Data processing: speech signal processing – linguistics – language – Speech signal processing – Application
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-02
2005-08-02
Dorvil, Richemond (Department: 2654)
Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language
Speech signal processing
Application
C704S277000, C704S002000, C704S003000, C704S260000, C345S215000, C345S473000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06925438
ABSTRACT:
A first language to second language translator (11) converts text comprising a message in a first language into text representing that message in a second language. A text to speech transducer (12) then synthesizes an audiblized version of the text in the second language. An animated display driver (14) creates a corresponding display (15) of an image (16) that includes a mouth (17) that moves appropriately and synchronously with respect to the audiblized second language. In other embodiments, other facial features can be animated as well. Such animation can be random and unrelated to the appearance of the original speaker. Or, such animation can accurately represent at least some alterations to facial features of the original speaker while speaking. In some embodiments, the facial features can be altered by correlating specific detected alterations with specific corresponding substantive content in the original message and the translated text.
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Mohamed Magdi A.
Tarlton Mark A.
Valliath George T.
Dorvil Richemond
Fitch Even Tabin and Flannery
Han Qi
Motorola Inc.
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