Synthetically generated speech responses including prosodic characteristics of speech inputs
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1. A method for synthetically generating speech with improved prosodic characteristics comprising the steps of:
- receiving a speech input;
determining at least one prosodic characteristic contained within said speech input; and
, generating a speech output including said at least one prosodic characteristic within said speech output.
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Abstract
A method for digitally generating speech with improved prosodic characteristics can include receiving a speech input, determining at least one prosodic characteristic contained within the speech input, and generating a speech output including the prosodic characteristic within the speech output. Consequently, the method can adjust speech output based on prosodic features within the speech input.
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1. A method for synthetically generating speech with improved prosodic characteristics comprising the steps of:
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receiving a speech input;
determining at least one prosodic characteristic contained within said speech input; and
,generating a speech output including said at least one prosodic characteristic within said speech output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for generating synthetic speech comprising:
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a speech recognition component capable of extracting prosodic characteristics from speech input;
a text-to-speech component capable of modifying at least a portion of synthetically generated speech based upon at least a portion of said prosodic characteristics; and
,a prosodic characteristic store configured to store and permit retrieval of said prosodic characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A machine readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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receiving a speech input;
determining at least one prosodic characteristic contained within said speech input; and
,generating a speech output including said at least one prosodic characteristic within said speech output. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for synthetically generating speech comprising the steps of:
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receiving a speech input;
analyzing said speech input to generate special handling instructions; and
,altering at least one speech generation characteristic of a text-to-speech application based upon said special handling instructions. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A machine readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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receiving a speech input;
analyzing said speech input to generate special handling instructions; and
,altering at least one speech generation characteristic of a text-to-speech application based upon said special handling instructions. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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