Text-to-speech synthesis system

Details Text-to-speech synthesis system Text-to-speech synthesis system

2006-08-29

2006-08-29

McFadden, Susan (Department: 2626)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

Synthesis

Reexamination Certificate

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07099826

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is intended to provide a text-to-speech synthesis apparatus, including a storage for storing phoneme data of a plurality of speakers; a selector for selecting one of the plurality of speakers in accordance with an operation performed by a user; a searcher for searching the storage for phoneme data of the speaker selected by the selector; a text-to-speech synthesis processor for linking the phoneme data of the speaker retrieved by the searcher to convert input data into a synthetic speech; and a fee-charge controller for controlling a fee-charge operation for the user in accordance with the phoneme data selected by the selector. Consequently, the user can perform text-to-speech synthesis on the desired input data such as drama data by use of the obtained phoneme data.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6049787 (2000-04-01), Takahashi et al.
patent: 6081780 (2000-06-01), Lumelsky
patent: 6246672 (2001-06-01), Lumelsky

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