公开(公告)号：US5892836A

公开(公告)日：1999-04-06

申请号：US738556

申请日：1996-10-28

申请人： Ryuuichi Ishige ,  Reishi Kondo ,  Yukio Mitome

发明人： Ryuuichi Ishige ,  Reishi Kondo ,  Yukio Mitome

IPC分类号： H03H15/00 ,  H03H17/02 ,  H03H21/00 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/505 ,  H04R2430/03 ,  H04R25/70

摘要： A digital hearing aid having a variable hearing compensating characteristics, comprises a hearing compensating circuit having a transposed transversal filter, an analyzer for frequency-analyzing an input signal, a memory storing a hearing characteristics of a person to be fitted with the hearing aid, and a controller receiving a frequency analysis result of the input signal and the hearing characteristics, for deriving coefficients for the transposed transversal filter to supply the derived coefficients to the transposed transversal filter. Since the transposed transversal filter is used, the S/N ration is improved, and the control of the characteristics of the filter becomes easy.

摘要翻译： 具有可变听力补偿特性的数字助听器包括具有转置横向滤波器的听力补偿电路，用于对输入信号进行频率分析的分析器，存储要配备助听器的人的听觉特性的存储器，以及 接收输入信号和听觉特性的频率分析结果的控制器，用于导出转置的横向滤波器的系数，以将导出的系数提供给转置的横向滤波器。 由于使用了转置的横向滤波器，所以提高了S / N比，并且滤波器特性的控制变得容易。

公开(公告)号：US5835610A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-10

申请号：US774069

申请日：1996-12-23

申请人： Ryuuichi Ishige ,  Reishi Kondo ,  Yukio Mitome

发明人： Ryuuichi Ishige ,  Reishi Kondo ,  Yukio Mitome

IPC分类号： H02J1/00 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/43 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/505

摘要： An external device to be used along with a hearing aid device comprises an input means through which voice data are inputted, a hearing aid processor coupled to the input means for receiving the voice data from the input means to make an acoustic sense compensation of the voice data, and a transmitter coupled to the hearing aid processor for receiving compensated voice data from the hearing aid processor and transmitting the compensated voice data to the hearing aid device.

摘要翻译： 与助听器装置一起使用的外部设备包括输入语音数据的输入装置，耦合到输入装置的助听器处理器，用于从输入装置接收语音数据以对声音进行声学感测补偿 数据和耦合到助听器处理器的发射器，用于从助听器处理器接收经补偿的语音数据，并将补偿的话音数据发送到助听器装置。

公开(公告)号：US5910997A

公开(公告)日：1999-06-08

申请号：US732879

申请日：1996-10-16

申请人： Ryuuichi Ishige ,  Reishi Kondo

发明人： Ryuuichi Ishige ,  Reishi Kondo

IPC分类号： H04R1/00 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/70

摘要： A digitally programmable hearing aid modifies a digital signal representative of a piece of talk and background noise by using hearing aid parameters, and the hearing aid parameters are transferred between the digitally programmable hearing aid and an external system in the form of acoustic signal so as to delete an electric connector from the digitally programmable hearing aid.

摘要翻译： 数字可编程助听器通过使用助听器参数来修改代表一段话音和背景噪声的数字信号，并且助听器参数以声信号的形式在数字可编程助听器和外部系统之间传送，以便 从数字可编程助听器中删除电连接器。

公开(公告)号：US5852668A

公开(公告)日：1998-12-22

申请号：US773952

申请日：1996-12-26

申请人： Ryuuichi Ishige ,  Reishi Kondo

发明人： Ryuuichi Ishige ,  Reishi Kondo

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/70 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R25/505

摘要： A hearing aid stores a plurality of sets of hearing aid parameters in built-in memories, and tailors suitable hearing aid parameters through an interpolation between the sets of hearing aid parameters so as to cope with new working conditions, thereby allowing a user to adjust the hearing aid to his hearing sense.

摘要翻译： 助听器在内置存储器中存储多组助听器参数，并且通过在助听器参数组之间的插值来调整合适的助听器参数，以便应对新的工作状况，从而允许用户调整 听力助听器。

公开(公告)号：US06330339B1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-11

申请号：US08773954

申请日：1996-12-26

申请人： Ryuuichi Ishige ,  Reishi Kondo

发明人： Ryuuichi Ishige ,  Reishi Kondo

IPC分类号： H04R2500

CPC分类号： H04R25/502 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2460/03

摘要： Outputs of a pulse sensor, a brain wave sensor, a conductivity sensor and an acceleration sensor are input to respectively corresponding condition detecting means, and the condition of the wearer (biological information, motion) is detected by the condition detecting means. The condition determining means determines the operation mode of the hearing aid from the condition of the wearer according to predetermined algorithm. Operation mode control portion drives an earphone based on the operation mode. By this, the characteristics of the hearing aid can be varied adapting to the wearer's condition.

摘要翻译： 脉冲传感器，脑波传感器，电导率传感器和加速度传感器的输出分别输入相应的条件检测装置，并且条件检测装置检测穿戴者的状况（生物信息，运动）。 条件确定装置根据预定算法从佩戴者的状态确定助听器的操作模式。 操作模式控制部分基于操作模式驱动耳机。 由此，助听器的特性可以根据佩戴者的状况而变化。

公开(公告)号：US06405169B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-11

申请号：US09325544

申请日：1999-06-04

申请人： Reishi Kondo ,  Yukio Mitome

发明人： Reishi Kondo ,  Yukio Mitome

IPC分类号： G10L1300

CPC分类号： G10L13/08 ,  G10L13/04

摘要： The invention provides a speech synthesis apparatus which can produce synthetic speech of a high quality with reduced distortion. To this end, upon production of synthetic speech based on prosodic information and phonological unit information, the prosodic information is modified using the phonological unit information, and duration length information and pitch pattern information of phonological units of the prosodic information and the phonological unit information are modified with each other. The speech synthesis apparatus includes a prosodic pattern production section for receiving utterance contents as an input thereto and producing a prosodic pattern, a phonological unit selection section for selecting phonological units based on the prosodic pattern, a prosody modification control section for searching the phonological unit information selected by the phonological unit selection section for a location for which modification to the prosodic pattern is required and outputting information of the location for the modification and contents of the modification, a prosody modification section for modifying the prosodic pattern based on the information of the location for the modification and the contents of the modification outputted from the prosody modification control section, and a waveform production section for producing synthetic speech based on the phonological unit information and the prosodic information modified by the prosody modification section using a phonological unit database.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种语音合成装置，其能够以较低的失真产生高质量的合成语音。 为此，在基于韵律信息和语音单元信息生成合成语音时，使用语音单元信息修改韵律信息，并且韵律信息和语音单元信息的语音单元的持续时间长度信息和音调模式信息是 互相修改。 语音合成装置包括：韵律模式生成部，其接收作为其输入的话语内容并产生韵律模式;基于韵律模式选择语音单元的语音单元选择部;用于搜索语音单元信息的韵律修改控制部 由音素单元选择部选择需要对韵律模式进行修改的位置，并且输出修改位置的信息和修改内容的信息;韵律修改部分，用于基于位置的信息修改韵律模式 用于从韵律修改控制部分输出的修改和修改内容，以及基于音韵单元信息和由韵律修改部分修改的韵律信息使用语音学的韵律信息来产生合成语音的波形产生部分 单位数据库。

公开(公告)号：US20140136192A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-15

申请号：US14131460

申请日：2012-06-26

申请人： Masanori Kato ,  Reishi Kondo ,  Yasuyuki Mitsui

发明人： Masanori Kato ,  Reishi Kondo ,  Yasuyuki Mitsui

IPC分类号： G10L25/90

CPC分类号： G10L25/90 ,  G10L13/033 ,  G10L13/06 ,  G10L13/07

摘要： There is provided a waveform processing device for changing power of each pitch waveform of a segment in order to acquire a natural synthesis speech. A power calculation means 71 selects pitch waveforms one by one from a group of pitch waveforms corresponding to a segment, and calculates a scalar indicating power of a selected pitch waveform. A normalization degree calculation means 72 calculates a degree of normalization which is an index indicating a degree of normalization of a pitch waveform selected by the power calculation means 71, as a function value of an increasing function using the scalar as a variable. A change coefficient calculation means 73 calculates a change coefficient for changing an amplitude value of a pitch waveform selected by the power calculation means 71 based on the scalar and the degree of normalization. An amplitude change means 74 multiplies an amplitude value at each sampling point of a pitch waveform selected by the power calculation means 71 by the change coefficient.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于改变段的每个音调波形的功率的波形处理装置，以获得自然合成语音。 功率计算装置71从对应于段的一组音调波形中逐个选择音调波形，并计算所选音调波形的标量指示功率。 归一化度计算装置72计算作为指示由功率计算装置71选择的音调波形的归一化程度的指标的归一化程度，作为使用标量作为变量的增加函数的函数值。 变化系数计算单元73根据标量和标准化程度，计算用于改变由功率计算单元71选择的音调波形的振幅值的变化系数。 振幅改变装置74将由功率计算装置71选择的音调波形的每个采样点处的振幅值乘以变化系数。

公开(公告)号：US20100076768A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-25

申请号：US12527802

申请日：2008-02-15

申请人： Masanori Kato ,  Reishi Kondo ,  Yasuyuki Mitsui

发明人： Masanori Kato ,  Reishi Kondo ,  Yasuyuki Mitsui

IPC分类号： G10L13/00

CPC分类号： G10L13/06 ,  G10L13/04

摘要： Disclosed is a speech synthesizing apparatus including a segment selection unit that selects a segment suited to a target segment environment from candidate segments, includes a prosody change amount calculation unit that calculates prosody change amount of each candidate segment based on prosody information of candidate segments and the target segment environment, a selection criterion calculation unit that calculates a selection criterion based on the prosody change amount, a candidate selection unit that narrows down selection candidates based on the prosody change amount and the selection criterion, and an optimum segment search unit than searches for an optimum segment from among the narrowed-down candidate segments.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种语音合成装置，包括从候选片段选择适合于目标片段环境的片段的片段选择部，包括：韵律变化量计算部，其基于候选片段的韵律信息计算每个候选片段的韵律变化量， 目标区段环境，基于韵律变化量计算选择标准的选择标准计算单元，基于韵律变化量和选择标准来缩小选择候选的候选选择单元，以及搜索最优区段搜索单元 来自缩小的候选段之间的最佳段。

公开(公告)号：US07542905B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-02

申请号：US10106054

申请日：2002-03-27

申请人： Reishi Kondo

发明人： Reishi Kondo

IPC分类号： G10L13/00

CPC分类号： G10L13/06

摘要： A method for synthesizing a voice waveform includes compressing voice-element data in a fixed length scheme that uses data from a preceding or succeeding frame. The compressed voice-element data of each voice section is expanded, and the preceding or succeeding frame of the expanded voice-element data is discarded. The remaining voice-element data is synthesized after discarding portions of the expanded voice-element data.

摘要翻译： 一种用于合成语音波形的方法包括以使用来自前一帧或后续帧的数据的固定长度方案压缩语音元素数据。 每个语音部分的压缩语音元素数据被扩展，并且扩展的语音元素数据的前一帧或后续帧被丢弃。 剩余的语音元素数据在丢弃扩展的语音元素数据的部分之后被合成。

公开(公告)号：US09324316B2

公开(公告)日：2016-04-26

申请号：US14004148

申请日：2012-05-10

申请人： Yasuyuki Mitsui ,  Reishi Kondo ,  Masanori Kato

发明人： Yasuyuki Mitsui ,  Reishi Kondo ,  Masanori Kato

IPC分类号： G10L13/00 ,  G10L13/027 ,  G10L13/10

CPC分类号： G10L13/027 ,  G10L13/10

摘要： There is provided a prosody generator that generates prosody information for implementing highly natural speech synthesis without unnecessarily collecting large quantities of learning data. A data dividing means 81 divides into subspaces the data space of a learning database as an assembly of learning data indicative of the feature quantities of speech waveforms. A density information extracting means 82 extracts density information indicative of the density state in terms of information quantity of the learning data in each of the subspaces divided by the data dividing means 81. A prosody information generating method selecting means 83 selects either a first method or a second method as a prosody information generating method based on the density information, the first method involving generating the prosody information using a statistical technique, the second method involving generating the prosody information using rules based on heuristics.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种韵律发生器，其产生用于实现高度自然的语音合成的韵律信息，而不必不必要地收集大量的学习数据。 数据分割装置81将学习数据库的数据空间划分为子空间，作为指示语音波形的特征量的学习数据的组合。 密度信息提取装置82从由数据划分装置81划分的每个子空间中提取表示密度状态的密度信息。每个子空间中的学习数据的信息量表示密度信息。韵律信息生成方法选择装置83选择第一种方法或 作为基于密度信息的韵律信息生成方法的第二方法，涉及使用统计技术生成韵律信息的第一方法，涉及使用基于启发式的规则生成韵律信息的第二方法。