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Representing speech using MIDI

  • US 5,915,237 A
  • Filed: 12/13/1996
  • Issued: 06/22/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of encoding a speech signal into a MIDI compatible format, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving an analog speech signal, said analog speech signal comprising a plurality of speech segments;

    digitizing the analog speech signal;

    identifying each of the plurality of speech segments in the received speech signal;

    measuring one or more prosodic parameters for each of said identified speech segments; and

    converting the speech segment identity and corresponding measured prosodic parameters for each of the identified speech segments into a speech signal having a MIDI compatible format.

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