SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ARTICULATION ERRORS

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

analyze the audio data to detect an articulation error.

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

analyze the audio data to obtain textual information; and

analyze the textual information to detect the articulation error.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processing unit is further configured to identify the type of the articulation error.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the type of the articulation error is one of:

substitution articulation error, omission articulation error, distortion articulation error, and addition articulation error.

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

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

analyze the additional audio data to detect one or more additional articulation errors; and

provide one or more reports to a user based on information associated with the articulation error and information associated with the one or more additional articulation errors.

6 . 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 wherein 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; and wherein the at least one processing unit is further configured to provide feedback to the wearer based on the detect the articulation error.

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

after providing the feedback, obtain additional audio data captured by the one or more audio sensors;

analyze the additional audio data to detect an additional articulation error;

determine that the additional articulation error is within a selected time period after the articulation error; and

based on said determination, withhold providing feedback associated with the additional articulation error.

8 . 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 wherein 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; and wherein the at least one processing unit is further configured to:

determine that the articulation error is an articulation error of the wearer; and

provide feedback to the wearer based on said determination.

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

analyze the audio data to determine a context associated with the detected articulation error; and

provide information to a user based on the detected articulation error and the determined context.

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

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

analyzing the audio data to detect an articulation error.

11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

analyzing the audio data to obtain textual information; and

analyzing the textual information to detect the articulation error.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the detection of the articulation error is based on at least one rule, the at least one rule is a result of one or more machine learning algorithms trained on training examples.

13 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising identifying the type of the articulation error.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the type of the articulation error is one of: substitution articulation error, omission articulation error, distortion articulation error, and addition articulation error.

15 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

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

analyzing the additional audio data to detect one or more additional articulation errors; and

providing one or more reports to a user based on information associated with the articulation error and information associated with the one or more additional articulation errors.

16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more audio sensors are included in a wearable apparatus; 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; and wherein the method further comprising providing feedback to the wearer based on said determination.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

after providing the feedback, obtaining additional audio data captured by the one or more audio sensors;

analyzing the additional audio data to detect an additional articulation error;

determining that the additional articulation error is within a selected time period after the articulation error; and

based on said determination, withhold providing feedback associated with the additional articulation error.

18 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more audio sensors are included in a wearable apparatus; 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; and wherein the method further comprising:

determining that the articulation error is an articulation error of the wearer; and

providing feedback to the wearer based on said determination.

19 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

analyzing the audio data to determine a context associated with the detected articulation error; and

providing information to a user based on the detected articulation error and the determined context.

20 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing data and computer implementable instructions for carrying out the method of claim 10 .