Speaker identification by multivariable linear prediction analysis

Summary form only given. The paper gives a solution of the problem of separating n speakers observed by m microphons by modelling the n speakers as a multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) system. The paper demonstrates that for separation there is the requirement m = n, not surprisingly, shows the limitations of machine analysis in the cocktail party situation m = 2, gives an algorithm with results for the example m = n = 2 and comments on some applications of the method in conference telephony, speaker position measurement etc.