Patent ID: 7671266
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A speech therapy system, comprising: a microphone; a processing device; and a display; wherein: said processing device executes computer readable code to create a first visual representation of a spoken word sensed by said microphone for output on said display; and wherein: said first visual representation is generated according to a method comprising the steps of: (a) labeling the perimeter of a circle with a plurality of labels corresponding to a plurality of equally spaced frequency intervals in an octave, such that moving clockwise or counter-clockwise between adjacent ones of said labels represents a first frequency interval; (b) identifying an occurrence of a first frequency within the spoken word; (c) identifying an occurrence of a second frequency within the spoken word; (d) identifying a first label corresponding to the first frequency; (e) identifying a second label corresponding to the second frequency; (f) creating a first line connecting the first label and the second label.