System and method for intelligent language switching in automated text-to-speech systems
US9640173B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L13/047
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for providing for intelligent switching of languages and/or pronunciations in a text-to-speech system. As the system receives text, the text is analyzed to identify portions which should have speech constructed using a pronunciation distinct from the remaining portions of the text. The text-to-speech system uses multiple pronunciation dictionaries to generate and produce speech corresponding to the text, where the identified portions of the text are in a different language or have a different accent from the remainder of the text. Having generated speech corresponding to the text in multiple languages, accents, or dialects, the system combines the portions, then communicates the speech to the text recipient.
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