Patent ID: 8316004
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: G06F,G10H,G10L

Abstract:
1. A speech retrieval apparatus for searching, in an audio file database, for one or more target audio files by using one or more input search terms, comprising: a related document obtaining unit, including a processor, configured to search, in a related document database where documents related to audio files in the audio file database are stored, for one or more related documents by using the one or more input search terms; a correspondence audio file obtaining unit configured to search, in the audio file database, for one or more correspondence audio files corresponding to the one or more related documents obtained; and a speech-to-speech search unit configured to search, in the audio file database, for the one or more target audio files by using the one or more correspondence audio files obtained, wherein the speech-to-speech search unit includes: