer. On the other hand, it may also be so structured that one frame is divided in a plurality of sub-frames and a preliminary comparison process is carried out using each sub-frame.