System and method for personalized text-to-voice synthesis
US7974392B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2201/39
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication device and method are provided for audibly outputting a received text message to a user, the text message being received from a sender. A text message to present audibly is received. An output voice to present the text message is retrieved, wherein the output voice is synthesized using predefined voice characteristic information to represent the sender's voice. The output voice is used to audibly present the text message to the user.
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