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Server-provided user's voice for instant messaging clients

  • US 20070078656A1
  • Filed: 10/03/2005
  • Published: 04/05/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of annotating an instant message by an audible signal comprising:

  • establishing by an author one or more text-to-speech control parameters for a voice annotation option during creation of an instant message;

    sending said instant message and said control parameters to a recipient device;

    receiving said author-established control parameters by said recipient device; and

    in conjunction with reviewing said instant message, performing text-to-speech synthesis by said recipient device according to said author-established control parameters such that speech representing a text portion of said instant message is audibly produced according to said author-established control parameters.

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