Voice synthesizer, voice synthesizing method, and computer...

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2006-11-09

2010-06-15

Sked, Matthew J (Department: 2626)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

Synthesis

C704S267000, C704S268000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07739113

ABSTRACT:
A voice synthesizer includes a recorded voice storage portion (124) that stores recorded voices that are pre-recorded; a voice input portion (110) that is input with a reading voice reading out a text that is to be generated by the synthesized voice; an attribute information input portion (112) that is input with a label string, which is a string of labels assigned to each phoneme included in the reading voice, and label information, which indicates the border position of each phoneme corresponding to each label; a parameter extraction portion (116) that extracts characteristic parameters of the reading voice based on the label string, the label information, and the reading voice; and a voice synthesis portion (122) that selects the recorded voices from the recorded voice storage portion in accordance with the characteristic parameters, synthesizes the recorded voices, and generates the synthesized voice that reads out the text.

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