Voice communication with simulated speech data
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising:
- a processing engine responsive to a user'"'"'s voice input for generating digitized speech sample data indicative of predetermined portions of said user'"'"'s voice; and
a storage device, coupled to said processing engine, for storing said digitized speech sample data;
said processing engine comprising a communication module, responsive to a communication session, for generating transmission data, indicative of said user'"'"'s voice spoken during said communication session, as a function of said stored speech sample data, and for causing transmission of said transmission data to a recipient of said communication session;
wherein;
said transmission data comprises less data than a mere digitization of said user'"'"'s voice spoken during said communication session.
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Abstract
Voice conversations by way of communications devices are conducted by transmitting symbols representative of a user'"'"'s voice from a transmitting communications device (101.1, 101.2) and recreating the user'"'"'s voice at a receiving communications device (101.1, 101.1). The communications devices (101) each include a processing engine (104) responsive to a user'"'"'s voice input (110) for generating speech sample data (112) indicative of predetermined portions of the user'"'"'s voice. A storage device (106) is coupled to the processing engine (104) and stores the speech sample data (112). The processing engine (104) also includes a communication module (200, 300, 400) that generates transmission data, indicative of the user'"'"'s voice spoken during a communication session as a function of the speech sample data (112) and causes transmission of the transmission data to a remotely located recipient of the communication session.
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27 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a processing engine responsive to a user'"'"'s voice input for generating digitized speech sample data indicative of predetermined portions of said user'"'"'s voice; and
a storage device, coupled to said processing engine, for storing said digitized speech sample data;
said processing engine comprising a communication module, responsive to a communication session, for generating transmission data, indicative of said user'"'"'s voice spoken during said communication session, as a function of said stored speech sample data, and for causing transmission of said transmission data to a recipient of said communication session;
wherein;
said transmission data comprises less data than a mere digitization of said user'"'"'s voice spoken during said communication session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 25)
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8. A method for transmitting voice data, said method comprising:
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generating speech sample data indicative of a sample of a user'"'"'s voice in response to voice inputs from said user;
responding to a request for a communication session by generating digital voice transmission data as a function of said user'"'"'s voice spoken during said communication session and further as a function of said speech sample data; and
causing transmission of said digital voice transmission data to a receiving station designated in said communication session;
wherein;
said digital voice transmission data comprises less data than a mere digitization of said user'"'"'s voice spoken during said communication session. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26)
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21. A computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of computer programming instructions for causing two-way voice communication over a shared communications medium, the set of computer programming instructions comprising:
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a voice sampling module for generating speech sample data as a function of a user'"'"'s spoken voice; and
a voice conversion module, responsive to establishment of a communication session between said user and a second party, for converting said user'"'"'s spoken voice, as a function of said speech sample data, to voice transmission data, and for causing transmission of said voice transmission data to said second party via said shared communications medium;
wherein;
said voice transmission data contains less data than a mere digitization of said user'"'"'s spoken voice. - View Dependent Claims (22, 27)
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23. A method by which a user transmits simulated speech data to a recipient over a communications network, said method comprising the steps of:
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said user audibly reading a sample text into a microphone, thereby creating a voice sample;
causing a computer, coupled to said microphone, to digitize the voice sample;
converting said digitized voice sample into digital symbols, wherein said digital symbols comprise at least one of text and phonemes; and
transmitting said digital symbols to a second party.
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24. A method by which a user transmits simulated speech data to a recipient over a communications network, said method comprising the steps of:
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said user audibly reading a sample text into a microphone, thereby creating a voice sample;
causing a computer, coupled to said microphone, to digitize the voice sample;
converting said digitized voice sample into digital symbols, wherein said digital symbols comprise at least one of text and phonemes; and
transmitting said digital symbols to a second party;
wherein, prior to the step of transmitting the digital symbols to the second party, test speech is generated for review by the user.
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