Speech synthesis
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1. A communications device comprising:
- a memory for storing a plurality of speech synthesis templates for synthesising speech;
a message handler for receiving a text message together with an identifier identifying at least one speech synthesis template to be used for converting the text message into synthesised speech;
a speech synthesiser for converting the text message into synthesised speech using the at least one identified speech synthesis template; and
an output to provide the synthesised speech.
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Abstract
A method of converting a text message into synthesized speech, comprises the steps of: storing a speech synthesis template for synthesizing speech; sending a text message together with an identifier identifying the source of the text message to a recipient of the text message; and sending a copy of the speech synthesis template to the recipient of the text message. In one embodiment of the invention the speech synthesis template is not sent unless it is requested by the recipient of the text message.
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1. A communications device comprising:
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a memory for storing a plurality of speech synthesis templates for synthesising speech;
a message handler for receiving a text message together with an identifier identifying at least one speech synthesis template to be used for converting the text message into synthesised speech;
a speech synthesiser for converting the text message into synthesised speech using the at least one identified speech synthesis template; and
an output to provide the synthesised speech. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A communications system comprising a communications device and a communications network, the communications system comprising:
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a memory for storing a plurality of speech synthesis templates for synthesising speech;
a message handler for receiving a text message together with an identifier identifying at least one speech synthesis templates which is to be used for converting the text message into synthesised speech;
a speech synthesiser for converting the text message into synthesised speech using the at least one identified speech synthesis templates; and
an output to provide the synthesised speech. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of converting a text message into synthesised speech, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of speech synthesis templates for synthesising speech;
receiving a text message together with an identifier identifying at least one speech synthesis template which is to be used for converting the text message into synthesised speech;
converting the text message into synthesised speech using the at least one identified speech synthesis template; and
outputting the synthesised speech. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer program product for converting a text message into synthesised speech, the computer program product comprising:
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computer executable code for causing a computer to store a plurality of speech synthesis templates for synthesising speech;
computer executable code for causing a computer to receive a text message together with an identifier identifying which of the plurality of speech synthesis templates is to be used for converting the text message into synthesised speech;
computer executable code for causing a computer to convert the text message into synthesised speech using a selected one of the speech synthesis templates; and
computer executable code for causing a computer to output the synthesised speech in a signal to be played by a microphone. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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