Method and system for enhancing a speech database
US8510112B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2021/0135
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method and computer readable medium that enhances a speech database for speech synthesis is disclosed. The method may include labeling audio files in a primary speech database, identifying segments in the labeled audio files that have varying pronunciations based on language differences, modifying the identified segments in the primary speech database using selected mappings, enhancing the primary speech database by substituting the modified segments for the corresponding identified database segments in the primary speech database, and storing the enhanced primary speech database for use in speech synthesis.
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