VOICE AND TEXT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to systems, methods and apparatus to convert speech to text and vice versa. One apparatus comprises a vocoder, a speech to text conversion engine, a text to speech conversion engine, and a user interface. The vocoder is operable to convert speech signals into packets and convert packets into speech signals. The speech to text conversion engine is operable to convert speech to text. The text to speech conversion engine is operable to convert text to speech. The user interface is operable to receive a user selection of a mode from among a plurality of modes, wherein a first mode enables the speech to text conversion engine, a second mode enables the text to speech conversion engine, and a third mode enables the speech to text conversion engine and the text to speech conversion engine.
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22. An apparatus for wireless communications, said apparatus comprising:
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a module configured to receive text that has been entered by a user of a mobile communications device and to convert the received text to a synthesized speech signal; a vocoder configured to encode the synthesized speech signal to produce a plurality of corresponding speech packets; and a transceiver configured to transmit the plurality of corresponding speech packets over a wireless communications link, wherein said module includes a voice synthesizer configured to store characteristics of a voice of the user and to use said stored characteristics to produce the synthesized speech signal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for wireless communications, said method comprising:
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receiving text that has been entered by a user of a mobile communications device; converting the received text to a synthesized speech signal; encoding the synthesized speech signal to produce a plurality of corresponding speech packets; and transmitting the plurality of corresponding speech packets over a wireless communications link, wherein said converting the received text to the synthesized speech signal includes using stored characteristics of the user'"'"'s voice to produce the synthesized speech signal.
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41. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
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receive text that has been entered by a user of a mobile communications device; convert the received text to a synthesized speech signal; encode the synthesized speech signal to produce a plurality of corresponding speech packets; and transmit the plurality of corresponding speech packets over a wireless communications link, wherein said converting the received text to the synthesized speech signal includes using stored characteristics of the user'"'"'s voice to produce the synthesized speech signal.
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