Domain-specific concatenative audio
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1. A method for generating speech output of a text string, comprising:
- receiving the text string;
examining the text string to locate one or more substrings within the text string, wherein the one or more substrings are found in a speech library;
looking up associated speech files for the one or more substrings in the speech library; and
concatenating the speech files together to produce a speech output for a user.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for generating speech output from a text string. During operation, the system first receives the text string and then examines the text string to locate one or more substrings within the text string that are found in a speech library. Next, the system looks up speech files associated with the one or more substrings in the speech library. The system then concatenates these speech files to produce a speech output for a user.
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1. A method for generating speech output of a text string, comprising:
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receiving the text string;
examining the text string to locate one or more substrings within the text string, wherein the one or more substrings are found in a speech library;
looking up associated speech files for the one or more substrings in the speech library; and
concatenating the speech files together to produce a speech output for a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for generating speech output of a text string, the method comprising:
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receiving the text string;
examining the text string to locate one or more substrings within the text string, wherein the one or more substrings are found in a speech library;
looking up associated speech files for the one or more substrings in the speech library; and
concatenating the speech files together to produce a speech output for a user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for generating speech output of a text string, comprising:
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a receiving mechanism configured to receive the text string;
an examining mechanism configured to examine the text string to locate one or more substrings within the text string, wherein the one or more substrings are found in a speech library;
a lookup mechanism configured to look up associated speech files for the one or more substrings in the speech library; and
a concatenating mechanism configured to concatenate the speech files together to produce a speech output for a user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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