Multi-unit approach to text-to-speech synthesis

Details Multi-unit approach to text-to-speech synthesis Multi-unit approach to text-to-speech synthesis

2006-02-16

2011-10-11

Dorvil, Richemond (Department: 2626)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

Synthesis

C704S258000, C704S260000, C704S268000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08036894

ABSTRACT:
Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer program products are provided for synthesizing speech. One method includes matching a first level of units of a received input string to audio segments from a plurality of audio segments including using properties of or between first level units to locate matching audio segments from a plurality of selections, parsing unmatched first level units into second level units, matching the second level units to audio segments using properties of or between the units to locate matching audio segments from a plurality of selections and synthesizing the input string, including combining the audio segments associated with the first and second units.

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