Systems and methods for determining the language to use for speech generated by a text to speech engine
US8380507B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L13/033
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Algorithms for synthesizing speech used to identify media assets are provided. Speech may be selectively synthesized from text strings associated with media assets, where each text string can be associated with a native string language (e.g., the language of the string). When several text strings are associated with at least two distinct languages, a series of rules can be applied to the strings to identify a single voice language to use for synthesizing the speech content from the text strings. In some embodiments, a prioritization scheme can be applied to the text strings to identify the more important text strings. The rules can include, for example, selecting a voice language based on the prioritization scheme, a default language associated with an electronic device, the ability of a voice language to speak text in a different language, or any other suitable rule.
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