System and method for text-to-speech processing in a portable device
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1. A method for synthesizing speech on a portable device, comprising:
- (1) receiving presynthesized slot information as part of a synchronization process with a computing device, wherein said slot information represents a value of a defined data type in a user record on said computing device, said slot information being designed for inclusion at a predefined position within a carrier phrase;
(2) storing said presynthesized slot information in a memory; and
(3) reproducing said carrier phrase and said presynthesized slot information as audible output for a user.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing high-quality text-to-speech (TTS) output in a low-complexity device is disclosed. TTS output is generated by a TTS system that resides on a high-complexity device. The TTS output is transmitted from the high-complexity device to the low-complexity device for subsequent retrieval and playback.
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1. A method for synthesizing speech on a portable device, comprising:
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(1) receiving presynthesized slot information as part of a synchronization process with a computing device, wherein said slot information represents a value of a defined data type in a user record on said computing device, said slot information being designed for inclusion at a predefined position within a carrier phrase;
(2) storing said presynthesized slot information in a memory; and
(3) reproducing said carrier phrase and said presynthesized slot information as audible output for a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for synthesizing speech, comprising:
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(1) presynthesizing a portion of speech using a text analysis module and a speech synthesis module; and
(2) transmitting the presynthesized portion of speech to a portable device for storage in the portable device, wherein the storage of a plurality of presynthesized portions of speech enables the portable device to provide a text-to-speech application. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A speech processing method on a portable computing device, comprising:
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(1) receiving presynthesized speech from a speech processing system;
(2) storing the received presynthesized speech in a memory;
(3) retrieving one or more presynthesized speech segments from memory, the one or more retrieved presynthesized speech segments corresponding to a text message that is to be communicated to a user; and
(4) outputting said one or more retrieved presynthesized speech segments as audio output. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-readable medium that stores a program for controlling a computer device to perform a method in a speech processing system that includes a speech synthesis module that enables a conversion of text into synthesized speech, the method comprising:
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(1) presynthesizing a portion of speech using the text analysis module and the speech synthesis module; and
(2) transmitting the presynthesized portion of speech to a portable device for storage in the portable device, wherein the storage of a plurality of presynthesized portions of speech enables the portable device to provide a text-to-speech application.
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29. A system for synthesizing speech, comprising:
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means for presynthesizing a portion of speech using a text analysis module and a speech synthesis module; and
means for transmitting the presynthesized portion of speech to a portable device for storage in the portable device, wherein the storage of a plurality of presynthesized portions of speech enables the portable device to provide a text-to-speech application.
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