Method of synthesizing pronunciation transcriptions for English sentence patterns/words by a computer
First Claim
1. A method of synthesizing pronunciation transcriptions for English sentence patterns/words through a computer, comprising the steps of:
- i) reading in a word to be pronounced;
ii) assigning a prefix of the word by means of an index sign;
iii) decomposing a composition of the word subject to a location of an assigned letter in the word and its relationship with neighboring letters;
iv) searching out matching rules sign from a pronunciation rules chart set in the computer subject to the location of the assigned letter in the word and its relationship with the neighbor letters;
v) searching out a corresponding International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA pronunciation symbol from a pronunciation rules data bank set in the computer for the assigned letter;
vi) judging if all individual letters of the word have been processed; and
,vii) synthesizing pronunciation symbols of the individual letters or letter series of the word into a pronunciation transcription when all individual letters of the word have been processed, or shifting the index sign to the next letter and then repeating the steps from iii) to vii).
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Abstract
A method of synthesizing pronunciation transcriptions for English sentence patterns/words through a computer, including the step of searching out matching rules sign for every individual letter or letter series from a pronunciation rules chart set in the computer subject to the location of every individual letter or letter series in the word and its relationship with the neighbor letters or letter series, the step of searching out the corresponding IPA pronunciation symbols for every individual letter of the word from a pronunciation rules data bank set in the computer, and the step of synthesizing the pronunciation symbols for the individual letters of the word into a pronunciation transcription.
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1. A method of synthesizing pronunciation transcriptions for English sentence patterns/words through a computer, comprising the steps of:
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i) reading in a word to be pronounced; ii) assigning a prefix of the word by means of an index sign; iii) decomposing a composition of the word subject to a location of an assigned letter in the word and its relationship with neighboring letters; iv) searching out matching rules sign from a pronunciation rules chart set in the computer subject to the location of the assigned letter in the word and its relationship with the neighbor letters; v) searching out a corresponding International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA pronunciation symbol from a pronunciation rules data bank set in the computer for the assigned letter; vi) judging if all individual letters of the word have been processed; and
,vii) synthesizing pronunciation symbols of the individual letters or letter series of the word into a pronunciation transcription when all individual letters of the word have been processed, or shifting the index sign to the next letter and then repeating the steps from iii) to vii). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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Current AssigneeInventec Corporation
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Original AssigneeInventec Corporation
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InventorsChang, Jerry, Cao, Hale, Chang, Jackson
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Primary Examiner(s)Isen, Forester W.
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Assistant Examiner(s)EDOUARD, PATRICK NESTOR
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Application NumberUS08/901,691Time in Patent Office1,079 DaysField of Search704/1, 704/258, 704/260US Class Current704/1CPC Class CodesG10L 13/08 Text analysis or generation...
