Systems and methods for text-to-speech synthesis using spoken example
US8886538B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L13/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for speech synthesis and, in particular, text-to-speech systems and methods for converting a text input to a synthetic waveform by processing prosodic and phonetic content of a spoken example of the text input to accurately mimic the input speech style and pronunciation. Systems and methods provide an interface to a TTS system to allow a user to input a text string and a spoken utterance of the text string, extract prosodic parameters from the spoken input, and process the prosodic parameters to derive corresponding markup for the text input to enable a more natural sounding synthesized speech.
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