Method and system for Using A Vocal Sample to Customize Text to Speech Applications
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, via a client application interface, a recorded sample of a sender'"'"'s voice;
measuring the vocal characteristics of the recorded sample of the sender'"'"'s voice including its frequency, intensity, rhythm and rate of speech;
receiving a text-based message originating from the sender;
converting the text-based message to a speech format wherein the measured vocal characteristics are used to form a synthetic voice that approximates the voice of the sender; and
sending an audio file of the sender'"'"'s message as converted to an address that corresponds to the address of the text-based message.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods consistent with the present invention measure one or more of the characteristics of a voice recording and use such measurements to create a synthetic voice that approximates the recorded voice and uses such created synthetic voice to verbalize the content of an electronically conveyed written message such as an SMS text message. The vocal characteristics measured may include frequency, timbre, intensity, rhythm, and rate of speech as well as others.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, via a client application interface, a recorded sample of a sender'"'"'s voice; measuring the vocal characteristics of the recorded sample of the sender'"'"'s voice including its frequency, intensity, rhythm and rate of speech; receiving a text-based message originating from the sender; converting the text-based message to a speech format wherein the measured vocal characteristics are used to form a synthetic voice that approximates the voice of the sender; and sending an audio file of the sender'"'"'s message as converted to an address that corresponds to the address of the text-based message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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recording, with a sender device, a sample of a sender'"'"'s voice; receiving, with a receiving device, the recorded sample of the sender'"'"'s voice from the sender device; measuring, with the receiving device, the vocal characteristics of the recorded sample of the sender'"'"'s voice including frequency, intensity, rhythm, and rate of speech; receiving, with the receiving device, a text-based message from the sender device; converting, with the receiving device, the text-based message to an audio message wherein the audio message comprises a synthetic voice that approximates the vocal characteristics as measured from the recorded sample of the sender'"'"'s voice. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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