Reading system and information terminal
First Claim
1. An information terminal comprising:
- a main terminal device comprising a voice synthesizer for voice-synthesizing voice-synthesis-subject data based on phonemic database having organized phoneme data; and
a memory device for storing said voice-synthesis-subject data and said phonemic database, said memory device being detachable from said main terminal device.
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Abstract
There is provided an information terminal and a reading system that output phonetic sound in natural voice desired by users. The information terminal has a voice synthesizer for synthesizing phonetic sound with phonemic database constructed of human voice taken from a real character. A user can listen to voice of synthesized sound by inserting into the information terminal a memory device provided with voice synthesizer, the phonemic database and synthesis subject data, and replaying it, which activates voice synthesis processing in the terminal device. Or, the user is able put the information terminal in communication with a server device on the network, and select phonemic database and synthesis subject data of his/her choice, so as to listen to reading of the synthesis subject data, e.g., a novel, news release and the like, in voice of his/her favorite character.
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39 Claims
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1. An information terminal comprising:
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a main terminal device comprising a voice synthesizer for voice-synthesizing voice-synthesis-subject data based on phonemic database having organized phoneme data; and
a memory device for storing said voice-synthesis-subject data and said phonemic database, said memory device being detachable from said main terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30)
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4. An information terminal comprising:
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a voice synthesizer for synthesizing phonetic sound using voice-synthesis-subject data and phonemic data constructed of phoneme according to a voice-synthesizing program;
a storage unit for storing said voice-synthesizing program and said voice-synthesis-subject data;
a memory device interface for exchanging data between a memory device; and
a communication processor for accessing a network, wherein said memory device comprises;
said phonemic database; and
a terminal device interface for exchanging data between said main terminal device of said information terminal. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. An information terminal comprising:
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a voice synthesizer for synthesizing phonetic sound using voice-synthesis-subject data and phonemic data constructed of phoneme according to a voice-synthesizing program;
a storage unit for storing said voice-synthesizing program;
a memory device interface for exchanging data between a memory device; and
a communication processor for accessing a network, wherein said memory device comprises;
said phonemic database;
a voice-synthesis-subject-data memory for storing said voice-synthesis-subject data; and
a terminal device interface for exchanging data between said information terminal.
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7. An information terminal comprising:
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a voice synthesizer for synthesizing phonetic sound using voice-synthesis-subject data and phonemic data constructed of phoneme data, according to a voice-synthesizing program;
a storage unit for storing said voice-synthesizing program and said phonemic data;
a memory device interface for exchanging data between a memory device; and
a communication processor for accessing a network, wherein said memory device comprises;
a voice-synthesis-subject data memory for storing said voice-synthesis-subject data; and
a terminal device interface for exchanging data with said memory device interface.
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8. An information terminal comprising:
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a voice synthesizer for synthesizing phonetic sound using voice-synthesis-subject data and phonemic data constructed of phoneme data according to a voice-synthesizing program;
a storage unit for storing said voice-synthesizing program; and
a memory device interface for exchanging data between a memory device, wherein said memory device comprises;
a phonemic database for storing said phonemic data;
a voice-synthesis-subject data memory for storing said voice-synthesis-subject data;
a terminal device interface for exchanging data between said memory device interface; and
a communication processor for accessing a network. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An information terminal comprising:
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a storage unit for storing a voice-synthesizing program;
a memory device interface for exchanging data between a memory device; and
a communication processor for accessing a network, wherein said memory device comprises;
a voice synthesizer for synthesizing phonetic sound using voice-synthesis-subject data and phonemic data constructed of phoneme data according to said voice-synthesizing program, said voice-synthesizer storing said voice-synthesizing program; and
a terminal device interface for exchanging data between said memory device interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 14)
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27. A server device comprising:
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a controller having a communication function with a network;
a voice synthesizer for extracting and linking phonemic data which is the most suitable to each of character data in voice-synthesis-subject data, and for delivering said phonemic data to a voice output processor in a terminal device;
a text data memory for storing said voice-synthesis-subject data; and
a phonemic database memory for storing a phonemic database constructed of sampled data of natural voice taken from real human, wherein, when receiving information indicating a kind of phonemic database and said voice-synthesis-subject data from said terminal device, said voice synthesizer voice-synthesizes said voice-synthesis-subject data specified by the information with said phonemic database of the kind specified by the information, and said controller transfers the voice-synthesized voice-synthesis-subject data to said terminal device over the network.
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31. A reading system comprising:
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a server device on a network, comprising a voice synthesizer, voice-synthesis-subject data, and phonemic database; and
a terminal device comprising a voice output unit, wherein, if a user selects said voice-synthesis-subject data through said terminal device, said voice synthesizer voice-synthesizes said selected voice-synthesis-subject data with specified phonemic database, wherein said server device delivers said synthesized voice-synthesis-subject data to said terminal device over the network, and wherein said terminal device reproduces said synthesized voice-synthesis-subject data into audible sound. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An information terminal comprising:
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a voice output processor for converting digital sound data into analog sound data, and for outputting said data to a speaker after removing an undesired noise from said data;
an operation unit for a user to input a command; and
a system controller for transferring, to a server device, a phonemic database and text data selected by the user through said operation unit, said phonemic database constructed of sampled data of natural voice taken from human, wherein said server device voice-synthesizes said selected text data with said phonemic database specified by the user, and wherein said voice output processor outputs said synthesized text data transferred from said server device over a network.
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