Patent ID: 9299340
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G08G,G10L

Claim Text:
1. A method, executable by a processor, for recognizing speech in a speech recognition system on board an aircraft that compensates for different regional dialects over an area comprised of at least first and second distinct geographical regions, the method comprising: analyzing speech in the first distinct geographical region using speech data characteristics representative of speech in the first distinct geographical region, wherein analyzing the speech data characteristics comprises referencing at least one of an acoustic model, a phonetic dictionary, and a language model in the speech recognition system on board of the aircraft; detecting a change in position from the first distinct geographical region to the second geographical region; and analyzing speech in the second distinct geographical region using speech data characteristics representative of speech in the second distinct geographical region upon detecting that the aircraft has transitioned from the first distinct geographical region to the second distinct geographical region.