Apparatus for electronically outputting a voice and method for outputting a voice
First Claim
1. An apparatus for audibly outputting a series of numbers represented by words, the words being divided into blocks of sound, said blocks of sound being serially connected and including at least two general blocks and a last block at the end of the series of numbers to be output, the blocks being connected to form an audio output of the series of numbers comprising:
- a voice data memory group for storing voice data to be utilized in connection with said blocks of sound, the voice data memory group including commonly used memory means for storing voice data which may be utilized for at least one of the general blocks, word ending memory means for storing voice data corresponding to word endings having at least two distinct intonations, and block only memory means for storing voice data which is only used for one of the general blocks of last block; and
block voice selecting means for selecting a memory means from which the voice data is to be output from among the commonly used memory means, word ending memory means and the block only memory means in accordance with the block type and the number to be output, the voice data stored in said block only memory means being a subset of at least a portion of said voice data stored in said commonly used memory means, said voice data stored in said block only memory means differentiating from said portion of said voice data stored in said commonly stored memory means in intonation only and the voice data stored in said word ending memory means being stored as a first set of voice data and a second set of voice data, said first set of voice data differentiating from said second set of voice data in intonation only.
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Abstract
An apparatus for audibly outputting a series of numbers represented by words and divided into blocks includes a voice data memory group for storing voice data. The voice data memory group includes a commonly used memory for storing voice data which may be utilized for any of the blocks, word ending memory for storing voice data corresponding to word endings which have a distinct intonation dependent upon for which block they are to be used and a block only memory for storing block specific voice data. A block voice selecting unit selects the memory from which the voice data is to be output from among the common use memory, word ending memory and the block only memory in accordance with the block type and the number to be output.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for audibly outputting a series of numbers represented by words, the words being divided into blocks of sound, said blocks of sound being serially connected and including at least two general blocks and a last block at the end of the series of numbers to be output, the blocks being connected to form an audio output of the series of numbers comprising:
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a voice data memory group for storing voice data to be utilized in connection with said blocks of sound, the voice data memory group including commonly used memory means for storing voice data which may be utilized for at least one of the general blocks, word ending memory means for storing voice data corresponding to word endings having at least two distinct intonations, and block only memory means for storing voice data which is only used for one of the general blocks of last block; and block voice selecting means for selecting a memory means from which the voice data is to be output from among the commonly used memory means, word ending memory means and the block only memory means in accordance with the block type and the number to be output, the voice data stored in said block only memory means being a subset of at least a portion of said voice data stored in said commonly used memory means, said voice data stored in said block only memory means differentiating from said portion of said voice data stored in said commonly stored memory means in intonation only and the voice data stored in said word ending memory means being stored as a first set of voice data and a second set of voice data, said first set of voice data differentiating from said second set of voice data in intonation only. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of producing an audio output of a series of numbers represented by words and connected words, the words being divided into blocks of sound, said blocks of sound being serially connected, the blocks including at least two general blocks and a last block comprising the steps of:
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storing voice data which may be utilized for at least two of the general blocks within a commonly used memory; storing voice data corresponding to word endings having at least two distinct intonations in a word ending memory; storing voice data which may be used only for one of the general blocks or the last block only memory; selecting a memory from which voice data is to be output from among the commonly used memory, word ending memory, and block only memory in accordance with the block type and number to be output, the voice data stored in said block only memory means being a subset of at least a portion of said voice data stored in said commonly used memory means, said voice data stored in said block only memory means differentiating from said portion of said voice data stored in said commonly stored memory means in intonation only and the voice data stored in said word ending memory means being stored as a first set of voice data and a second set of voice data, said first set of voice data differentiating from said second set of voice data in intonation only; and connecting the voice data from selected memories to form a series of numbers. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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