Method and apparatus for preprocessing text-to-speech files in a voice XML application distribution system using industry specific, social and regional expression rules
US7286985B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2015/228
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a voice-application creation and deployment architecture, a system for preprocessing text strings for VXML view generation and subsequent voice rendering has a text-to-speech preprocessing logic; a software table accessible to the preprocessing logic, the table for serving text dialog options related to one or more text entities; a rules base for serving dialog selection constraints; and a data store for storing the dialog options and text entities. In a preferred embodiment the preprocessing logic accesses the software table during client interaction with a deployed voice application and selects a specific dialog option from more than one dialog options related to a single text entity and inserts the selected option into the VXML page rendering process, the selection made according to the served constraints.
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