Information processing apparatus and method and information transmission system
US6476815B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L13/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A receiver receives data made up of a text block for voice synthesis containing animation control information, and animation data. A demultiplexer extracts the animation data from the data, and stores the animation data in an external storage device. The demultiplexer extracts the text block for voice synthesis from the received data, and provides the text block to a text reading-off unit to perform voice synthesis/output. Along with the progress of voice synthesis, the demultiplexer extracts the animation control information from the text block of the received data. An animator controls display of the animation data stored in the external storage device in accordance with the extracted animation control information.
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