Data processing: speech signal processing – linguistics – language – Speech signal processing – Synthesis
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-11
2006-07-11
Dorvil, Richemond (Department: 2655)
Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language
Speech signal processing
Synthesis
C704S266000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07076426
ABSTRACT:
An enhanced system is achieved by allowing bookmarks which can specify that the stream of bits that follow corresponds to phonemes and a plurality of prosody information, including duration information, that is specified for times within the duration of the phonemes. Illustratively, such a stream comprises a flag to enable a duration flag, a flag to enable a pitch contour flag, a flag to enable an energy contour flag, a specification of the number of phonemes that follow, and, for each phoneme, one or more sets of specific prosody information that relates to the phoneme, such as a set of pitch values and their durations.
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Beutnagel Mark Charles
Ostermann Joern
Quackenbush Schuyler Reynier
AT&T Corp.
Brendzel Henry T.
Dorvil Richemond
Opsasnick Michael N.
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