23. The method of claim 1 adapted for speech recognition, wherein the step of receiving the input sequence comprises the step of receiving an input audio signal spoken by a user directly or from an audio file.
26. The method of claim 23 , wherein the plurality of known SSM Matrices include SSM Matrices formed from a plurality of known speakers' utterances of known words, and wherein the step of comparing comprises the step of calculating a distance between the input sequence SSM Matrix and each of the known SSM Matrices from the plurality of known speakers' utterances, and wherein the step of matching comprises the steps of selecting one known sequence corresponding to the known SSM Matrix for each known speakers' utterances having the smallest distance from the step of calculating, and determining which of the known sequences from among the known sequences identified by the step of selecting one known sequence corresponding to the known SSM Matrix for each known speakers' utterances is correct by voting among all of the known sequences corresponding to the known SSM Matrix for each known speakers' utterances to determine which known sequence is selected more than any other known sequence from all of the known speakers' utterances.