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Multilingual text-to-speech system with limited resources

US7596499B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 2, 2004
Grant dateSep 29, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 5, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L13/08
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multilingual text-to-speech system includes a source datastore of primary source parameters providing information about a speaker of a primary language. A plurality of primary filter parameters provides information about sounds in the primary language. A plurality of secondary filter parameters provides information about sounds in a secondary language. One or more secondary filter parameters is normalized to the primary filter parameters and mapped to a primary source parameter.

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