Data processing: speech signal processing – linguistics – language – Speech signal processing – Synthesis
Reexamination Certificate
2002-08-12
2008-11-25
Edouard, Patrick N. (Department: 2626)
Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language
Speech signal processing
Synthesis
C704S261000, C704S268000, C704S270000, C700S001000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07457752
ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of an emotion synthesizing device, notably of the type where the emotion is conveyed by a sound, having at least one input parameter whose value is used to set a type of emotion to be conveyed, by making at least one parameter a variable parameter over a determined control range, thereby to confer a variability in an amount of the type of emotion to be conveyed. The variable parameter can be made variable according to a variation model over the control range, the model relating a quantity of emotion control variable to the variable parameter, whereby said control variable is used to variably establish a value of said variable parameter. Preferably the variation obeys a linear model, the variable parameter being made to vary linearly with a variation in a quantity of emotion control variable.
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Edouard Patrick N.
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