Personalized voice playback for screen reader
First Claim
1. A method for automatically customizing an output voice used with a text-reading system, comprising:
- creating one or more speech samples using an input voice;
analyzing each of said speech samples to identify sound parameters associated with personal speech characteristics of said input voice;
creating a customized output voice emulating said input voice by adjusting sound parameters of said customized output voice to match said identified sound parameters of said personal speech characteristics of said input voice; and
using said customized output voice with said text-reading system.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product is disclosed for customizing a synthesized voice based upon audible input voice data. The input voice data is typically in the form of one or more predetermined paragraphs being read into a voice recorder. The input voice data is then analyzed for adjustable voice characteristics to determine basic voice qualities (e.g., pitch, breathiness, tone, speed; variability of any of these qualities, etc.) and to identify any “specialized speech patterns”. Based upon this analysis, the characteristics of the voice utilized to read text appearing on the screen are modified to resemble the input voice data. This allows a user of the system to easily and automatically create a voice that is familiar to the user.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for automatically customizing an output voice used with a text-reading system, comprising:
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creating one or more speech samples using an input voice;
analyzing each of said speech samples to identify sound parameters associated with personal speech characteristics of said input voice;
creating a customized output voice emulating said input voice by adjusting sound parameters of said customized output voice to match said identified sound parameters of said personal speech characteristics of said input voice; and
using said customized output voice with said text-reading system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for automatically customizing an output voice used with a text-reading system, comprising:
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means for creating one or more speech samples using an input voice;
means for analyzing each of said speech samples to identify sound parameters associated with personal speech characteristics of said input voice;
means for creating a customized output voice emulating said input voice by adjusting sound parameters of said customized output voice to match said identified sound parameters of said personal speech characteristics of said input voice; and
means for using said customized output voice with said text-reading system. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product for automatically customizing an output voice used with a text-reading system, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program code comprising:
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computer-readable program code that creates one or more speech samples using an input voice;
computer-readable program code that analyzes each of said speech samples to identify sound parameters associated with personal speech characteristics of said input voice;
computer-readable program code that creates a customized output voice emulating said input voice by adjusting sound parameters of said customized output voice to match said identified sound parameters of said personal speech characteristics of said input voice; and
computer-readable program code that uses said customized output voice with said text-reading system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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