System and method for user-specified pronunciation of words for speech synthesis and recognition
US9966060B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2015/0638
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The method is performed at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. A first speech input including at least one word is received. A first phonetic representation of the at least one word is determined, the first phonetic representation comprising a first set of phonemes selected from a speech recognition phonetic alphabet. The first set of phonemes is mapped to a second set of phonemes to generate a second phonetic representation, where the second set of phonemes is selected from a speech synthesis phonetic alphabet. The second phonetic representation is stored in association with a text string corresponding to the at least one word.
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