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System for tuning synthesized speech

US8849669B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Nuance Communications, Inc. · US

Inventors

Raimo Bakis · Briarcliff Manor, US
Ellen M. Eide · Mount Kisco, US
Roberto Pieraccini · Peekskill, US
Maria E. Smith · Pembroke Pines, US
Jie Zeng · Boca Raton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 3, 2013
Grant date	Sep 30, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 3, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG10L13/033
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention is a software tool used to convert text, speech synthesis markup language (SSML), and/or extended SSML to synthesized audio. Provisions are provided to create, view, play, and edit the synthesized speech, including editing pitch and duration targets, speaking type, paralinguistic events, and prosody. Prosody can be provided by way of a sample recording. Users can interact with the software tool by way of a graphical user interface (GUI). The software tool can produce synthesized audio file output in many file formats.

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