VOICE SELECTION SUPPORTING DEVICE, VOICE SELECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
First Claim
1. A voice selection supporting device comprising:
- an acceptance unit that accepts input of a text;
an analysis knowledge storage unit that stores therein text analysis knowledge to be used for characteristic analysis for the input text;
an analysis unit that analyzes a characteristic of the text by referring to the text analysis knowledge;
a voice attribute storage unit that stores therein a voice attribute of each voice dictionary;
an evaluation unit that evaluates similarity between the voice attribute of the voice dictionary and the characteristic of the text; and
a candidate presentation unit that presents, based on the similarity, a candidate for the voice dictionary suitable for the text.
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Abstract
A voice selection supporting device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an acceptance unit that accepts input of a text, an analysis knowledge storage unit that stores therein text analysis knowledge to be used for characteristic analysis for the input text, an analysis unit that analyzes a characteristic of the text by referring to the text analysis knowledge, a voice attribute storage unit that stores therein a voice attribute of each voice dictionary, an evaluation unit that evaluates similarity between the voice attribute of the voice dictionary and the characteristic of the text, and a candidate presentation unit that presents, based on the similarity, a candidate for the voice dictionary suitable for the text.
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6 Claims
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1. A voice selection supporting device comprising:
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an acceptance unit that accepts input of a text; an analysis knowledge storage unit that stores therein text analysis knowledge to be used for characteristic analysis for the input text; an analysis unit that analyzes a characteristic of the text by referring to the text analysis knowledge; a voice attribute storage unit that stores therein a voice attribute of each voice dictionary; an evaluation unit that evaluates similarity between the voice attribute of the voice dictionary and the characteristic of the text; and a candidate presentation unit that presents, based on the similarity, a candidate for the voice dictionary suitable for the text. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A voice selection method comprising the steps of:
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accepting input of a text; analyzing a characteristic of the text by referring to text analysis knowledge to be used for characteristic analysis for the input text; evaluating similarity between a voice attribute of a voice dictionary and the characteristic of the text; and presenting, based on the similarity, a candidate for the voice dictionary suitable for the text.
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6. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores therein a computer program, the computer program causing a computer to execute a voice selection method, the method comprising:
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accepting input of a text; analyzing a characteristic of the text by referring to text analysis knowledge to be used for characteristic analysis for the input text; evaluating similarity between a voice attribute of a voice dictionary and the characteristic of the text; and presenting, based on the similarity, a candidate for the voice dictionary suitable for the text.
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