Patent ID: 8271281
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G09B,G10L

Abstract:
1. A method for assessing pronunciation abilities of a user, the method comprising: presenting at least one text prompt to the user; recording at least one spoken input spoken by the user in a language in response to the at least one text prompt; and automatically assigning, by using at least one processor and at least one classifier, the user to one of a plurality of classes based on one or more features obtained from the at least one recorded spoken input, wherein each of the plurality of classes corresponds to a pronunciation ability in the language, wherein the at least one classifier comprises a first classifier, wherein the plurality of classes comprises a first subset of classes comprising at least one class and a second subset of classes comprising at least one class, wherein the first subset of classes is disjoint from the second subset of classes, wherein: wherein the method further comprises: