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2004-08-10

2009-02-03

Hudspeth, David R (Department: 2626)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

Synthesis

C704S258000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07487093

ABSTRACT:
In a voice synthesis apparatus, by bounding a desired range of input text to be output by, e.g., a start tag “<morphing type=“emotion” start=“happy” end=“angry”>” and end tag </morphing>, a feature of synthetic voice is continuously changed while gradually changing voice from a happy voice to an angry voice upon outputting synthetic voice.

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