Voice-generating method and apparatus using discrete voice data for velocity and/or pitch

• US 5,864,814 A
• Filed: 03/31/1997
• Issued: 01/26/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Justsystems Corporation
• Original Assignee: Justsystems Corporation
• Inventors: Yamazaki, Nobuhide
• Primary Examiner(s): Dorvil, Richemond
• Application Number:
  US08/828,643
• Time in Patent Office: 666 Days
• Field of Search: 704/270, 704/272, 704/246, 704/250, 704/207, 704/254, 704/258, 704/263, 704/264, 704/265, 704/266, 704/267, 704/268, 704/208, 704/276, 704/260, 704/247, 379/88
• US Class Current: 704/270.1
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/033 Voice editing, e.g. manipulating the voice of the synthesiser
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/06 Elementary speech units used in speech synthesisers; Concatenation rules

Abstract

An information communication system, having host and remote terminal devices, and method for generating a voice in which one voice tone data is selected from a plurality of types of voice tone data and stored according to received voice generating information. The voice is reproduced by generating a voice waveform according to a meter pattern and selected voice tone data. The discrete voice data may be presented for either one or both of velocity and pitch of a voice correlated to a time lag between discrete voice data. The discrete data is dispensed so that each voice data is not dependent on a time lag between phonemes and at the same time is present at a level relative to a reference value. Voice tone data indicating a sound parameter for each voice element such as a phoneme for each voice tone type is stored in a voice tone data storing section in a terminal device. File information is transferred from a host device to a terminal device according to a request from the terminal device, and the terminal device reads out voice tone data specified by the voice-generating information in the file information thereto from a voice tone storing section. A voice is synthesized according to the voice tone data and the voice generating information.

Claims

1. An information communication system with a first communication apparatus and a second communicating apparatys each connected to a communication network for executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and second communicating apparatus through said communication network, wherein said first communicating apparatus comprises:

a file information storing means for storing therein file information including voice-generating information comprising discrete voice data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice correlated to a time lag between each discrete voice data, and made by dispensing each discrete data for either one of or both velocity and pitch of a voice so that each voice data is not dependent on a time lag between phonemes and at the same tiime present at a level relative to a reference; and

a first communicating means for transferring the voice-generating information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus; and

also, wherein said second communicating apparatus comprises;

a voice tone data storing means for storing therein voice tone data each indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element;

a second communicating means for issuing a request for transfer of file information stored in said file information storing means to said first communicating apparatus and then receiving the file information transferred from said first communicating means;

a selecting means for selecting one voice tone data from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing means according to voice-generating information in the file information received by said second communicating means;

a developing means for developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice included in said voice-generating information and a time lag therebetween; and

a voice reproducing means for generating a voice waveform according to the meter pattern developed by said developing means as well as to the voice tone data selected by said selecting means.

2. An information communication system according to claim 1, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice tone data storing means stores second information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state where the second information is included in said voice tone data, and said voice reproducing means decides a reference for pitch of a voice when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information.

3. An information communication system according to claim 2, wherein the reference for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprises at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

4. An information communication system according to claim 1, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice reproducing means has an input means for inputting a second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and decides a reference for voice pitch when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted by said input means.

5. An information communication system according to claim 4, wherein the reference for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprises at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

6. An information communication system according to claim 1, wherein said second communicating apparatus further comprises a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reads out voice tone data from said storage medium and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

7. An information communication system according to claim 1, wherein said second communicating apparatus receives voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

8. An information communication system according to claim 1, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation by said voice reproducing means, and said voice reproducing means operates in synchronism with an operation according to other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information when the voice is reproduced.

9. An information communication system according to claim 8, wherein said other information is image information and music information or the like.

10. An information processing apparatus for making and editing voice-generating information used in the information communication system according to claim 1 comprising:

a voice inputting means for inputting a natural voice;

a making means for making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted by said voice inputting means; and

a registering/transferring means for issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made by said making means to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing means of said first communicating apparatus.

11. An information processing apparatus according to claim 10 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communication system, wherein said making means makes a first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state when the first information is included in said voice-generating information.

12. An information processing apparatus according to claim 10 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communication system, wherein said making means comprises a changing means for changing said information at an arbitrary point of time.

13. An information processing apparatus according to claim 10 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communication system, wherein said making means includes said control information in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made.

14. An information communication system with a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus each connected to a communication network for executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and second communicating apparatus through said communication network,

wherein said first communicating apparatus comprises:

a file information storing means for storing therein file information including voice-generating information comprising discrete voice data for at least one of velocity or pitch of a voice correlated to a time lag and data for a type of voice tone inserted between each discrete voice data and made by dispensing, each discrete data for either one of or both velocity and pitch of a voice so that each voice data is not dependent on a time lag between phonemes and at the same time present at a level relative against to a reference; and

a first communicating means for transferring the file information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus; and

also

wherein said second communicating apparatus comprises;

a voice tone data storing means for storing therein voice tone data indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element;

a second communicating means for issuing a request for transfer of file information stored in said file information storing means to said first communicating apparatus and then receiving the file information transferred from said first communicating means;

a selecting means for selecting voice tone data corresponding to each type of voice tone in the voice-generating information of the file information received by said second communicating means from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing means;

a developing means for developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to voice data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice included in said voice-generating information and the time lag; and

a voice reproducing means for generating a voice waveform according to the meter patterns developed by said developing means as well as to the voice tone data selected by said selecting means.

15. An information communication system according to claim 14, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice tone data storing means stores second information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state where the second information is included in said voice tone data, and said voice reproducing means decides a reference for pitch of a voice when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information.

16. An information communication system according to claim 15, wherein the reference for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprises at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

17. An information communication system according to claim 14, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice reproducing means has an input means for inputting a second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and decides a reference for voice pitch when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted by said input means.

18. An information communication system according to claim 17, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

19. An information communication system according to claim 14, wherein said second communicating apparatus further comprises a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reads out voice tone data from said storage medium and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

20. An information communication system according to claim 14, wherein said second communicating apparatus receives voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

21. An information communication system according to claim 14, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation by said voice reproducing means, and said voice reproducing means operates in synchronism with an operation according to other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information when the voice is reproduced.

22. An information communication system according to claim 21, wherein said other information is image information and music information or the like.

23. An information communication system according to claim 14 further comprising a processing apparatus for making and editing voice-generating information, such apparatus comprising:

a voice inputting means for inputting a natural voice;

a making means for making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted by said voice inputting means; and

a registering/transferring means for issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made by said making means to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing means of said first communicating apparatus.

24. An information processing apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said making means makes a first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state when the first information is included in said voice-generating information.

25. An information processing apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said making means comprises a changing means for changing said information at an arbitrary point of time.

26. An information processing apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said making means includes said control information in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made.

27. An information communication system with a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus each connected to a communication network for executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and second communicating apparatus through said communication network;

wherein said first communicating apparatus comprises;

a file information storing means for storing therein file information including voice-generating information comprising discrete voice data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice correlated to a time lag between each discrete voice data and data for attribute of the voice tone inserted between each discrete voice data, and made by dispensing said discrete voice data for either one or both velocity and pitch of a voice so that each voice data is not dependent on a time lag between phonemes and at the same time present at a level relative to a reference; and

a first communicating means for transferring the file information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus; and

also,

wherein said second communicating apparatus comprises;

a voice tone data storing means for storing therein voice tone data indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element with information indicating attributes of the voice tone correlated thereto;

a second communicating means for issuing a request for transfer of file information stored in said file information storing means to said first communicating apparatus and then receiving the file information transferred from said first communicating means;

a verifying means for comparing information indicating attributes of a voice tone included in voice-generating information in the file information received by said second communicating means to information indicating attributes of each type of voice tone stored in said voice tone data storing means to obtain a similarity of the voice tones;

a selecting means for selecting voice tone data having the highest similarity from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing means according to the similarity obtained by said verifying means;

a developing means for developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to voice data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice included in said voice-generating information as well as to the time lag; and

a voice reproducing means for generating a voice waveform according to the meter patterns developed by said developing means as well as to the voice tone data selected by said selecting means.

28. An information communication system according to claim 27, wherein said information indicating an attribute is at least one of data on sex, age, a reference for voice pitch, clearness, and naturality.

29. An information communication system according to claim 27, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice tone data storing means stores second information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state where the second information is included in said voice tone data, and said voice reproducing means decides a reference for pitch of a voice when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information.

30. An information communication system according to claim 29, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

31. An information communication system according to claim 27, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice reproducing means has an input means for inputting a second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and decides a reference for voice pitch when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted by said input means.

32. An information communication system according to claim 31, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

33. An information communication system according to claim 27, wherein said second communicating apparatus further comprises a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reads out voice tone data from said storage medium and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

34. An information communication system according to claim 27, wherein said second communicating apparatus receives voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

35. An information communication system according to claim 27, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation by said voice reproducing means, and said voice reproducing means operates in synchronism with an operation according to other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information when the voice is reproduced.

36. An information communication system according to claim 35, wherein said other information is image information and music information or the like.

37. An information communication system according to claim 27 further comprising a processing apparatus for making and editing voice-generating information, such apparatus comprising:

a voice inputting means for inputting a natural voice;

a making means for making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted by said voice inputting means; and

a registering/transferring means for issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made by said making means to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing means of said first communicating apparatus.

38. An information processing apparatus according to claim 27 for making and editing voice-generating information used in the information communication system, wherein said making means makes a first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state when the first information is included in said voice-generating information.

39. An information processing apparatus according to claim 27 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communication system, wherein said making means comprises a changing means for changing said information at an arbitrary point of time.

40. An information processing apparatus according to claim 27 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communication system, wherein said making means includes said control information in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made.

41. An information communication system with a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus each connected to a communication network for executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and second communicating apparatus through said communication network,

wherein said first communicating apparatus comprises:

a file information storing means for storing therein file information including voice-generating information comprising discrete voice data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice correlated to a time lag between each discrete voice data, data on a type of the voice tone, and an attribute of the voice tone, and made by dispensing said discrete voice data for either one of or both velocity and pitch of a voice so that each voice data is not dependent on a time lag between phonemes and at the same time present at a level relative to a reference; and

a first communicating means for transferring the file information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus; and

also,

wherein said second communicating apparatus comprises;

a voice tone data storing means for storing therein voice tone data indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element correlated to information indicating an attribute of the voice tone;

a second communicating means for issuing a request for transfer of file information stored in said file information storing means to said first communicating apparatus and then receiving the file information transferred from said first communicating means;

a retrieving means for retrieving a type of voice tone in the voice-generating information of the file information received by said second communicating means from a plurality of types of voice tone stored in said voice tone data storing means;

a first selecting means for selecting, in a case where a type of voice tone in said voice-generating information was obtained through retrieval by said retrieving means, voice tone data corresponding to the obtained type of voice tone from various types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing means;

a verifying means for comparing, in a case where a type of voice tone in the voice-generating information was not obtained through retrieval by said retrieving means, information indicating an attribute of the voice tone in the voice-generating information stored in said file information storing means to information indicating attributes of various types of voice tone stored in said voice tone data storing means to obtain a similarity of the voice tones;

a second selecting means for selecting voice tone data with the highest similarity from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing means according to the similarity obtained by said verifying means;

a developing means for developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to voice data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice included in said voice-generating information as well as to the time lag between each discrete voice data; and

a voice reproducing means for generating a voice waveform according to the meter pattern developed by said developing means as well as to the voice tone data selected by said first or second selecting means.

42. An information communication system according to claim 41, wherein said information indicating an attribute is at least one of data on sex, age, a reference for voice pitch, clearness, and naturality.

43. An information communication system according to claim 41, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice tone data storing means stores second information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state where the second information is included in said voice tone data, and said voice reproducing means decides a reference for pitch of a voice when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information.

44. An information communication system according to claim 43, wherein the reference for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprises at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

45. An information communication system according to claim 41, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice reproducing means has an input means for inputting second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and decides a reference for voice pitch when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted by said input means.

46. An information communication system according to claim 45, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

47. An information communication system according to claim 41, wherein said second communicating apparatus further comprises a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reads out voice tone data from said storage medium and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

48. An information communication system according to claim 41, wherein said second communicating apparatus receives voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

49. An information communication system according to claim 41, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation by said voice reproducing means, and said voice reproducing means operates in synchronism with an operation according to other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information when the voice is reproduced.

50. An information communication system according to claim 49, wherein said other information is image information and music information or the like.

51. An information communication system according to claim 41 further comprising a processing apparatus for making and editing voice-generating information, such apparatus comprising:

a voice inputting means for inputting a natural voice;

a making means for making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted by said voice inputting means; and

a registering/transferring means for issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made by said making means to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing means of said first communicating apparatus.

52. An information processing apparatus according to claim 51 for making and editing voice-generating information used in the information communication system, wherein said making means makes a first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state when the first information is included in said voice-generating information.

53. An information processing apparatus according to claim 51, wherein said making means comprises a changing means for changing said various information at an arbitrary point of time.

54. An information processing apparatus according to claim 51 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communication system, wherein said making means includes said control information in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made.

55. An information communication system with a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus each connected to a communication network for executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and second communicating apparatus through said communication network,

wherein said first communicating apparatus comprises:

a file information storing means for storing therein file information including voice-generating information containing data for phonemes and meters as information; and

a first communicating means for transferring the file information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus; and

also

wherein said second communicating apparatus comprises;

a voice tone data storing means for storing therein voice tone data indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element;

a second communicating means for issuing a request for transfer of file information stored in said file information storing means to said first communicating apparatus and then receiving the file information transferred from said first communicating means;

a selecting means for selecting one voice tone data from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing means according to the voice-generating information of the file information received by said second communicating means;

a developing means for developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to said voice-generating information; and

a voice reproducing means for generating a voice waveform according to the meter patterns developed by said developing means as well as to the voice tone data selected by said selecting means.

56. An information communication system according to claim 55, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice tone data storing means stores second information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state where the second information is included in said voice tone data, and said voice reproducing means decides a reference for pitch of a voice when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information.

57. An information communication system according to claim 56, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

58. An information communication system according to claim 55, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice reproducing means has an input means for inputting a second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and decides a reference for voice pitch when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted by said input means.

59. An information communication system according to claim 58, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

60. An information communication system according to claim 55, wherein said second communicating apparatus further comprises a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reads out voice tone data from said storage medium and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

61. An information communication system according to claim 55, wherein said second communicating apparatus receives voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

62. An information communication system according to claim 55, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation by said voice reproducing means, and said voice reproducing means operates in synchronism with an operation according to other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information when the voice is reproduced.

63. An information communication system according to claim 62, wherein said other information is image information and music information or the like.

64. An information communication system according to claim 55 further comprising a processing apparatus for making and editing voice-generating information, such apparatus comprising:

a voice inputting means for inputting a natural voice;

a making means for making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted by said voice inputting means; and

a registering/transferring means for issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made by said making means to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing means of said first communicating apparatus.

65. An information processing apparatus according to claim 64 for making and editing voice-generating information used in the information communication system, wherein said making means makes a first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state when the first information is included in said voice-generating information.

66. An information processing apparatus according to claim 64, wherein said making means comprises a changing means for changing said information at an arbitrary point of time.

67. An information processing apparatus according to claim 64 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communication system, wherein said making means includes said control information in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made.

68. An information communication system with a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus each connected to a communication network for executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and second communicating apparatus through said communication network,

wherein said first communicating apparatus comprises:

a file information storing means for storing therein file information including voice-generating information containing data for phonemes, meters, and a type of voice tone as information; and

a first communicating means for transferring the file information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus; and

also

wherein said second communicating apparatus comprises;

a voice tone data storing means for storing therein voice tone data indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element;

a second communicating means for issuing a request for transfer of file information stored in said file information storing means to said first communicating apparatus and then receiving the file information transferred from said first communicating means;

a selecting means for selecting voice tone data corresponding to a type of voice tone in the voice-generating information of the file information received by said second communicating means from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing means;

a developing means for developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to said voice-generating information; and

a voice reproducing means for generating a voice waveform according to the meter patterns developed by said developing means as well as to the voice tone data selected by said selecting means.

69. An information communication system according to claim 68, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice tone data storing means stores second information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state where the second information is included in said voice tone data, and said voice reproducing means decides a reference for pitch of a voice when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information.

70. An information communication system according to claim 69, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

71. An information communication system according to claim 68, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice reproducing means has an input means for inputting the second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and decides a reference for voice pitch when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted by said input means.

72. An information communication system according to claim 71, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprises at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

73. An information communication system according to claim 68, wherein said second communicating apparatus further comprises a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reads out voice tone data from said storage medium and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

74. An information communication system according to claim 68, wherein said second communicating apparatus receives voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

75. An information communication system according to claim 68, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation by said voice reproducing means, and said voice reproducing means operates in synchronism with an operation according to other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information when the voice is reproduced.

76. An information communication system according to claim 75, wherein said other information is image information and music information or the like.

77. An information communication system according to claim 68 further comprising a processing apparatus for making and editing voice-generating information, such apparatus comprising:

a voice inputting means for inputting a natural voice;

a making means for making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted by said voice inputting means; and

a registering/transferring means for issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made by said making means to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing means of said first communicating apparatus.

78. An information processing apparatus according to claim 77 for making and editing voice-generating information used in the information communication system, wherein said making means makes a first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state when the first information is included in said voice-generating information.

79. An information processing apparatus according to claim 77, wherein said making means comprises a changing means for changing said information at an arbitrary point of time.

80. An information processing apparatus according to claim 77 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communication system;

wherein said making means includes said control information in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made.

81. An information communication system with a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus each connected to a communication network for executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and second communicating apparatus through said communication network,

wherein said first communicating apparatus comprises:

a file information storing means for storing therein file information including voice-generating information containing data for phonemes, meters, and attributes of a voice as information; and

a first communicating means for transferring the file information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus; and

also

wherein said second communicating apparatus comprises;

a voice tone data storing means for storing therein voice tone data indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element correlated to information indicating attributes of the voice tone;

a second communicating means for issuing a request for transfer of file information stored in said file information storing means to said first communicating apparatus and then receiving the file information transferred from said first communicating means;

a verifying means for comparing information indicating an attribute of a voice tone in the voice-generating information of the file information received by said second communicating means to the information indicating attributes of various types of voice tone stored in said voice tone data storing means to obtain a similarity of the voice tones;

a selecting means for selecting voice tone data having the high similarity from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone storing means according to the similarity obtained by said verifying means;

a developing means for developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to said voice-generating information; and

a voice reproducing means for generating a voice waveform according to the meter patterns developed by said developing means as well as to the voice tone data selected by said selecting means.

82. An information communication system according to claim 81, wherein said information indicating an attribute is at least one of data on sex, age, a reference for voice pitch, clearness, and naturality.

83. An information communication system according to claim 81, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice tone data storing means stores second information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state where the second information is included in said voice tone data, and said voice reproducing means decides a reference for pitch of a voice when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information.

84. An information communication system according to claim 83, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprises at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

85. An information communication system according to claim 81, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice reproducing means has an input means for inputting a second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and decides a reference for voice pitch when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted by said input means.

86. An information communication system according to claim 85, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprises at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

87. An information communication system according to claim 81, wherein said second communicating apparatus further comprises a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reads out voice tone data from said storage medium and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

88. An information communication system according to claim 81, wherein said second communicating apparatus receives voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

89. An information communication system according to claim 81, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation by said voice reproducing means, and said voice reproducing means operates in synchronism with an operation according to other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information when the voice is reproduced.

90. An information communication system according to claim 89, wherein said other information is image information and music information or the like.

91. An information communication system according to claim 81 further comprising a processing apparatus for making and editing voice-generating information, such apparatus comprising:

a voice inputting means for inputting a natural voice;

a making means for making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted by said voice inputting means; and

a registering/transferring means for issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made by said making means to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing means of said first communicating apparatus.

92. An information processing apparatus according to claim 91 for making and editing voice-generating information used in the information communication system, wherein said making means makes a first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state when the first information is included in said voice-generating information.

93. An information processing apparatus according to claim 91, wherein said making means comprises a changing means for changing said information at an arbitrary point of time.

94. An information processing apparatus according to claim 91 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communication system, wherein said making means includes said control information in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made.

95. An information communication system with a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus each connected to a communication network for executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and second communicating apparatus through said communication network,

wherein said first communicating apparatus comprises:

a file information storing means for storing therein file information including voice-generating information containing data for phonemes, meters, a type of voice tone, and attributes of voice tone as information; and

a first communicating means for transferring the file information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus; and

also

wherein said second communicating apparatus comprises;

a voice tone data storing means for storing therein voice tone data indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element correlated to the information indicating an attribute of the voice tone;

a second communicating means for issuing a request for transfer of file information stored in said file information storing means to said first communicating apparatus and then receiving the file information transferred from said first communicating means;

a retrieving means for retrieving a type of voice tone included in the voice-generating information of the file information received by said second communicating means from various types of voice tone stored in said voice tone data storing means;

a first selecting means for selecting, in a case where a type of voice tone including in said voice-generating information was obtained through retrieval by said retrieving means, voice tone data corresponding to the retrieved voice tone from various types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing means;

a verifying means for verifying, in a case where a type of voice tone in the voice-generating information could not be obtained through retrieval by said retrieving means, the information indicating an attribute of voice tone in the voice-generating information stored in said file information storing means to the information indicating attributes of various types of voice tone stored in said voice tone data storing means to obtain a similarity of the voice tones;

a second selecting means for selecting voice tone data having the highest similarity from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing means according to the similarity obtained by said verifying means;

a developing means for developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to said voice-generating information; and

a voice reproducing means for generating a voice waveform according to the meter patterns developed by said developing means as well as to the voice tone data selected by said first or second selecting means.

96. An information communication system according to claim 95, wherein said information indicating an attribute is at least one of data on sex, age, a reference for voice pitch, clearness, and naturality.

97. An information communication system according to claim 95, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice tone data storing means stores second information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state where the second information is included in said voice tone data, and said voice reproducing means decides a reference for pitch of a voice when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information.

98. An information communication system according to claim 97, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprises at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

99. An information communication system according to claim 95, wherein said file information storing means stores first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, said voice reproducing means has an input means for inputting a second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and decides a reference for voice pitch when the voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on the first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted by said input means.

100. An information communication system according to claim 99, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

101. An information communication system according to claim 95, wherein said second communicating apparatus further comprises a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reads out voice tone data from said storage medium and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

102. An information communication system according to claim 95, wherein said second communicating apparatus receives voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and stores the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing means.

103. An information communication system according to claim 95, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation by said voice reproducing means, and said voice reproducing means operates in synchronism with an operation according to other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information when the voice is reproduced.

104. An information communication system according to claim 103, wherein said other information is image information and music information or the like.

105. An information communication system according to claim 95 further comprising a processing apparatus for making and editing voice-generating information, such apparatus comprising:

a voice inputting means for inputting a natural voice;

a making means for making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted by said voice inputting means; and

a registering/transferring means for issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made by said making means to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing means of said first communicating apparatus.

106. An information processing apparatus according to claim 105 for making and editing voice-generating information used in the information communication system, wherein said making means makes a first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state when the first information is included in said voice-generating information.

107. An information processing apparatus according to claim 105, wherein said making means comprises a changing means for changing said various information at an arbitrary point of time.

108. An information processing apparatus according to claim 105 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communication system, wherein said making means includes said control information in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made.

109. An information communicating method for synthesizing a voice that is applicable to a system in which a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus are connected to a communication network, and in said first communicating apparatus, file information, including voice-generating information comprising discrete voice data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice correlated to a time lag between each discrete voice data, and made by providing each discrete data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice so that each voice data is not dependent on a time lag between phonemes and at the same time is present at a level relative to a reference, is previously stored in a file information storing section, and in said second communicating apparatus, voice tone data each indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element is previously stored in a voice tone data storing section, and a voice is synthesized according to voice-generating information in the file information stored in said file information storing section as well as to voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section by executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and said second communicating apparatus through said communication network, said information communicating method comprising the steps of:

transferring the voice-generating information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus to said first communicating apparatus; and

, in said second communicating apparatus;

selecting one voice tone data from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section according to voice-generating information in the file information transferred in said transferring step;

developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice included in said voice-generating information and a time lag therebetween; and

reproducing a voice by generating a voice waveform according to the meter pattern developed in said developing step as well as to the voice tone data selected in said selecting step.

110. An information communicating method according to claim 109, further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and storing in said voice tone data storing section second information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the second information is included in the voice tone data, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on said second information in said voice reproducing step.

111. An information communicating method according to claim 110, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

112. An information communicating method according to claim 109, further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and wherein said voice reproducing step includes an input step for inputting second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced is decided by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted in said input step.

113. An information communicating method according to claim 112, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

114. An information communicating method according to claim 109, further comprising connecting to said second communicating apparatus a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reading out voice tone data from said storage medium and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

115. An information communicating method according to claim 109, further comprising receiving by said second communicating apparatus voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

116. An information communicating method according to claim 109, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation in said voice reproducing step, and the operation in said voice reproducing step is synchronized to an operation based on other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information.

117. An information communicating method according to claim 116, wherein said other information comprises image information, music information or the like.

118. An information communicating method according to claim 109, further comprising processing for making and editing voice-generating information comprising the steps of:

inputting a natural voice;

making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted in said voice inputting step; and

issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made in said making step to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing section of said first communicating apparatus.

119. An information communicating method according to claim 118, wherein said making step comprises changing said various information at an arbitrary point of time.

120. An information processing method according to claim 118 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communicating method, wherein said control information is included in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made in said making step.

121. An information communicating method for synthesizing a voice that is applicable to a system in which a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus are connected to a communication network, and in said first communicating apparatus, file information, including voice-generating information comprising discrete voice data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice correlated to a time lag and data for a type of voice tone inserted between each discrete voice data, and made by providing each discrete data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice so that each voice data is not dependent on a time lag between phonemes and at the same time present at a level relative to a reference, is previously stored in a file information storing section, and in said second communicating apparatus, voice tone data each indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element is previously stored in a voice tone data storing section, and a voice is synthesized according to voice-generating information in the file information stored in said file information storing section as well as to voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section by executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and said second communicating apparatus through said communication network, said information communicating method comprising the steps of:

transferring the file information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus to said first communicating apparatus; and

in said second communication apparatus;

selecting voice tone data corresponding to a type of voice tone in the voice-generating information of the file information transferred in said transferring step from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section;

developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice included in said voice-generating information and a time lag therebetween; and

reproducing a voice by generating a voice waveform according to the meter pattern developed in said developing step as well as to the voice tone data selected in said selecting step.

122. An information communicating method according to claim 121, further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and storing in said voice tone data storing section second information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the second information is included in the voice tone data, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on said second information in said voice reproducing step.

123. An information communicating method according to claim 122, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

124. An information communicating method according to claim 121, further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and wherein said voice reproducing step includes an input step for inputting second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced is decided by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted in said input step.

125. An information communicating method according to claim 124, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

126. An information communicating method according to claim 121, further comprising connecting to said second communicating apparatus a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reading out voice tone data from said storage medium and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

127. An information communicating method according to claim 121, further comprising receiving by said second communicating apparatus voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

128. An information communicating method according to claim 121, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation in said voice reproducing step, and the operation in said voice reproducing step is synchronized to an operation based on other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information.

129. An information communicating method according to claim 128, wherein said other information comprises image information and music information or the like.

130. An information communicating method according to claim 121, further comprising processing for making and editing voice-generating information comprising the steps of:

inputting a natural voice;

making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted in said voice inputting step; and

issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made in said making step to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing section of said first communicating apparatus.

131. An information communicating method according to claim 130, wherein said making step comprises changing said various information at an arbitrary point of time.

132. An information processing method according to claim 130 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communicating method, wherein said control information is included in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made in said making step.

133. An information communicating method for synthesizing a voice that is applicable to a system in which a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus are connected to a communication network, and in said first communicating apparatus, file information, including voice-generating information comprising discrete voice data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice correlated to a time lag between each discrete voice data and data for attributes of the voice tone inserted between each discrete voice data, and made by providing, each discrete data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice so that each voice is not dependent on a time lag between phonemes and at the same time is present at a level relative to a reference, is previously stored in a file information storing section, and in said second communicating apparatus, voice tone data each indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element correlated to information indicating attributes of the voice tone is previously stored in a voice tone data storing section, and a voice is synthesized according to voice-generating information in the file information stored in said file information storing section as well as to voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section by executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and said second communicating apparatus through said communication network, said information communicating method comprising the steps of:

transferring the file information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus to said first communicating apparatus; and

in said second communication apparatus;

verifying information indicating attributes of a voice tone included in voice-generating information in the file information transferred in said transferring step to information indicating attributes of each type of voice tone stored in said voice tone data storing section to obtain similarity of the voice tone;

selecting voice tone data having the highest similarity from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section according to the similarity obtained in said verifying step;

developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice included in said voice-generating information and a time lag therebetween; and

reproducing a voice by generating a voice waveform according to the meter pattern developed in said developing step as well as to the voice tone data selected in said selecting step.

134. An information communicating method according to claim 133, wherein said information indicating an attribute at least one of data on sex, age, a reference for voice pitch, clearness, and naturality.

135. An information communicating method according to claim 133, further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and storing in said voice tone data storing section second information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the second information is included in the voice tone data, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on said second information in said voice reproducing step.

136. An information communicating method according to claim 135, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

137. An information communicating method according to claim 133, further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and wherein said voice reproducing step includes an input step for inputting second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced is decided by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted in said input step.

138. An information communicating method according to claim 137, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

139. An information communicating method according to claim 133, further comprising connecting to said second communicating apparatus a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reading out voice tone data from said storage medium and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

140. An information communicating method according to claim 133, further comprising receiving by said second communicating apparatus voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and storing the voice tone data in said voice.

141. An information communicating method according to claim 133, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation in said voice reproducing step, and the operation in said voice reproducing step is synchronized to an operation based on other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information.

142. An information communicating method according to claim 141, wherein said other information comprises image information, music information or the like.

143. An information communicating method according to claim 133, further comprising processing for making and editing voice-generating information comprising the steps of:

inputting a natural voice;

making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted in said voice inputting step; and

issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made in said making step to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing section of said first communicating apparatus.

144. An information processing method according to claim 143, wherein said making step comprises changing said various information at an arbitrary point of time.

145. An information processing method according to claim 143 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communicating method, wherein said control information is included in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made in said making step.

146. An information communicating method for synthesizing a voice that is applicable to a system in which a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus are connected to a communication network, and in said first communicating apparatus, file information, including voice-generating information comprising discrete voice data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice correlated to a time lag between each discrete voice data, data on a type of the voice tone, and an attribute of the voice tone, and made by providing, each discrete data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice so that each voice data is not dependent on a time lag between phonemes and at the same time is present at a level relative to a reference, is previously stored in a file information storing section, and in said second communicating apparatus, voice tone data each indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element correlated to information indicating attributes of the voice tone is previously stored in a voice tone data storing section, and a voice is synthesized according to voice-generating information in the file information stored in said file information storing section as well as to voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section by executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and said second communicating apparatus through said communication network, said information communicating method comprising the steps of:

transferring the file information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus to said first communicating apparatus; and

, in said second communicating apparatus;

retrieving a type of voice tone in the voice-generating information of the file information transferred in said transferring step from various types of voice tone stored in said voice tone data storing means;

firstly selecting, in a case where a type of voice tone in said voice-generating information was obtained through retrieval in said retrieving step, voice tone data corresponding to the obtained type of voice tone from various types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing means;

verifying, in a case where a type of voice tone in the voice-generating information was not obtained through retrieval in said retrieving step, information indicating an attribute of the voice tone in the voice-generating information stored in said file information storing section to information indicating attributes of various types of voice tone stored in said voice tone data storing section to obtain similarity of the voice tone;

secondly selecting voice tone data with the highest similarity from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section according to the similarity obtained in said verifying step;

developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice included in said voice-generating information and a time lag therebetween; and

reproducing a voice by generating a voice waveform according to the meter pattern developed in said developing step as well as to the voice tone data selected in said selecting step.

147. An information communicating method according to claim 146, wherein said information indicating an attribute is at least one of data on sex, age, a reference for voice pitch, clearness, and naturality.

148. An information communicating method according to claim 146, further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and storing in said voice tone data storing section second information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the second information is included in the voice tone data, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on said second information in said voice reproducing step.

149. An information communicating method according to claim 148, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

150. An information communicating method according to claim 146, further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and wherein said voice reproducing step includes an input step for inputting second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced is decided by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted in said input step.

151. An information communicating method according to claim 150, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

152. An information communicating method according to claim 146, further comprising connecting to said second communicating apparatus a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reading out voice tone data from said storage medium and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

153. An information communicating method according to claim 146, wherein said second communicating apparatus receives voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

154. An information communicating method according to claim 146, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation in said voice reproducing step, and the operation in said voice reproducing step is synchronized to an operation based on other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information.

155. An information communicating method according to claim 154, wherein said other information comprises image information, music information or the like.

156. An information communicating method according to claim 146, further comprising processing for making and editing voice-generating information comprising the steps of:

inputting a natural voice;

making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted in said voice inputting step; and

issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made in said making step to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing section of said first communicating apparatus.

157. An information communicating method according to claim 156, wherein said making step comprises changing said various information at an arbitrary point of time.

158. An information processing method according to claim 156 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communicating method, wherein said control information is included in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made in said making step;

inputting a natural voice;

making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted in said voice inputting step; and

issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made in said making step to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing section of said first communicating apparatus.

159. An information communicating method for synthesizing a voice that is applicable to a system in which a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus are connected to a communication network, and in said first communicating apparatus, file information, including voice-generating information, containing data for phonemes and meters as information is previously stored in a file information storing section, and in said second communicating apparatus, voice tone data each indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element is previously stored in a voice tone data storing section, and a voice is synthesized according to voice-generating information in the file information stored in said file information storing section as well as to voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section by executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and said second communicating apparatus through said communication network, said information communicating method comprising the steps of:

transferring the voice-generating information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus to said first communicating apparatus; and

, in said second communicating apparatus;

selecting one voice tone data from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section according to voice-generating information in the file information transferred in said transferring step;

developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to said voice-generating information; and

reproducing a voice by generating a voice waveform according to the meter pattern developed in said developing step as well as to the voice tone data selected in said selecting step.

160. An information communicating method according to claim 159, further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and storing in said voice tone data storing section second information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the second information is included in the voice tone data, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on said second information in said voice reproducing step.

161. An information communicating method according to claim 160, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

162. An information communicating method according to claim 159, further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and wherein said voice reproducing step includes an input step for inputting second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced is decided by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted in said input step.

163. An information communicating method according to claim 162, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

164. An information communicating method according to claim 159, further comprising connecting to said second communicating apparatus a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reading out voice tone data from said storage medium and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

165. An information communicating method according to claim 159, further comprising receiving by said second communicating apparatus voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

166. An information communicating method according to claim 159, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation in said voice reproducing step, and the operation in said voice reproducing step is synchronized to an operation based on other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information.

167. An information communicating method according to claim 166, wherein said other information comprises image information, music information or the like.

168. An information communicating method according to claim 159, further comprising processing for making and editing voice-generating information comprising the steps of:

inputting a natural voice;

making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted in said voice inputting step; and

issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made in said making step to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing section of said first communicating apparatus.

169. An information communicating method according to claim 168, wherein said making step comprises changing said various information at an arbitrary point of time.

170. An information processing method according to claim 168 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communicating method, wherein said control information is included in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made in said making step.

171. An information communicating method for synthesizing a voice that is applicable to a system in which a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus are connected to a communication network, and in said first communicating apparatus, file information, including voice-generating information containing data for phonemes, meters and types of a voice tone as information, is previously stored in a file information storing section, and in said second communicating apparatus, voice tone data each indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element is previously stored in a voice tone data storing section, and a voice is synthesized according to voice-generating information in the file information stored in said file information storing section as well as to voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section by executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and said second communicating apparatus through said communication network, said information communicating method comprising the steps of:

transferring the voice-generating information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus to said first communicating apparatus; and

in said second communicating apparatus;

selecting voice tone data corresponding to a type of voice tone in the voice-generating information of the file information transferred in said transferring step from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section;

developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to said voice-generating information; and

reproducing a voice by generating a voice waveform according to the meter pattern developed in said developing step as well as to the voice tone data selected in said selecting step.

172. An information communicating method according to claim 171, further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and storing in said voice tone data storing section second information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the second information is included in the voice tone data, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on said second information in said voice reproducing step.

173. An information communicating method according to claim 172, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

174. An information communicating method according to claim 171, further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and wherein said voice reproducing step includes an input step for inputting second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced is decided by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted in said input step.

175. An information communicating method according to claim 174, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

176. An information communicating method according to claim 171, further comprising connecting to said second communicating apparatus a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reading out voice tone data from said storage medium and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

177. An information communicating method according to claim 171, further comprising receiving by said second communicating apparatus voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

178. An information communicating method according to claim 171, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation in said voice reproducing step, and the operation in said voice reproducing step is synchronized to an operation based on other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information.

179. An information communicating method according to claim 178, wherein said other information comprises image information, music information or the like.

180. An information communicating method according to claim 171, further comprising processing for making and editing voice-generating information comprising the steps of:

inputting a natural voice;

making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted in said voice inputting step; and

issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made in said making step to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing section of said first communicating apparatus.

181. An information communicating method according to claim 180, wherein said making step comprises changing said various information at an arbitrary point of time.

182. An information processing method according to claim 180 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communicating method, wherein said control information is included in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made in said making step.

183. An information communicating method for synthesizing a voice that is applicable to a system in which a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus are connected to a communication network, and in said first communicating apparatus, file information, including voice-generating information containing data for phonemes, meters and an attribute of a voice tone as information is previously stored in a file information storing section, an in said second communicating apparatus, voice tone data each indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element correlated to information indicating an attribute of the voice is previously stored in a voice tone data storing section, and a voice is synthesized according to voice-generating information in the file information stored in said file information storing section as well as to voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section by executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and said second communicating apparatus through said communication network, said information communicating method comprising the steps of:

transferring the file information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus to said first communicating apparatus; and

in said second communicating apparatus;

verifying information indicating an attribute of a voice tone in the voice-generating information of the file information transferred in said transferring set to the information indicating attributes of various types of voice tone stored in said voice tone data storing section to obtain similarity of the voice tone;

selecting voice tone data having the high similarity from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone storing section according to the similarity obtained in said verifying step;

developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to said voice-generating information; and

reproducing a voice by generating a voice waveform according to the meter pattern developed in said developing step as well as to the voice tone data selected in said selecting step.

184. An information communicating method according to claim 183, wherein said information indicating an attribute is at least one of data on sex, age, a reference for voice pitch, clearness, and naturality.

185. An information communicating method according to claim 183, further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and storing in said voice tone data storing section second information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the second information is included in the voice tone data, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on said second information in said voice reproducing step.

186. An information communicating method according to claim 185, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

187. An information communicating method according to claim 183, further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and wherein said voice reproducing step includes an input step for inputting second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced is decided by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted in said input step.

188. An information communicating method according to claim 187, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

189. An information communicating method according to claim 183, further comprising connecting to said second communicating apparatus a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reading out voice tone data from said storage medium and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

190. An information communicating method according to claim 183, further comprising receiving by said second communicating apparatus voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

191. An information communicating method according to claim 183, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation in said voice reproducing step, and the operation in said voice reproducing step is synchronized to an operation based on other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information.

192. An information communicating method according to claim 191, wherein said other information comprises image information, music information or the like.

193. An information communicating method according to claim 183, further comprising processing for making and editing voice-generating information comprising the steps of:

inputting a natural voice;

making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted in said voice inputting step; and

issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made in said making step to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing section of said first communicating apparatus.

194. An information communicating method according to claim 193, wherein said making step comprises changing said various information at an arbitrary point of time.

195. An information processing method according to claim 193 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communicating method, wherein said control information is included in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made in said making step.

196. An information communicating method for synthesizing a voice that is applicable to a system in which a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus are connected to a communication network, and in said first communicating apparatus, file information, including voice-generating information containing data for phonemes, meters, a type of voice tone, and an attribute of a voice tone as information, is previously stored in a file information storing section, and in said second communicating apparatus, voice tone data each indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element correlated to information indicating an attribute of the voice, is previously stored in a voice tone data storing section, and a voice is synthesized according to voice-generating information in the file information stored in said file information storing section as well as to voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section by executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and said second communicating apparatus through said communication network, said information communicating method comprising the steps of:

transferring the file information stored in said file information storing section to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus to said first communicating apparatus; and

in said second communicating apparatus;

retrieving a type of voice tone in the voice-generating information of the file information transferred in said transferring step from a plurality of types of voice tone stored in said voice tone data storing section;

firstly selecting, in a case where a type of voice tone in said voice-generating information was obtained through retrieval in said retrieving step, voice tone data corresponding to the obtained type of voice tone from said plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section;

verifying, in a case where a type of voice tone in the voice-generating information was not obtained through retrieval in said retrieving step, information indicating an attribute of the voice tone in the voice-generating information stored in said file information storing section to information indicating attributes of various types of voice tone stored in said voice tone data storing section to obtain similarity of the voice tone;

secondly selecting voice tone data with the highest similarity from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section according to the similarity obtained in said verifying step;

developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to said voice-generating information; and

reproducing a voice by generating a voice waveform according to the meter pattern developed in said developing step as well as to the voice tone data selected in said selecting step.

197. An information communicating method according to claim 196, wherein said information indicating an attribute is at least one of data on sex, age, a reference for voice pitch, clearness, and naturality.

198. An information communicating method according to claim 196 further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and storing in said voice tone data storing section second information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the second information is included in the voice tone data, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on said second information in said voice reproducing step.

199. An information communicating method according to claim 198, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

200. An information communicating method according to claim 196, further comprising:

storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and wherein said voice reproducing step includes an input step for inputting second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced is decided by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted in said input step.

201. An information communicating method according to claim 200, wherein the references for voice pitch based on said first and second information comprise at least one of an average frequency, a maximum frequency, or a minimum frequency of voice pitch.

202. An information communicating method according to claim 196, further comprising connecting to said second communicating apparatus a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reading out voice tone data from said storage medium and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

203. An information communicating method according to claim 196, further comprising receiving by said second communicating apparatus voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

204. An information communicating method according to claim 196, wherein said voice-generating information includes control information for synchronizing an operation according to other information in said file information to an operation in said voice reproducing step, and the operation in said voice reproducing step is synchronized to an operation based on other information in said file information according to the control information included in said voice-generating information.

205. An information communicating method according to claim 204, wherein said other information comprises image information, music information or the like.

206. An information communicating method according to claim 196, wherein a third communicating apparatus is connected to said communication network, further comprising processing for making and editing voice-generating information comprising the steps of:

inputting a natural voice;

making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted in said voice inputting step; and

issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made in said making step to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing section of said first communicating apparatus.

207. An information communicating method according to claim 206, wherein said making step comprises changing said various information at an arbitrary point of time.

208. An information processing method according to claim 206 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communicating method, wherein said control information is included in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made in said making step.

209. An information processing method according to claim 206 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communicating method, wherein a first information indicating a reference for voice pitch is made in the state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information in said making step.

210. An information communication system with a first communication apparatus and a second communicating apparatus each connected to a communication network for executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and second communicating apparatus through said communication network,

wherein said first communicating apparatus comprises:

a file information storing means for storing therein file information including voice-generating information comprising discrete voice data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice correlated to a time lag between each discrete voice data, and made by dispensing each discrete data for either one of or both velocity and pitch of a voice so that each voice data is not dependent on a time lag between phonemes and at the same time present at a level relative to a reference; and

an information processing apparatus for making and editing voice-generating information used in the information communication system comprising;

a voice inputting means for inputting a natural voice;

a making means for making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted by said voice inputting means; and

a registering/transferring means for issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made by said making means to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing means of said first communicating apparatus.

211. An information processing apparatus according to claim 210 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communication system, wherein said making means makes a first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in a state when the first information is included in said voice-generating information.

212. An information processing apparatus according to claim 210 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communication system, wherein said making means comprises a changing means for changing said information at an arbitrary point of time.

213. An information processing apparatus according to claim 210 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communication system, wherein said making means includes said control information in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made.

214. An information communication system with a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus each connected to a communication network for executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and second communicating apparatus through said communication network,

wherein said first communicating apparatus comprises:

a file information storing means for storing therein file information including voice-generating information containing data for phonemes, meters, a type of voice tone, and attributes of voice tone as information; and

wherein said information communication system further comprises a processing apparatus for making and editing voice-generating information, such apparatus comprising;

a voice inputting means for inputting a natural voice;

a making means for making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted by said voice inputting means; and

a registering/transferring means for issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made by said making means to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing means of said first communicating apparatus.

215. An information processing apparatus according to claim 214 for making and editing voice-generating information used in the information communication system, wherein said making means makes a first information indicating a reference for pitch of a voice in the state when the first information is included in said voice-generating information.

216. An information processing apparatus according to claim 214, wherein said making means comprises a changing means for changing said various information at an arbitrary point of time.

217. An information processing apparatus according to claim 214 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communication system, wherein said making means includes said control information in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made.

218. An information communicating method for synthesizing a voice that is applicable to a system in which at least a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus are connected to a communication network, and in said first communicating apparatus, file information, including voice-generating information comprising discrete voice data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice correlated to a time lag between each discrete voice data, and made by providing each discrete data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice so that each voice data is not dependent on a time lag between phonemes and at the same time is present at a level relative to a reference, is previously stored in a file information storing section, and in said second communicating apparatus, voice tone data each indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element is previously stored in a voice tone data storing section, and a voice is synthesized according to voice-generating information in the file information stored in said file information storing section as well as to voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section by executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and said second communicating apparatus through said communication network, said information communicating method comprising the processing for making and editing voice-generating information including the steps of:

inputting a natural voice;

making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted in said voice inputting step; and

issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made in said making step to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing section of said first communicating apparatus.

219. An information communicating method according to claim 218, wherein said making step comprises changing said various information at an arbitrary point of time.

220. An information processing method according to claim 218 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communicating method, wherein said control information is included in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made in said making step.

221. A computer readable medium from which a computer can read out a program enabling execution of an information communicating method for synthesizing a voice that is applicable to a system in which at least a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus are connected to a communication network, and in said first communicating apparatus, file information, including voice-generating information comprising discrete voice data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice correlated to a time lag between each discrete voice data, and made by providing each discrete data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice so that each voice data is not dependent on a time lag between phonemes and at the same time is present at a level relative to a reference, is previously stored in a file information storing section, and in said second communicating apparatus, voice tone data each indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element is previously stored in a voice tone data storing section, and a voice is synthesized according to voice-generating information in the file information stored in said file information storing section as well as to voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section by executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and said second communicating apparatus through said communication network, said program for making and editing voice-generating information including:

a sequence for inputting a natural voice;

a sequence for making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted in said voice inputting step; and

a sequence for issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made in said making step to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing section of said first communicating apparatus.

222. A computer readable medium according to claim 221, wherein said sequence for making comprises a sequence for changing said various information at an arbitrary point of time.

223. A computer readable medium according to claim 221 for making and editing voice-generating information used in said information communicating method, wherein said control information is included in said voice-generating information when said voice-generating information is made in response to said sequence for making.

224. A computer readable medium from which a computer can read out a program enabling execution of an information communicating method for synthesizing a voice that is applicable to a system in which a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus are connected to a communication network, and in said first communicating apparatus, file information, including voice-generating information comprising discrete voice data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice correlated to a time lag between each discrete voice data, and made by providing each discrete data for at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice so that each voice data is not dependent on a time lag between phonemes and at the same time is present at a level relative to a reference, is previously stored in a file information storing section, and in said second communicating apparatus, voice tone data each indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element is previously stored in a voice tone data storing section, and a voice is synthesized according to voice-generating information in the file information stored in said file information storing section as well as to voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section by executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and said second communicating apparatus through said communication network, said program comprising:

a sequence for transferring the voice-generating information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus to said first communicating apparatus; and

, in said second communicating apparatus;

a sequence for selecting one voice tone data from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section according to voice-generating information in the file information transferred in said transferring step;

a sequence for developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to at least one of velocity and pitch of a voice included in said voice-generating information and a time lag therebetween; and

a sequence for reproducing a voice by generating a voice waveform according to the meter pattern developed in said developing step as well as to the voice tone data selected in said selecting step.

225. A computer readable medium according to claim 224 further comprising:

a sequence for storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and storing in said voice tone data storing section second information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the second information is included in the voice tone data, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on said second information in said voice reproducing step.

226. A computer readable medium according to claim 224 further comprising:

a sequence for storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and wherein said voice reproducing step includes an input step for inputting second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced is decided by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted in said input step.

227. A computer readable medium according to claim 224 further comprising:

a sequence for connecting to said second communicating apparatus a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reading out voice tone data from said storage medium and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

228. A computer readable medium according to claim 224 further comprising:

a sequence for receiving by said second communicating apparatus voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

229. A computer readable medium according to claim 228 further comprising:

a sequence for processing for making and editing voice-generating information comprising the steps of;

inputting a natural voice;

making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted in said voice inputting step; and

issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made in said making step to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing section of said first communicating apparatus.

230. A computer readable medium according to claim 229, wherein said making step comprises changing said various information at an arbitrary point of time.

231. A computer readable medium according to claim 224, wherein said voice tone data comprises at least one of voice tone type and voice tone attributes.

232. A computer readable medium from which a computer can read out a program enabling execution of an information communicating method for synthesizing a voice that is applicable to a system in which a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus are connected to a communication network, and in said first communicating apparatus, file information, including voice-generating information, containing data for phonemes and meters as information is previously stored in a file information storing section, and in said second communicating apparatus, voice tone data each indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element is previously stored in a voice tone data storing section, and a voice is synthesized according to voice-generating information in the file information stored in said file information storing section as well as to voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section by executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and said second communicating apparatus through said communication network, said program comprising:

a sequence for transferring the voice-generating information stored in said file information storing means to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus to said first communicating apparatus; and

, in said second communicating apparatus;

a sequence for selecting one voice tone data from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section according to voice-generating information in the file information transferred in said transferring step;

a sequence for developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to said voice-generating information; and

a sequence for reproducing a voice by generating a voice waveform according to the meter pattern developed in said developing step as well as to the voice tone data selected in said selecting sequence.

233. A computer readable medium according to claim 232, further comprising:

the sequence of storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and storing in said voice tone data storing section second information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the second information is included in the voice tone data, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on said second information in said voice reproducing sequence.

234. A computer readable medium according to claim 232, further comprising:

a sequence for storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and wherein said voice reproducing step includes an input step for inputting second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced is decided by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted in said input sequence.

235. A computer readable medium according to claim 232, further comprising:

a sequence for connecting to said second communicating apparatus a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reading out voice tone data from said storage medium and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

236. A computer readable medium according to claim 232, further comprising:

a sequence for receiving by said second communicating apparatus voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

237. A computer readable medium according to claim 232, further comprising:

a sequence for making and editing voice-generating information comprising the steps of;

inputting a natural voice;

making said voice-generating information based on the natural voice inputted in said voice inputting step; and

issuing a request for registration of the file information including the voice-generating information made in said making step to said first communicating apparatus and transferring the file information including said voice-generating information made thereby to said first communicating apparatus to register the file information in said file information storing section of said first communicating apparatus.

238. A computer readable medium according to claim 237, wherein said making sequence comprises changing said various information at an arbitrary point of time.

239. A computer readable medium from which a computer can read out a program enabling execution of an information communicating method for synthesizing a voice that is applicable to a system in which a first communicating apparatus and a second communicating apparatus are connected to a communication network, and in said first communicating apparatus, file information, including voice-generating information containing data for phonemes, meters, a type of voice tone, and an attribute of a voice tone as information, is previously stored in a file information storing section, and in said second communicating apparatus, voice tone data each indicating sound parameters for each raw voice element correlated to information indicating an attribute of the voice, is previously stored in a voice tone data storing section, and a voice is synthesized according to voice-generating information in the file information stored in said file information storing section as well as to voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section by executing data communications between said first communicating apparatus and said second communicating apparatus through said communication network, said program coprising:

a sequence for transferring the file information stored in said file information storing section to said second communicating apparatus according to a request from said second communicating apparatus to said first communicating apparatus; and

in said second communicating apparatus;

a sequence for retrieving a type of voice tone in the voice-generating information of the file information transferred in said transferring step from a plurality of types of voice tone stored in said voice tone data storing section;

a sequence for firstly selecting, in a case where a type of voice tone in said voice-generating information was obtained through retrieval in said retrieving step, voice tone data corresponding to the obtained type of voice tone from said plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section;

a sequence for verifying, in a case where a type of voice tone in the voice-generating information was not obtained through retrieval in said retrieving step, information indicating an attribute of the voice tone in the voice-generating information stored in said file information storing section to information indicating attributes of various types of voice tone stored in said voice tone data storing section to obtain similarity of the voice tone;

a sequence for secondly selecting voice tone data with the highest similarity from a plurality of types of voice tone data stored in said voice tone data storing section according to the similarity obtained in said verifying step;

a sequence for developing meter patterns successively in the direction of a time axis according to said voice-generating information; and

a sequence for reproducing a voice by generating a voice waveform according to the meter pattern developed in said developing step as well as to the voice tone data selected in said selecting step.

240. A computer readable medium according to claim 239, further comprising:

the sequence of storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and storing in said voice tone data storing section second information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the second information is included in the voice tone data, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on said second information in said voice reproducing step.

241. A computer readable medium according to claim 239, further comprising:

the sequence of storing in said file information storing section first information indicating a reference for voice pitch in a state where the first information is included in said voice-generating information, and wherein said voice reproducing step includes an input step for inputting second information indicating a reference for voice pitch at an arbitrary point of time, and providing a reference for voice pitch when a voice is reproduced is decided by shifting the reference for voice pitch based on said first information to the reference for voice pitch based on the second information inputted in said input step.

242. A computer readable medium according to claim 239, further comprising:

the sequence of connecting to said second communicating apparatus a detachable storage medium with voice tone data stored therein, reading out voice tone data from said storage medium and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.

243. A computer readable medium according to claim 239, further comprising:

the sequence of receiving by said second communicating apparatus voice tone data through a communication line from an external device and storing the voice tone data in said voice tone data storing section.