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Systems and methods for selection and use of multiple characters for document narration

US8498867B2 · kind B2 · utility

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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	Jul 30, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 9, 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 generating an audible output in which different portions of a text are narrated using voice models associated with different characters.

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