Aging a text-to-speech voice
US9558734B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2021/0135
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A voice recipient may request a text-to-speech (TTS) voice that corresponds to an age or age range. An existing TTS voice or existing voice data may be used to create a TTS voice corresponding to the requested age by encoding the voice data to voice parameter values, transforming the voice parameter values using a voice-aging model, synthesizing voice data using the transformed parameter values, and then creating a TTS voice using the transformed voice data. The voice-aging model may model how one or more voice parameters of a voice change with age and may be created from voice data stored in a voice bank.
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