Text formatting from speech
US6785649B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2015/226
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for converting speech to text and vice versa. The method for converting speech to text includes receiving a spoken input having a non-verbal characteristic, and automatically generating a text output, responsive to the spoken input, having a variable format characteristic corresponding to the non-verbal characteristic of the spoken input. The method for converting text to speech includes receiving a text input having a given variable format characteristic and synthesizing speech corresponding to the text input and having a non-verbal characteristic corresponding to the variable format characteristic of the text input.
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