Generation of speech with a prosodic characteristic
US11270684B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L25/48
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system that generates output speech is described. During operation, the computer system may receive an input associated with a type of interaction. Then, the computer system may generate, using a voice synthesis engine, the output speech corresponding to an individual based at least in part on the input, where the voice synthesis engine predicts positions and duration of a prosodic characteristic of speech by the individual, and selectively adds the prosodic characteristic of the speech by the individual in the output speech based at least in part on the prediction. Note that the prosodic characteristic may include: pauses in the speech by the individual, and/or disfluences in the speech by the individual.
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