Patent ID: 9552810
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G10L

Claim:
1. A computer implemented method for customizing speech recognition for users with language accents, comprising: identifying a spoken language of a user; receiving an indicator of a speech accent language initiated by the user using a computer, the indicator identifying the speech accent language and defining an influence of the speech accent language on the spoken language, the indicator is provided on an interface of the computer, and the indicator is adjustable by the user to identify the influence of the speech accent language on the spoken language, wherein the indicator includes a value identifying the speech accent language influence on the spoken language; setting speech recognition characteristics according to the spoken language and the indicator; adjusting an automatic speech recognition (ASR) conversion based on the speech recognition characteristics; converting the spoken language of the user into text using the automatic speech recognition conversion; and receiving an adjustable value on a numbered scale as part of the indicator to identify the influence of the speech accent language on the spoken language, the adjustable value being set by the user and identifying an amount of influence of the accent language on the spoken language.