Coarticulated concatenated speech
US6873952B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L21/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described are methods and systems for reducing the audible gap in concatenated recorded speech, resulting in more natural sounding speech in voice applications. The sound of concatenated, recorded speech is improved by also coarticulating the recorded speech. The resulting message is smooth, natural sounding and lifelike. Existing libraries of regularly recorded bulk prompts can be used by coarticulating the user interface prompt occurring just before the bulk prompt. Applications include phone-based applications as well as non-phone-based applications.
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