2. The method for creating a compressed data representation of a human speech utterance according to claim 1, wherein said human speech utterance includes periods of silence and wherein said method further includes the step of detecting each occurrence of a period of silence within said human speech utterance.
2. The method for creating a compressed data representation of a human speech utterance according to claim 1, wherein said human speech utterance includes periods of silence and wherein said method further includes the step of detecting each occurrence of a period of silence within said human speech utterance. 3. The method for creating a compressed data representation of a human speech utterance according to claim 2, further including the step of determining a duration of each detected occurrence of a period of silence.