Device and method for prosody generation at visual synthesis
US6389396B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2021/105
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device for prosody generation at visual synthesis. A number of half-syllables are stored together with registered movement patterns in a face. When synthesizing speech, a number of half-syllables are put together into words and sentences. The words and sentences are given a stress and pattern of intonation corresponding to the intended language. In the face, a number of points and their movement patterns are further registered. In connection with the generation of words and sentences, the movement patterns of the different points are amplified depending on a given stress and sentence intonation. The given movement patterns are after that applied to a model, which is applied to a real face at which a life-like animation is obtained, at for instance a translation of a person's speech in a first language to a second language.
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