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Speech Synthesis Method and Apparatus

  • US 20080177548A1
  • Filed: 05/29/2006
  • Published: 07/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A speech synthesis method comprising:

  • selecting a segment;

    determining whether to conduct prosodic modification on the selected segment;

    calculating a target value of prosodic modification of the selected segment when it is determined that prosodic modification is to be conducted on the selected segment;

    conducting prosodic modification such that a prosody of the selected segment on which prosodic modification has been determined to be conducted takes the calculated target value of prosodic modification; and

    concatenating the selected segment on which prosodic modification has been conducted or the selected segment on which prosodic modification has been determined not to be conducted.

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