Digital contents version management system
First Claim
1. A digital contents version management system including:
- a contents management device having a processing unit, a memory and a communication unit to transmit data of pronunciation symbol text constituting basis for reproducing voice by means of speech synthesis;
a first terminal device to transmit a correction request for the pronunciation symbol text data to the contents management device; and
a second terminal device utilized to correct the pronunciation symbol text data to transmit the corrected pronunciation symbol text data to the contents management device;
whereinthe processing unit stores the pronunciation symbol text data and a user having a right to utilize the pronunciation symbol text data into the memory in a corresponding manner to each other; and
the communication unit of the contents management device receives the correction request for the pronunciation symbol text data stored in the memory from the first terminal device;
the processing unit storing, when voice data corrected in accordance with the received correction request is received from the second terminal device, the corrected voice data and information concerning a right to utilize the corrected voice data into the memory in a corresponding manner to a user of the first terminal device.
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Abstract
Preparation of Braille books and audio books by man has a problem that a great deal of costs including the work cost for recitation or translation (printing) of Braille, composition, examination and the like and the distribution cost are required as compared with general books. Further, there is a problem that books that visually handicapped people wish to read cannot be delivered immediately at an inexpensive price. The user (reader) himself participates in editing or correction in processing for producing an audio book which reads an electronic book aloud using the speech synthesis technique and pronunciation symbol text constituting the basis of the audio book to thereby reduce the cost required for the production processing of the audio book and the pronunciation symbol text and improve the quality of the audio book and the pronunciation symbol text.
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13 Claims
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1. A digital contents version management system including:
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a contents management device having a processing unit, a memory and a communication unit to transmit data of pronunciation symbol text constituting basis for reproducing voice by means of speech synthesis; a first terminal device to transmit a correction request for the pronunciation symbol text data to the contents management device; and a second terminal device utilized to correct the pronunciation symbol text data to transmit the corrected pronunciation symbol text data to the contents management device; wherein the processing unit stores the pronunciation symbol text data and a user having a right to utilize the pronunciation symbol text data into the memory in a corresponding manner to each other; and the communication unit of the contents management device receives the correction request for the pronunciation symbol text data stored in the memory from the first terminal device; the processing unit storing, when voice data corrected in accordance with the received correction request is received from the second terminal device, the corrected voice data and information concerning a right to utilize the corrected voice data into the memory in a corresponding manner to a user of the first terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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