Voice-over device and method of use

• US 20080177529A1
• Filed: 01/23/2008
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kristi Roberts
• Original Assignee: Kristi Roberts
• Inventors: Roberts, Kristi
• Application Number:
  US12/009,920
• Publication Number:
  US 20080177529A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/2
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/30 Map- or contour-matching
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/033 Voice editing, e.g. manipulating the voice of the synthesiser

Abstract

In combination with a global positioning system receiver including a speech generating portion, the improvement comprising a voice-over device including a computerized data system, a storage mechanism for storing different voices, a selecting mechanism, a conversion mechanism, and a voice transmitting mechanism.

Claims

1. In combination with a global positioning system receiver including a speech generating portion, the improvement comprising a voice-over device including:

a. a computerized data system disposed within said receiver for receiving and transmitting data compatible with said global positioning system receiver;

b. a storage means operably connected to said computerized data system for storing at least one of a plurality of different voices, a plurality of different voices expressed in at least one of a particular language, a particular dialect, and a combination thereof;

c. a selecting means in communication with said storage means for selecting at least one of said plurality of different voices, said plurality of different voices expressed in said at least one of said particular language, said particular dialect, and said combination thereof;

d. a conversion means in communication with said selecting means for converting a voice vocalizing words from said speech generating portion of said global positioning system receiver, to at least one of said plurality of different voices, said plurality of different voices expressed in said at least one of said particular language, said particular dialect, and said combination thereof; and

e. a voice transmitting means in communication with said conversion means for transmitting at least one of said plurality of different voices expressed in said at least one of said particular language, said particular dialect, and said combination thereof.

2. A voice-over device according to claim 1 wherein said device further includes a recording means in communication with said storage means for recording a predetermined person'"'"'s voice for vocalizing information generated by said global positioning system receiver.

3. A voice-over device according to claim 2 wherein said predetermined person'"'"'s voice is selected from at least one of a user'"'"'s voice, a user'"'"'s relative'"'"'s voice, a user'"'"'s friend'"'"'s voice and a user'"'"'s acquaintance'"'"'s voice.

4. A method of utilizing a voice-over mechanism in a global positioning system comprising the steps of:

a. providing a computerized data system for receiving and transmitting data compatible with a global positioning system;

b. storing at least one of a plurality of different voices, a plurality of different voices expressed in at least one of a particular language, a particular dialect, and a combination thereof;

c. selecting at least one of said plurality of different voices, said plurality of different voices expressed in said at least one of said particular language, said particular dialect, and said combination thereof;

d. converting a voice vocalizing words from a speech generating portion of said global positioning system, to at least one of said plurality of different voices, said plurality of different voices expressed in said at least one of said particular language, said particular dialect, and said combination thereof; and

e. transmitting at least one of said plurality of different voices, said plurality of different voices expressed in said at least one of said particular language, said particular dialect, and said combination thereof to said global positioning system.

5. A method of utilizing a voice-over mechanism in a global positioning system according to claim 4 wherein said plurality of different voices includes at least one of celebrity voices, voices with ethnic accents, voices with foreign accents, voices with regional accents, and character voices.

6. A method of utilizing a voice-over mechanism in a global positioning system according to claim 4 wherein said plurality of voices expressed in a particular dialect includes at least one of embellishments, slang, regional dialect, explicit language, foreign language, local vernacular, formal dialect, and informal dialect.

7. An apparatus for use in a global positioning system having a computerized data system for receiving and transmitting data, a means for storing data, a means for selecting data, and a means converting data, said apparatus comprising a means for uploading data into said global positioning system.

8. An apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said means for uploading data into said global positioning system is at least one of a computer processing unit and a compact data disk.

9. An apparatus according to claim 8 wherein said data includes at least one of a plurality of different voices expressed in at least one of a particular language, a plurality of voices expressed in at least one of a particular dialect, and a combination thereof.

10. The apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said apparatus further includes a recording means for recording a predetermined person'"'"'s voice for vocalizing information generated by said global positioning system.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 wherein said predetermined person'"'"'s voice is selected from at least one of a user'"'"'s voice, a user'"'"'s relative'"'"'s voice, a user'"'"'s friend'"'"'s voice and a user'"'"'s acquaintance'"'"'s voice.