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Character models for document narration

US8359202B2 · kind B2 · utility

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37Claims

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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 22, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 25, 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 where the portions of the text narrated using the different voices are selected by a user. Also disclosed are techniques and systems for associating characters with portions of a sequence of words selected by a user. Different characters having different voice models can be associated with different portions of a sequence of words.

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