👉 Telephone computing, also known as Voice Activity Detection (VAD) or Speech Activity Detection, is a technology that identifies and processes only the segments of audio containing human speech within a continuous stream of voice data. It leverages algorithms to analyze the acoustic properties of sound, distinguishing between speech and non-speech sounds like background noise, silence, or music. This technique is crucial in telecommunications and computing environments where voice data needs to be efficiently managed, stored, or transmitted. By isolating speech segments, telephone computing reduces data redundancy and enhances the performance of voice-based applications, such as call centers, VoIP systems, and voice-controlled devices. It also plays a vital role in improving energy efficiency and reducing computational load by focusing processing power only on the relevant parts of the audio signal.
