Voice synthesis system and voice synthesis method

• US 20030088419A1
• Filed: 10/15/2002
• Published: 05/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Fukuzato, Atsushi
• Granted Patent: US 7,313,522 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/258
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/047 Architecture of speech synthesisers

Abstract

The present invention provides a voice synthesis system comprising a portable terminal and a server to enhance reality.

A portable terminal 12 is provided with a text data receiving unit 121 for receiving text data, a text data transmitting unit 122 for attaching a voice sampling name to the text data and transmitting it to a server 13, a voice synthesis data receiving unit 123 for receiving the voice synthesis data from the server 13 and a voice reproducing unit 124 for reproducing the received voice synthesis data in a voice. A server 13 is provided with a text data receiving unit 131 for receiving the text data and the voice sampling name from the portable terminal 12, a voice synthesizing unit 132 for converting the received text data into voice synthesis data by using voice sampling data corresponding to the voice sampling name, and a voice synthesis data transmitting unit 133 for transmitting the voice synthesis data to the portable terminal 12.

Claims

1. A voice synthesis system comprising a portable terminal and a server which are connectable to each other via a communication line, wherein:

the portable terminal comprises a text data receiving unit for receiving text data, a text data transmitting unit for attaching a voice sampling name to the received text data and transmitting the text data to the server, a voice synthesis data receiving unit for receiving the voice synthesis data from the server and a voice reproducing unit for reproducing the received voice synthesis data in a voice; and

the server comprises a text data receiving unit for receiving the text data and the voice sampling name from the portable terminal, a voice synthesizing unit for converting the received text data into voice synthesis data by using voice sampling data corresponding to the received voice sampling name and a voice synthesis data transmitting unit for transmitting the converted voice synthesis data to the portable terminal.

2. A voice synthesis system according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of portable terminals.

3. A voice synthesis system according to claim 2, wherein:

each of the portable terminals further comprises a voice sampling data collecting unit for collecting voice sampling data of each user, and a voice sampling data transmitting unit for transmitting the collected voice sampling data to the server; and

the server further comprises a voice sampling data receiving unit for receiving the voice sampling data from each of the portable terminals, and a database constructing unit for attaching the voice sampling name to the received voice sampling data to construct a database.

4. A voice synthesis method employed in a voice synthesis system comprising a portable terminal and a server which are connectable to each other via a communication line, wherein:

the portable terminal performs a text data receiving step for receiving text data, a text data transmitting step for attaching a voice sampling name to the received text data and transmitting the text data to the server, a voice synthesis data receiving step for receiving the voice synthesis data from the server and a voice reproducing step for reproducing the received voice synthesis data in a voice; and

the server performs a text data receiving step for receiving the text data and the voice sampling name from the portable terminal, a voice synthesizing step for converting the received text data into voice synthesis data by using voice sampling data corresponding to the received voice sampling name and a voice synthesis data transmitting step for transmitting the converted voice synthesis data to the portable terminal.

5. A voice synthesis method according to claim 4, wherein there are a plurality of portable terminals.

6. A voice synthesis method according to claim 5, wherein:

each of the portable terminals further performs a voice sampling data collecting step for collecting voice sampling data of each user, and a voice sampling data transmitting step for transmitting the collected voice sampling data to the server; and

the server further performs a voice sampling data receiving step for receiving the voice sampling data from each of the portable terminals, and a database constructing step for attaching the voice sampling name to the received voice sampling data to construct a database.

7. A portable terminal used for voice synthesis system including predetermined server, the portable terminal comprising:

a text data receiving unit for receiving text data, a text data transmitting unit for attaching a voice sampling name to the received text data and transmitting the text data to the server, a voice synthesis data receiving unit for receiving the voice synthesis data from the server and a voice reproducing unit for reproducing the received voice synthesis data in a voice.

8. A portable terminal according to claim 7, wherein:

the portable terminals further comprises a voice sampling data collecting unit for collecting voice sampling data of each user, and a voice sampling data transmitting unit for transmitting the collected voice sampling data to the server.

9. A server used for voice synthesis system including a predetermine portable terminal, the server comprising:

a text data receiving unit for receiving the text data and the voice sampling name from the portable terminal, a voice synthesizing unit for converting the received text data into voice synthesis data by using voice sampling data corresponding to the received voice sampling name and a voice synthesis data transmitting unit for transmitting the converted voice synthesis data to the portable terminal.

10. A server according to claim 9, wherein:

the server further comprises a voice sampling data receiving unit for receiving the voice sampling data from each of the portable terminals, and a database constructing unit for attaching the voice sampling name to the received voice sampling data to construct a database.