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Method and apparatus for improved duration modeling of phonemes

  • US 6,553,344 B2
  • Filed: 02/22/2002
  • Issued: 04/22/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for modeling phoneme durations comprising:

  • calculating durations for a phoneme using a generalized additive model that incorporates influences of contextual factors on the durations, the generalized additive model including a functional transformation that describes a shape containing an inflection point.

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