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Review on Silent Sound Technology an End to

Noisy Communication
Pooja P. Chavan1 and Prof. S. M. Inzalkar2
1

Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Jawaharlal Darda Institute of Engineering & Technology,
Amaravati University, India.
poojachauhan0593@gmail.com
2
Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Jawaharlal Darda Institute of Engineering & Technology,
Amaravati University, India.
sachininzalkar@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
Everybody has the experience of talking a loud in the cell phone in the midst of the disturbance while travelling in trains or buses.
There is no need of shouting anymore for this purpose. Silent sound technology is the answer for this problem. An amazing
Solution for the people who had lost their voice but they wish to speak over phone. Silent Sound Technology is useful for those
who are unable to speak. They can easy communicate with other people using this technology. The main aim of Silent Sound
technology is to notice every movement of the lips and convert them into sound so that the information can be transferred in audio
form, which could allow people to make silent calls without bothering about other people. Silent Sound Technology is developed
at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. It is processed via two ways (1) Electromyography, (2) Image Processing.

Keywords: Electromyography, Image Processing, Silent Calls

1. INTRODUCTION

into a computer generated sound that can be transmitted over a

Silence is the best answer for all the situations even your

phone. Hence person on other end of phone receives the

mobile understands! Silent Speech technology enables speech

information in audio. So, basically, it reads your lips. Thus

communication to take place when an audible acoustic signal

people can talk on their cell phones at the crowded place

is unavailable[3]. We will tell about a new technology known

without getting disturbed as show in Fig. 1[3].

as Silent Sound Technology that will put an end to Noise

pollution. Suppose you are in a movie theater where there is a
lot of noise. There is a big issue while talking on phone. But,
this problem can be overcome by Silent Sounds.
Silent Sound Technology notice lip movements, transform into
electrical signals [1]. This technology, if small enough to be
incorporated into a telephone handset, would resolve these
issues by allowing users to communicate silently, without

Fig. 1 - Common people talking at same place without

disturbance [3].

disturbing those around them. Given the numbers of cell

phones in use today, the market for this technology could
potentially become very important if such a concept gained

2. LITERATURE REVIEW

public acceptance [3]. It is a technology that helps you to

Silent Sound Technology is processed through some ways or

transmit information without using your vocal cords. This

methods. They are:

technology aims to notice lip movements & transform them

2.1 Electromyography
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Electromyography (EMG) is a technique for evaluating and

how image processing works in case of silent sound

recording the electrical activity produced by skeletal muscles.

technology.

EMG

is

performed

electromyography,

using

to

an

produce

instrument

called

an

called

an

record

electromyogram[2]. Electromyography monitors tiny muscular

movements that occur when we speak. It is responsible for
producing the activity for skeletal muscles. It detects the
electrical potential generated by muscle cells, when cells are
activated

neurologically.

Electromyography

sensors

are

Fig. 3 - Silent Sound Technology Using Image Processing.

attached to the face[1]. The signals can be analyzed to detect

medical abnormalities, activation level, and recruitment order
or to analyze the biomechanics of human or animal movement
[2].

3. ANALYSIS OF PROBLEM
Since the silent sound is new and latest technology but still
there are various problems associated with it. Such as
translation into some languages is quite difficult as they hold
different meanings, facial movements are same though. Hence
there is difficult to apply this technology in such situations.
Even differentiating between people and emotions cannot be
done. This means you will always feel you are talking to a
robot[3]. It is difficult to compare this technology directly in a

Fig. 2 - Electromorphography signal generation.

In Electromyography two fine-wired electrodes are inserted
through the skin into muscular tissue. And then each electrode
track the movement of the muscle, the electrode are placed in
different location to obtain accurate signal because skeleton
muscle differ in inner structure [4].

meaningful way. Since many of the systems are still

preliminary, it would not make sense, for example, to compare
speech recognition scores or synthesis quality at this stage.
With a few abstractions, however, it is possible to shed light
on the range of applicability and the potential for future
commercialization of the different methods [5]. Also it is quite
impractical because it uses nine leads attached to our face[1].
While talking on phone, emotion will not be taken in

2.2 Image Processing

consideration. So its always like that you are talking with

The simplest form of digital image processing converts the

digital data tape into a film image with minimal corrections

robot. From security concern, it is get difficult to whom you

are talking.

and calibrations. Then large mainframe computers are

employed for sophisticated interactive manipulation of the

4. APPLICATIONS AND FEATURES

data. In the present context, overhead prospective are

employed to analyze the picture[3]. In electrical engineering
and computer science, image processing is any form of signal
processing for which the input is an image, such as a
photograph or video frame; the output of image processing

4.1 Applications
The Technology opens up a host of application such as
mentioned below:

illness or accident [2].

may be either an image or, a set of characteristics or

parameters related to the image[2]. A form of Signal

Helping people who have lost their voice due to

Silent Sound Techniques is applied in Military for

Processing where input is an image, photograph or a video

communicating secret/confidential matters to others

frame. Output would be image or set of parameters related to

[1].

image. The images are treated as two-dimensional signal and

apply standard signal processing techniques[1]. Fig. 3 shows

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We can make silent calls even if we are standing in a

crowded place.

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[3]

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others [3].

Shehjar Safaya, Kameshwar Sharma, Silent Sound

As we know in space there is no medium for sound to

[4]

Communication, International Journal of Innovative

travel therefore this technology can be best utilized by

Research

astronauts [4].

Engineering, Volume 1, Issue 9, November 2013

To tell a secret PIN no. , or credit card no. on the

[5]

in

Mudit Bansal,

Computer

and

Communication

Silent Sound Technology Using

phone now be easy as there is no one eavesdrop

Electromyography (EMG), International Journal in

anymore [4].

Multidisciplinary and Academic Research (SSIJMAR),

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4.2 Associated Features

[6]

Works in silence.

Works in noise.

Ready for market.

Low cost [5].

By using this technology anyone can talk in any

B. Denby, T. Schultz,

K. Honda, T. Hueber, J.M.

Gilbert, J.S. Brumberg,

Silent speech interfaces,

Speech Communication Volume 52, Issue 4, 270-287,

April 2010.

language say foreign language [4].

5. CONCLUSION
In this paper, we would like to put new and latest technology
which helps people in both the situation, that is in silence and
in noise also.

Silent Sound Technology, one of the recent

trends in the field of information technology implements

Talking

without

Actually

Talking.

Silent

Sound

technology aims to notice every movements of the lips and

transform them into sounds, which could help people who lose
voices to speak, and allow people to make silent calls without
bothering others. Rather than making any sounds, your handset
would decipher the movements your mouth makes by
measuring muscle activity, then convert this into speech that
the person on the other end of the call can hear. So, basically,
it reads your lips. It will be one of the innovation and useful
technology and in mere future this technology will be used in
our day to day life.

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