A method and apparatus for finding endpoints in speech by utilizing information contained in speech prosody. Prosody denotes the way speakers modulate the timing, pitch and loudness of phones, words, and phrases to convey certain aspects of meaning; informally, prosody includes what is perceived as the...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7177810?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7177810 - Method and apparatus for performing prosody-based endpointing of a speech signal
Method and apparatus for performing prosody-based endpointing of a speech signal