METHOD FOR STORING AND RETRIEVING VOICE FONTS
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1. A storage and delivery system for text-to-speech files comprising:
- system for storing a plurality of voice fonts wherein each voice font has associated therewith a universal voice identifier (UVI);
system for retrieving a voice font by a receiver of a message containing text, wherein the message contains the UVI and the receiver requests the voice font associated with the UVI from the means for storing; and
system for converting text to speech using the voice font associated with the UVI.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system for storing text-to-speech files which includes a means for storing a plurality of voice fonts wherein each voice font has associated therewith a universal voice identifier (UVI). The invention includes delivering a voice font to a receiver of a message containing text wherein the message contains the UVI and the receiver requests the voice font associated with the UVI from the means for storing.
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1. A storage and delivery system for text-to-speech files comprising:
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system for storing a plurality of voice fonts wherein each voice font has associated therewith a universal voice identifier (UVI); system for retrieving a voice font by a receiver of a message containing text, wherein the message contains the UVI and the receiver requests the voice font associated with the UVI from the means for storing; and system for converting text to speech using the voice font associated with the UVI. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for converting text to speech comprising:
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storing a plurality of voice fonts wherein each voice font has associated therewith a universal voice identifier (UVI); retrieving a voice font by a receiver of a message containing text wherein the message contains the UVI; converting text to speech of the message using the voice font associated with the UVI. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to perform a process comprising:
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storing a plurality of voice fonts wherein each voice font has associated therewith a universal voice identifier (UVI); retrieving a voice font by a receiver of a message containing text wherein the message contains the UVI; and converting text to speech of the message using the voice font associated with the UVI. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for for deploying a system for converting text to speech comprising:
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providing a computer infrastructure being operable to; store a plurality of voice fonts wherein each voice font has associated therewith a universal voice identifier (UVI); retrieve a voice font by a receiver of a message containing text wherein the message contains the UVI; and convert text to speech of the message using the voice font associated with the UVI. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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