Personal speech font
First Claim
1. A method for processing creating personal speech font files, said method comprising:
- prompting a user to audibly input sounds corresponding to prompting text presented to said user;
receiving said input sounds from said user;
associating said input sounds with said prompting text presented to said user; and
creating a personal speech font file containing said prompting text and said corresponding input sounds whereby said corresponding input sounds are selectively output in response to an input of associated prompting text.
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Abstract
A method and implementing computer system are provided for enabling personal speech synthesis from non-verbal user input. In an exemplary embodiment, a user is prompted to input predetermined sounds in the user'"'"'s own voice and those sounds are stored, along with corresponding vowel/consonant combinations, in a personal speech font file. The user is then enabled to provide text input to an electronic device and the text input is converted into verbalized speech by accessing the user'"'"'s personal speech font file. The synthesized speech or greeting is stored in an audio file and transmitted to an output device. The synthesized greeting may then be played in response to a predetermined condition. Portions of the recorded greeting may be easily changed by changing the appropriate user'"'"'s text file. Thus, typed text may be used to provide the basis to generate a synthesized message in a user'"'"'s own voice. Passwords and other devices may be implemented to provide additional system security.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for processing creating personal speech font files, said method comprising:
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prompting a user to audibly input sounds corresponding to prompting text presented to said user;
receiving said input sounds from said user;
associating said input sounds with said prompting text presented to said user; and
creating a personal speech font file containing said prompting text and said corresponding input sounds whereby said corresponding input sounds are selectively output in response to an input of associated prompting text. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A storage medium including machine readable coded indicia, said storage medium being selectively coupled to a reading device, said reading device being selectively coupled to processing circuitry within a computer system, said reading device being selectively operable to read said machine readable coded indicia and provide program signals representative thereof, said program signals being effective to enable a creation of a personal speech font file, said program signals being selectively operable to accomplish the steps of:
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prompting a user to audibly input sounds corresponding to prompting text presented to said user;
receiving said input sounds from said user;
associating said input sounds with said prompting text presented to said user; and
creating a personal speech font file containing said prompting text and said corresponding input sounds whereby said corresponding input sounds are selectively output in response to an input of associated prompting text. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer system comprising:
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a system bus;
a CPU device connected to said system bus;
a memory device connected to said system bus;
a user input device connected to said system bus, said user input device being enabled to receive voice input from said user; and
a display device connected to said system bus, said computer system being selectively operable for creating personal speech font files by prompting a user to audibly input sounds corresponding to prompting text presented to said user on said display device, and receiving said input sounds from said user, said computer system being further selectively operable for associating said input sounds with said prompting text presented to said user and creating a personal speech font file containing said prompting text and said corresponding input sounds whereby said corresponding input sounds are selectively output in response to an input of associated prompting text.
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26. A method for creating a synthesized audio message in a user'"'"'s own voice from text input received from said user, said method comprising:
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receiving user identification information;
receiving text input from said user;
fetching a personal speech font file associated with said user;
reading said input text; and
using said personal speech font file for said user in synthesizing said user'"'"'s voice in creating an output in which said input text may be audibly presented in said user'"'"'s voice. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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