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Techniques to create a custom voice font

US8332225B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 4, 2009
Grant dateDec 11, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L13/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques to create and share custom voice fonts are described. An apparatus may include a preprocessing component to receive voice audio data and a corresponding text script from a client and to process the voice audio data to produce prosody labels and a rich script. The apparatus may further include a verification component to automatically verify the voice audio data and the text script. The apparatus may further include a training component to train a custom voice font from the verified voice audio data and rich script and to generate custom voice font data usable by the TTS component. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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