Appeal No. 97-0438
Application No. 08/250,433
sound input means for inputting a sound signal;
feature extracting means for extracting
features for recognition of the sound signal;
standard feature pattern storing means for storing
feature patterns of standard nonspeech sound signals representing
sounds other than human speech sounds, as well as feature
patterns of standard speech sound signals representing human
speech sounds;
comparing means for comparing the extracted features of
the input sound signal with the feature patterns stored in the
standard feature pattern storing means, and for selecting a
standard sound signal corresponding to the input sound signal;
display pattern storing means for storing speech sound
display information representing the standard speech sound
signals as characters and nonspeech sound display information
corresponding to the standard nonspeech sound signals; and
display means for displaying display information
corresponding to the standard sound signal selected by the
comparing means.
The reference relied on by the examiner is:
Sanada et al. (Sanada) 5,329,609 July 12, 1994
(filed July 30, 1991)
Claims 1 through 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Sanada.
Reference is made to the briefs and the answer for the
respective positions of the appellant and the examiner.
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