Data processing: speech signal processing – linguistics – language – Speech signal processing – Synthesis
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-22
2011-03-22
Abebe, Daniel D (Department: 2626)
Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language
Speech signal processing
Synthesis
C704S008000, C704S260000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07912718
ABSTRACT:
A system, method and computer readable medium that enhances a speech database for speech synthesis is disclosed. The method may include labeling audio files in a primary speech database and a secondary speech database, enhancing the primary speech database by placing the labeled audio files from the secondary speech database into the primary speech database, and storing the enhanced primary speech database for use in speech synthesis.
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Conkie Alistair
Syrdal Ann
Abebe Daniel D
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