Apparatus for making and editing dictionary entries in a text to speech conversion system
First Claim
1. In a text to speech conversion system includingrule conversion means for converting a text to a phonemic representation thereof according to rules,dictionary means for storing dictionary entries for text not correctly convertible according to the rules and containing phonemic representations of the unconvertible text, andphonemic representation to speech conversion means for converting a phonemic representation into a voice signal,an interactive dictionary entry generator comprising:
- input means for receiving a text and a make entry command; and
entry making means for receiving the text from the input means and responding thereto by using the rule conversion means and the phonemic representation to speech conversion means to convert the text to a voice signal, and for receiving the make entry command and responding thereto by making a dictionary entry for the received text,whereby a user of the interactive dictionary entry generator may determine whether a dictionary entry for the received text is necessary and if it is, create the dictionary entry for later editing.
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Abstract
Interactive system for manipulating the dictionaries used in text to speech conversion systems. The text to speech conversion system includes a system for converting text to a phonemic representation thereof according to rules and a system for generating speech output which pronounces a text from a phonemic representation of the text. The dictionaries contain phonemic representations of texts which are incorrectly converted by the text to phonemic representation conversion system. The interactive system includes input apparatus for receiving dictionary manipulation commands including a play command from a user of the interactive system and a command execution system for receiving the dictionary manipulation commands and executing them. Included in the command execution system is a play command execution system which executes the play command by providing a phonemic representation involved in a dictionary manipulation to the text to phonemic representation conversion system, thereby providing the user with immediate feedback regarding the correctness of the phonemic representation. Further disclosed are a dictionary scanning system, a dictionary entry generator, and a dictionary entry editor incorporating the invention.
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18 Claims
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1. In a text to speech conversion system including
rule conversion means for converting a text to a phonemic representation thereof according to rules, dictionary means for storing dictionary entries for text not correctly convertible according to the rules and containing phonemic representations of the unconvertible text, and phonemic representation to speech conversion means for converting a phonemic representation into a voice signal, an interactive dictionary entry generator comprising: -
input means for receiving a text and a make entry command; and entry making means for receiving the text from the input means and responding thereto by using the rule conversion means and the phonemic representation to speech conversion means to convert the text to a voice signal, and for receiving the make entry command and responding thereto by making a dictionary entry for the received text, whereby a user of the interactive dictionary entry generator may determine whether a dictionary entry for the received text is necessary and if it is, create the dictionary entry for later editing.
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2. In a text to speech conversion system including
dictionary means for storing dictionary entries for text and containing phonemic representations of the text, and phonemic representation to speech conversion means for transforming a phonemic representation into a voice signal, an interactive dictionary entry editor comprising: -
input means for receiving phonemic representation editing commands; and editing means for receiving the phonemic representation editing commands from the input means and responding thereto by editing the phonemic representation from a selected dictionary entry and providing the edited phonemic representation to the phonemic representation to speech conversion means.
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3. In a text to speech conversion system including
dictionary means for storing dictionary entries for text and containing phonemic represenations of the text, and phonemic representation to speech conversion means for transforming a phonemic representation into a voice signal, interactive dictionary manipulation apparatus comprising: -
input means for receiving dictionary manipulation commands including a play command from a user of the interactive dictionary manipulation apparatus; and dictionary manipulation command execution means for receiving the dictionary manipulation commands from the input means and responding thereto by manipulating the dictionary means, the manipulations including responding to the play command by providing a phonemic representation specified by a manipulation command to the phonemic representation to speech conversion means. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a text to speech conversion system including
dictionary means for storing dictionary entries for text and containing phonemic representations of the text, and phonemic representation to speech conversion means for transforming a phonemic representation into a voice signal, the method of editing one of the dictionary entries comprising the steps of: -
receiving an editing command from input means in command execution means and responding thereto by editing the phonemic representation in the one dictionary entry as specified in the command; receiving a play command from the input means in the command execution means and responding thereto by providing the edited phonemic representation to the phonemic representation to speech conversion means; and repeating the preceding steps in any order until receiving a termination command from the input means in the command execution means and responding thereto by terminating editing of the one dictionary entry. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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