Method of processing a text, gesture facial expression, and/or behavior description comprising a test of the authorization for using corresponding profiles and synthesis

• US 20040148176A1
• Filed: 12/03/2003
• Published: 07/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerence Operating Company (Cerence Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc. (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Scholl, Holger
• Granted Patent: US 9,092,885 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/00 Animation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2213/12 Rule based animation
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/06 Transformation of speech into a non-audible representation, e.g. speech visualisation or speech processing for tactile aids G10L15/26 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of processing a text, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior description wherein the text, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior description is synthesized by means of a speech, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior profile, provided that an authorization code legitimizes the use of the speech, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior profile for the synthesis.

Claims

1. A method of processing a text, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior description wherein the text, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior description is synthesized by means of a speech, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior profile, provided that an authorization code legitimizes the use of the speech, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior profile for the synthesis.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the text, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior description is synthesized by means of the speech, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior profile, provided that the authorization code legitimizes the use of the speech, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior profile for the synthesis of said text, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior description.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the text, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior description is synthesized by means of the speech, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior profile if the number of times for which the authorization code has already legitimized the use of the speech, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior profile for the synthesis is smaller than a given first number, and/or if the number of times for which the authorization code has legitimized the use of the speech, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior profile for synthesizing said text, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior description is smaller than a given second number.

4. A method as claimed in any one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the authorization code is encrypted and is deciphered in the method, wherein in particular an asymmetrical cryptography method, in particular the RSA method or an elliptical curve method, is used for encrypting and deciphering.

5. A system for processing a text, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior description wherein the text, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior description is synthesized by means of a speech, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior profile, provided that an authorization code legitimizes the use of the speech, gesture, facial expression, and/or behavior profile for the synthesis.