Patent ID: 7292985

Claim:
A wearable stutter reducing device, comprising: a) an audio signal receiver for receiving speech signals corresponding to a wearer's voice; b) an input conversion means in communication with said audio signal receiver for converting said speech signals and noise mixed with said speech signals into frequency domain components; c) a channelization means in communication with said conversion means for separating said frequency domain components into a plurality of channels; d) a frequency shifting means to change the frequency of a second predetermined number of said first predetermined number of channels up or down, wherein said second predetermined number is less than said first predetermined number of channels; e) an identifying means in communication with said plurality of channels for identifying which channels of said plurality of channels contain substantially more speech corresponding frequency domain components than noise corresponding frequency components; f) an amplification means in communication with said identifying means, wherein said amplification means is adjustable to relatively amplify channels identified containing substantially more speech corresponding components than noise corresponding components; and g) an output conversion means in communication with said amplification means for converting said frequency components into time domain signals containing amplified speech.