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(57) ABSTRACT A Voice enhancement logic improves the perceptual quality of a processed
Voice. The Voice enhancement system includes a noise detector and a noise attenuator …

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An end-pointer determines a beginning and an end of a speech segment. The end-pointer
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(57) ABSTRACT A rule-based end-pointer isolates spoken utterances con tained within an
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A speech enhancement system improves the perceptual quality of a processed voice signal.
The system improves the perceptual quality of a voice signal by removing unwanted noise …