System for synchronization between moving picture and a text-to-speech converter
US5970459A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/4393
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of formatting and normalizing continuous lip motions to events in a moving picture besides text in a Text-To-Speech converter is provided. A synthesized speech is synchronized with a moving picture by using the method wherein the real speech data and the shape of a lip in the moving picture are analyzed, and information on the estimated lip shape and text information are directly used in generating the synthesized speech.
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