Multi-unit approach to text-to-speech synthesis
US8036894B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L13/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer program products are provided for synthesizing speech. One method includes matching a first level of units of a received input string to audio segments from a plurality of audio segments including using properties of or between first level units to locate matching audio segments from a plurality of selections, parsing unmatched first level units into second level units, matching the second level units to audio segments using properties of or between the units to locate matching audio segments from a plurality of selections and synthesizing the input string, including combining the audio segments associated with the first and second units.
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