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Systems and methods for processing indicia for document narration

US8352269B2 · kind B2 · utility

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29Claims

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Assignee

K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Raymond C. Kurzweil · Newton, US
Paul Albrecht · Bedford, US
Peter Chapman · Sechelt, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 14, 2010
Grant date	Jan 8, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 29, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG10L13/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are techniques and systems to provide a narration of a text in multiple different voices. Further disclosed are techniques and systems for processing indicia in a document to determine a portion of words and associating a particular a voice model with the portion of words based on the indicia. During a readback process, an audible output corresponding to the words in the portion of words is generated using the voice model associated with the portion of words.

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