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Singing apparatus capable of synthesizing vocal sounds for given text data and a related recording medium

US6424944B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 1999
Grant dateJul 23, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H2250/455
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A text analyzing section converts given text data into syllable data. A melody producing section receives the converted syllable data together with the text data and a standard MIDI file. The syllable data are assigned to a melody of the standard MIDI file and sent to a sequencer section. A software synthesizer converts the syllable data into vocal sounds with the interval variable in accordance the melody.

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