Speech compression systems

Claim 1

IN A SYSTEM OF SPEECH COMPRESSION WHEREIN SAID SPEECH INCLUDES VOICED AND UNVOICED COMPONENTS IN SUCCESSION, AND WHEREIN THE CONTENT OF SAID SPEECH MAY BE REPRESENTED IN TERMS OF THREE SPEECH FORMANTS EACH HAVING SPECTRUM CONTENT WHICH VARIES IN THE COURSE OF SAID SPEECH AND WHICH MAY INCLUDE PITCH FREQUENCIES AND NOISE FREQUENCIES, A SPEECH ANALYZER COMPRISING MEANS FOR DERIVING FROM SAID SPEECH FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD FORMATS, MEANS RESPONSIVE RESPECTIVELY TO SAID FORMANTS FOR DEVELOPING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD DISTINCT FORMANT CONTROL SIGNALS HAVING AMPLITUDES, RESPECTIVELY, REPRESENTATIVE CONTINUOUSLY OF THE FREQUENCY CENTROIDS OF THE CORRESPONDING SPEECH FORMANTS, MEANS FOR GENERATING A FOURTH CONTROL SIGNAL HAVING AN AMPLITUDE WHICH IS REPRESENTATIVE CONTINUOUSLY OF THE FREQUENCY CENTROIDS OF THE CORRESPONDING SPEECH FORMATS, MEANS FOR GENERATING A FOURTH CONTROL SIGNAL HAVING AN AMPLITUDE WHICH IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENERGY CONTENT OF HIGH FREQUENCY COMPONENTS OF SAID SPEECH, MEANS FOR GENERATING A FIFTH CONTROL SIGNAL HAVING AN AMPLITUDE WHICH IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LOW FREQUENCY ENERGY CONTENT OF SAID SPEECH, MEANS FOR GENERATING A SIXTH CONTROL SIGNAL HAVING AN AMPLITUDE WHICH IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PITCH FREQUENCY OF SAID SPEECH WHILE SAID SPEECH IS VOICED AND A SEVENTH CONTROL SIGNAL GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO ABSENCE OF VOICED SPEECH, SAID MEANS BEING ALL RESPONSIVE TO SAID SPEECH.