Learning aid or game having miniature electronic speech synthesi

Details Learning aid or game having miniature electronic speech synthesi Learning aid or game having miniature electronic speech synthesi

1988-07-01

1990-11-13

Kemeny, Emanuel S.

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381 51, G10L 500

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049706594

ABSTRACT:
An electronic hand-held, talking learning aid is disclosed. The learning aid includes a MOS speech synthesizer chip having an active surface area on the order of 45,000 square mils. The disclosed speech synthesizer chip includes a digital lattice filter, a voiced/unvoiced excitation circuit, a speech parameter interpolator, an input parameter decoder, a digital-to-analog converter and associated timing circuits. The learning aid is also provided with a microprocessor which functions as a controller for controlling the operation of the unit. A small speaker is driven by the digital-to-analog converter on the speech synthesis chip and a keyboard and display device are strobed by the microprocessor controller. Features include modes in which a speech synthesizer recites instructions or questions to the operator who must properly respond.

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