SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING REPETITIVE SPEECH

1 . A system for processing audio, the system comprising:

at least one processing unit configured to:

obtain audio data captured by one or more audio sensors; and

detect a repetition in the audio data, the repetition comprises a first occurrence followed by one or more successive occurrences.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the repetition is a repetition of at least one of: a syllable, a word, a utterance, a phrase, a sentence, a number of syllables, a number of words, a number of phrases, and a number of sentences.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processing unit is further configured to measure a time length of at least one of: the first occurrence, at least one of the one or more successive occurrences, the one or more successive occurrences, and the repetition.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processing unit is further configured to:

determine information associated with the repetition;

obtain additional audio data captured by the one or more audio sensors after the detection of the repetition;

detect one or more additional repetitions in the additional audio data;

determine information associated with the one or more additional repetitions; and

provide one or more reports to a user based on at least part of the information associated with the repetition and at least part of the information associated with the one or more additional repetitions.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more audio sensors are included in a wearable apparatus; the system includes the wearable apparatus; and obtaining the audio data comprises capturing the audio data from an environment of a wearer of the wearable apparatus using the one or more audio sensors.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one processing unit is further configured to:

determine that at least one of the one or more successive occurrences is produced by the wearer; and

based, at least in part, on said determination, provide feedback to the wearer.

7 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one processing unit is further configured to:

determine that the repetition is produced by the wearer; and

based, at least in part, on said determination, provide feedback to the wearer.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processing unit is further configured to:

determine that the one or more successive occurrences is at least a threshold number of successive occurrences; and

based, at least in part, on said determination, provide feedback to a user.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processing unit is further configured to:

measure a time length associated with the repetition;

determine that the measured time length is at least a threshold time length; and

based, at least in part, on said determination, provide feedback to a user.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processing unit is further configured to:

determine that the repetition is not socially acceptable; and

based, at least in part, on said determination, provide feedback to a user.

11 . A method for processing audio, the method comprising:

obtaining audio data captured by one or more audio sensors; and

detecting a repetition in the audio data, the repetition comprises a first occurrence followed by one or more successive occurrences.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the repetition is a repetition of at least one of: a syllable, a word, a utterance, a phrase, a sentence, a number of syllables, a number of words, a number of phrases, and a number of sentences.

13 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising measuring a time length associated with of at least one of: the first occurrence, at least one of the one or more successive occurrences, the one or more successive occurrences, and the repetition.

14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining information associated with the repetition;

obtaining additional audio data captured by the one or more audio sensors after the detection of the repetition;

detecting one or more additional repetitions in the additional audio data;

determining information associated with the one or more additional repetitions; and

providing one or more reports to a user based on at least part of the information associated with the repetition and at least part of the information associated with the one or more additional repetitions.

15 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining that at least one of the one or more successive occurrences is produced by a wearer of a wearable apparatus that includes the one or more audio sensors; and

providing feedback to the wearer based, at least in part, on said determination.

16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining that the repetition is produced by a wearable apparatus that includes the one or more audio sensors; and

providing feedback to the wearer based, at least in part, on said determination.

17 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining that the one or more successive occurrences is at least a threshold number of occurrences; and

providing feedback to a user based, at least in part, on said determination.

18 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

measuring a time length associated with the repetition;

determining that the measured time length is at least a threshold time length; and

providing feedback to a user based, at least in part, on said determination.

19 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining that the repetition is not socially acceptable; and

providing feedback to a user based, at least in part, on said determination.

20 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing data and computer implementable instructions for carrying out the method of claim 11 .