Method and system for converting text into speech as a function of the context of the text
First Claim
1. A system for converting text into speech, the system comprising:
- a text cleaner operable for modifying text as a function of a context of the text; and
a text-to-speech converter operable with the text cleaner for converting the modified text into speech.
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Abstract
A communication system for communicating information to a telephone user in response to a request for the information from the telephone user. The communication system includes a text data source having text documents. A voice application receives a request from the telephone user for information and then retrieves a text document related to the requested information from the text data source. A context detector determines the context of the text document. A text cleaner modifies the text document as a function of a context of the text document. A text-to-speech (TTS) converter converts the modified text document into speech. The TTS converter provides the speech to the telephone user via the voice application in order to satisfy the request for information from the telephone user.
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1. A system for converting text into speech, the system comprising:
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a text cleaner operable for modifying text as a function of a context of the text; and
a text-to-speech converter operable with the text cleaner for converting the modified text into speech. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for converting text into speech, the method comprising:
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(I) detecting a context of the text;
(II) modifying the text as a function of the context of the text; and
(III) converting the modified text into speech. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication system for communicating information to a telephone user in response to a request for the information from the telephone user, the system comprising:
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a text data source having a plurality of text documents;
a voice application operable with the telephone user for receiving a request from the telephone user for information, wherein the voice application is operable with the text data source for retrieving a text document related to the information requested by the telephone user;
a text cleaner operable with the voice application for receiving the text document from the voice application and then modifying the text document as a function of a context of the text document;
a text-to-speech converter operable with the text cleaner for converting the modified text document into speech, wherein the text-to-speech converter is operable for providing the speech to the telephone user via the voice application in order to satisfy the request for information from the telephone user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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