Speech output apparatus, speech output method , and program
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1. A speech output apparatus comprising:
- output means which can output a music and synthetic speech that indicates contents of information and is superposed on the music; and
control means for controlling a tone volume of the music to be output, wherein said control means gradually decreases the tone volume of the music when the synthetic speech is output to be superposed on the music during output.
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Abstract
A speech output apparatus is disclosed, which can allow the user to easily catch synthetic speech when the synthetic speech is output upon being superposed on a music output. The apparatus output can output a music and synthetic speech that indicates contents of information such as an e-mail and is superposed on the music. When the synthetic speech is output to be superposed on the music during output, the apparatus gradually decreases a tone volume of the music.
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38 Claims
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1. A speech output apparatus comprising:
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output means which can output a music and synthetic speech that indicates contents of information and is superposed on the music; and
control means for controlling a tone volume of the music to be output, wherein said control means gradually decreases the tone volume of the music when the synthetic speech is output to be superposed on the music during output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A speech output method comprising:
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the output step of outputting a music and synthetic speech that indicates contents of information and is superposed on the music; and
the step of gradually decreasing a tone volume of the music when the synthetic speech is output to be superposed on the music during output.
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10. A program for making a computer execute:
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the step of outputting a music and synthetic speech that indicates contents of information and is superposed on the music; and
the step of gradually decreasing a tone volume of the music when the synthetic speech is output to be superposed on the music during output.
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11. A speech output apparatus comprising:
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output means which can output a music and synthetic speech that indicates contents of information and is superposed on the music; and
setting means for setting a voice quality of the synthetic speech in accordance with a music to be output. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A speech output method comprising:
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the output step of outputting a music and synthetic speech that indicates contents of information and is superposed on the music; and
the setting step of setting a voice quality of the synthetic speech in accordance with a music to be output.
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19. A program for making a computer execute:
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the output step of outputting a music and synthetic speech that indicates contents of information and is superposed on the music; and
the setting step of setting voice quality of the synthetic speech in accordance with a music to be output.
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20. A speech output apparatus comprising:
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conversion means for converting character data into synthetic speech data;
output means for outputting a music and synthetic speech based on the synthetic speech data; and
control means for controlling an output timing of the synthetic speech, wherein said control means begins to output the synthetic speech after completion of output of a tune which is being output. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A speech output apparatus comprising:
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conversion means for converting character data into synthetic speech data;
output means for outputting synthetic speech based on the synthetic speech data; and
control means for controlling an output timing of the synthetic speech, wherein when the synthetic speech indicating contents of another information is to be output during output of the synthetic speech indicating contents of an e-book, said control means begins to output the synthetic speech of the other information in a break of a document of the e-book which is being output. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A speech output method comprising:
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the conversion step of converting character data into synthetic speech data;
the output step of outputting a music and synthetic speech based on the synthetic speech data; and
the control step of controlling an output timing of the synthetic speech, wherein the control step includes the step of beginning to output the synthetic speech after completion of output of a tune which is being output.
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36. A speech output method comprising:
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the conversion step of converting character data into synthetic speech data;
the output step of outputting synthetic speech based on the synthetic speech data; and
the control step of controlling an output timing of the synthetic speech, wherein the control step includes the step of beginning, when the synthetic speech indicating contents of another information is to be output during output of the synthetic speech indicating contents of an e-book, to output the synthetic speech of the other information in a break of a document of the e-book which is being output.
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37. A program for making a computer to execute:
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in order to control an output timing of synthetic speech indicating contents of information upon outputting the synthetic speech and a music, the step of checking if the music is being output; and
the step of beginning, when it is determined that the music is being output, to output the synthetic speech after the end of a tune which is being output.
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38. A program for making a computer to execute:
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in order to control an output timing of synthetic speech indicating contents of information upon outputting the synthetic speech indicating the contents of the information, and synthetic speech indicating contents of an e-book, the step of checking if the synthetic speech indicating the contents of the e-book is being output; and
the step of beginning, when it is determined that the synthetic speech indicating the contents of the e-book is being output, to output the synthetic speech indicating the contents of the information in a break of a document of the e-book which is being output.
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