System and method for converting text-to-voice
First Claim
1. A method for converting text to concatenated voice by utilizing a digital voice library and a set of playback rules, the digital voice library including a plurality of speech items and a corresponding plurality of voice recordings wherein each speech item corresponds to at least one available voice recording, the method comprising:
- receiving text data;
expanding the text data to form a sequence of text and pseudo words;
converting the sequence of text and pseudo words into a sequence of speech items in accordance with the digital voice library;
converting the sequence of speech items into a sequence of voice recordings in accordance with the set of playback rules;
generating voice data based on the sequence of voice recordings by concatenating adjacent recordings in the sequence of voice recordings.
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Abstract
A method for converting text to concatenated voice by utilizing a digital voice library and a set of playback rules is provided. The method includes receiving and expanding text data to form a sequence of text and pseudo words. The sequence of text and pseudo words is converted into a sequence of speech items, and the sequence of speech items is converted into a sequence of voice recordings. The method includes generating voice data on the sequence of voice recordings by concatenating adjacent recordings in the sequence of voice recordings.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for converting text to concatenated voice by utilizing a digital voice library and a set of playback rules, the digital voice library including a plurality of speech items and a corresponding plurality of voice recordings wherein each speech item corresponds to at least one available voice recording, the method comprising:
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receiving text data;
expanding the text data to form a sequence of text and pseudo words;
converting the sequence of text and pseudo words into a sequence of speech items in accordance with the digital voice library;
converting the sequence of speech items into a sequence of voice recordings in accordance with the set of playback rules;
generating voice data based on the sequence of voice recordings by concatenating adjacent recordings in the sequence of voice recordings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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