Speech system
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1. A method of generating an audio message, comprising the steps of:
- providing a text-based message; and
generating said audio message based on said text-based message;
wherein said audio message is at least partly in a voice which is representative of a character generally recognisable to a user.
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Abstract
A system for generating an audio message over a communications network that is at least partly in a voice representative of a character generally recognizable to a user. Either a voice message or text based message may be used to construct the audio message. Specific recordings of well known characters is stored in a storage means and background sound effects can be inserted into the audio message which are stored in database. The audio message is constructed by any one of the processing means and transmitted to a recipient for play back on a processing terminal.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of generating an audio message, comprising the steps of:
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providing a text-based message; and
generating said audio message based on said text-based message;
wherein said audio message is at least partly in a voice which is representative of a character generally recognisable to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A method for generating an audio message which is at least partly in a voice representative of a character generally recognisable to a user, said method comprising the following steps:
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transmitting a message request over a communications network;
processing said message request and constructing said audio message in at least partly a voice representative of a character generally recognisable to a user; and
forwarding the constructed audio message over said communication network to one or more recipients.
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