Front-end architecture for a multi-lingual text-to-speech system
First Claim
1. A text processing system for processing multi-lingual text for a speech synthesizer, the text processing system comprising:
- a first language dependent module for performing at least one of text and prosody analysis on a portion of input text comprising a first language;
a second language dependent module for performing at least one of text and prosody analysis on a second portion of input text comprising a second language; and
a third module adapted to receive outputs from the first and second language dependent modules and perform prosodic and phonetic context abstraction over the outputs based on a multi-lingual text.
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Abstract
A text processing system for processing multi-lingual text for a speech synthesizer includes a first language dependent module for performing at least one of text and prosody analysis on a portion of input text comprising a first language. A second language dependent module performs at least one of text and prosody analysis on a second portion of input text comprising a second language. A third module is adapted to receive outputs from the first and second dependent module and performs prosodic and phonetic context abstraction over the outputs based on multi-lingual text.
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23 Claims
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1. A text processing system for processing multi-lingual text for a speech synthesizer, the text processing system comprising:
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a first language dependent module for performing at least one of text and prosody analysis on a portion of input text comprising a first language;
a second language dependent module for performing at least one of text and prosody analysis on a second portion of input text comprising a second language; and
a third module adapted to receive outputs from the first and second language dependent modules and perform prosodic and phonetic context abstraction over the outputs based on a multi-lingual text. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for text processing of multi-lingual text for a speech synthesizer, the method comprising:
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receiving input text and identifying portions comprising a first language and portions comprising a second language;
performing at least one of text and prosody analysis on the portions comprising the first language with a first language dependent module and performing at least one of text and prosody analysis on the portions comprising the second language with a second language dependent module; and
receiving outputs from the first and second language dependent modules and performing prosodic and phonetic context abstraction over the outputs based on a multi-lingual text. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable media having instructions that when executed by a processor perform speech synthesis, the instructions comprising:
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a text processing module including;
a first language dependent module for performing at least one of text and prosody analysis on a portion of input text comprising a first language;
a second language dependent module for performing at least one of text and prosody analysis on a second portion of input text comprising a second language;
a third module adapted to receive outputs from the first and second language dependent modules and perform prosodic and phonetic context abstraction over the outputs comprising a multi-lingual text; and
a synthesis module adapted to receive an output from the third module and generate synthesized speech waveforms as a function thereof. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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