9. The system for creating a compressed data representation of a human speech utterance according to claim 8, wherein said human speech utterance includes periods of silence and wherein said system further includes means for detecting each occurrence of a period of silence within said human speech utterance.
9. The system for creating a compressed data representation of a human speech utterance according to claim 8, wherein said human speech utterance includes periods of silence and wherein said system further includes means for detecting each occurrence of a period of silence within said human speech utterance. 10. The system for creating a compressed data representation of a human speech utterance according to claim 9, further including means for determining a duration of each detected occurrence of a period of silence.