Prosody conversion

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2011-08-09

2011-08-09

Jackson, Jakieda R (Department: 2626)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

Recognition

C704S200100, C704S220000

Reexamination Certificate

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07996222

ABSTRACT:
A contour for a syllable (or other speech segment) in a voice undergoing conversion is transformed. The transform of that contour is then used to identify one or more source syllable transforms in a codebook. Information regarding the context and/or linguistic features of the contour being converted can also be compared to similar information in the codebook when identifying an appropriate source transform. Once a codebook source transform is selected, an inverse transformation is performed on a corresponding codebook target transform to yield an output contour. The corresponding codebook target transform represents a target voice version of the same syllable represented by the selected codebook source transform. The output contour may be further processed to improve conversion quality.

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