Data processing: speech signal processing – linguistics – language – Speech signal processing – Synthesis
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-21
2011-06-21
Abebe, Daniel D (Department: 2626)
Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language
Speech signal processing
Synthesis
C704S258000, C715S758000, C715S977000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07966185
ABSTRACT:
A text-to-speech system that includes an arrangement for accepting text input, an arrangement for providing synthetic speech output, and an arrangement for imparting emotion-based features to synthetic speech output. The arrangement for imparting emotion-based features includes an arrangement for accepting instruction for imparting at least one emotion-based paradigm to synthetic speech output, as well as an arrangement for applying at least one emotion-based paradigm to synthetic speech output.
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Abebe Daniel D
Nuance Communications Inc.
Wolf Greenfield & Sacks P.C.
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