Wolfgang Kuepper

Method and apparatus for the recognition of individually spoken words

A system for recognizing individually spoken words includes an acousto-electric transducer with a controllable amplifier and a high-pass filter connected to a level calculation path for calculating the level of the output signal by detecting the signal envelope and converting the envelope signal to a 1-bit digital signal to be supplied to a microprocessor. A signal analysis path is also connected to the transducer and includes a low-pass filter followed by a 1-bit analog to digital converter and a digital processing unit which supplies data units to the microprocessor. Individually spoken words are recognized and actions taken accordingly.