Data processing: speech signal processing – linguistics – language – Speech signal processing – Synthesis
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-10
2006-10-10
Hudspeth, David (Department: 2626)
Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language
Speech signal processing
Synthesis
C704S258000, C704S270000, C345S473000, C715S790000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07120583
ABSTRACT:
An information presentation computer receiving news articles distributed from an information distribution computer performs voice synthesis based on text information included in received send data, outputs obtained synthetic voice, and displays an animation image imitating a speaker of synthetic voice. In addition, a text to be spoken by synthetic voice is displayed in a letter color corresponding to each animation image.
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Hisamoto Shinji
Kaneko Kazue
Kuboyama Hideo
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Hudspeth David
Morgan & Finnegan , LLP
Sked Matthew J
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