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Speech synthesis with foreign fragments

US12380875B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CERENCE OPERATING COMPANY · US

Inventors

Corinne Bos-Plachez · Baisieux, FR
Vito Quinci · Torino, IT
Alina Lenhardt · Ulm, DE
Benjamin Vincent Marcel Picart · Merelbeke, BE
Martine Marguerite Staessen · Wervik, BE
Athos Toniolo · Torino, IT

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 17, 2022
Grant date	Aug 5, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 22, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG10L13/08
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for synthesizing speech from a textual input includes receiving the textual input, the textual input including native words in a native language and foreign words in a foreign language, and processing the textual input to determine a phonetic representation of the textual input. The processing includes determining a native phonetic representation of the of the native words, and determining a nativized phonetic representation of the foreign words. Determining the nativized phonetic representation includes forming a foreign phonetic representation of the foreign words using a foreign phoneme set, and mapping the foreign phonetic representation to the nativized phonetic representation according to a model of a native speaker's pronunciation of foreign words.

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