Character Models for Document Narration
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
- displaying a sequence of words on a user interface rendered on a display device;
applying, by one or more computers, in response to a user-based selection of a first portion of words in the sequence of words, a first indicium to the user-selected first portion of words in the sequence of words;
associating, by the one or more computers, a first character having an associated first voice model to the first portion of words in the sequence of words; and
associating, by the one or more computers, a second character having an associated second voice model to a second portion of words in the sequence of words, the second portion of the words in the sequence of words being different from the first portion of words in the sequence of words.
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Abstract
Disclosed are techniques and systems to provide a narration of a text in multiple different voices where the portions of the text narrated using the different voices are selected by a user. Also disclosed are techniques and systems for associating characters with portions of a sequence of words selected by a user. Different characters having different voice models can be associated with different portions of a sequence of words.
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31 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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displaying a sequence of words on a user interface rendered on a display device; applying, by one or more computers, in response to a user-based selection of a first portion of words in the sequence of words, a first indicium to the user-selected first portion of words in the sequence of words; associating, by the one or more computers, a first character having an associated first voice model to the first portion of words in the sequence of words; and associating, by the one or more computers, a second character having an associated second voice model to a second portion of words in the sequence of words, the second portion of the words in the sequence of words being different from the first portion of words in the sequence of words. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium, the computer program product comprising instructions for causing a processor to:
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display a sequence of words on a user interface rendered on a display device; apply in response to a user-based selection of a first portion of words in the sequence of words, a first indicium to the user-selected first portion of words in the sequence of words; associate a first character having an associated first voice model to the first portion of words in the sequence of words; and associate a second character having an associated second voice model to a second portion of words in the sequence of words, the second portion of the words in the sequence of words being different from the first portion of words in the sequence of words. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system comprising:
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a memory; and a computing device configured to; display a sequence of words on a user interface rendered on a display device; apply in response to a user-based selection of a first portion of words in the sequence of words, a first indicium to the user-selected first portion of words in the sequence of words; associate a first character having an associated first voice model to the first portion of words in the sequence of words; and associate a second character having an associated second voice model to a second portion of words in the sequence of words, the second portion of the words in the sequence of words being different from the first portion of words in the sequence of words.
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