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Coarticulation method for audio-visual text-to-speech synthesis

US8078466B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Eric Cosatto · Highlands, US
Hans Peter Graf · South Amboy, US
Juergen Schroeter · New Providence, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2009
Grant date	Dec 13, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG10L2021/105
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for generating animated sequences of talking heads in text-to-speech applications wherein a processor samples a plurality of frames comprising image samples. The processor reads first data comprising one or more parameters associated with noise-producing orifice images of sequences of at least three concatenated phonemes which correspond to an input stimulus. The processor reads, based on the first data, second data comprising images of a noise-producing entity. The processor generates an animated sequence of the noise-producing entity.

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