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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHONETICALLY ANNOTATING TEXT

  • US 20160306783A1
  • Filed: 06/23/2016
  • Published: 10/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for phonetically annotating text, comprising:

  • at a device having one or more processors and memory;

    identifying a first polyphonic word segment in a text input, the first polyphonic word segment having at least a first pronunciation and a second pronunciation;

    determining at least a first probability for the first pronunciation and a second probability for the second pronunciation;

    comparing a difference between the first probability and the second probability with a predetermined threshold difference; and

    selecting the first probability as a current pronunciation for the first polyphonic word segment in accordance with a determination that the difference between the first probability and the second probability exceeds the predetermined threshold difference.

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