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.
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. 4. The method for creating a compressed data representation of a human speech utterance according to claim 3, wherein said step of creating a compressed data representation of said human speech utterance further includes the step of including an encoded representation of said duration of each detected occurrence of a period of silence.