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CONVERSION OF PRINTED TEXT INTO SYNTHETIC SPEECH

  • US 3,704,345 A
  • Filed: 03/19/1971
  • Issued: 11/28/1972
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/1971
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for converting printed data into artificial speech which comprises, in combination:

  • means for converting printed material into alphanumeric signal data;

    means for analyzing said alpha-numeric data to determine a syntactical phrase category for individual word designations therein;

    means responsive to said syntactical data and to stored rules for assigning parametric values, including pause, stress, duration, pitch, and intensity values, for individual words in said alpha-numeric data;

    means responsive to said parametric valves for assigning individual phonetic values, including phoneme, duration, and pitch values, to said word intervals; and

    means responsive to said phonetic values for developing a continuous description of said alpha-numeric data as the energizing source of control signals for a speech synthesizer.

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