Voice site personality setting
First Claim
1. A method of setting the voice personality of a voice service site, wherein a set of voice personality characterisers associated with a previously-visited voice service site is used in presenting the voice output of a currently-visited voice service site, wherein the voice service sites operate by serving, from voice page servers, voice pages in the form of text with embedded voice markup tags to a voice browser, the voice browser interpreting these pages and carrying out speech recognition of user voice input, text to speech conversion to generate voice output, and dialog management;
- the voice browser being disposed between voice page servers and the user and managing which set of voice personality characterisers is used during the text to speech conversion and wherein the set of voice personality characterisers has associated permissions regarding use of the set for presenting the voice output of voice sites;
the voice browser reading and complying with these permissions.
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Abstract
A method is provided of setting the voice personality of a voice service site. A user browsing a voice web visits a voice site where the voice output of the site is presented using a set of voice personality characterisers with which the user is particularly comfortable. The user, in subsequently transferring to another voice service site, opts to have the voice personality that was embodied in the set of voice personality characterisers used by the site being left, transfer with the user to the new site. This transfer will typically be subject to permissions set by both the site being left and the site about to be visited.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of setting the voice personality of a voice service site, wherein a set of voice personality characterisers associated with a previously-visited voice service site is used in presenting the voice output of a currently-visited voice service site, wherein the voice service sites operate by serving, from voice page servers, voice pages in the form of text with embedded voice markup tags to a voice browser, the voice browser interpreting these pages and carrying out speech recognition of user voice input, text to speech conversion to generate voice output, and dialog management;
- the voice browser being disposed between voice page servers and the user and managing which set of voice personality characterisers is used during the text to speech conversion and wherein the set of voice personality characterisers has associated permissions regarding use of the set for presenting the voice output of voice sites;
the voice browser reading and complying with these permissions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- the voice browser being disposed between voice page servers and the user and managing which set of voice personality characterisers is used during the text to speech conversion and wherein the set of voice personality characterisers has associated permissions regarding use of the set for presenting the voice output of voice sites;
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6. A method of setting the voice personality of a voice service site wherein a set of voice personality characterisers associated with a previously-visited voice service site is used in presenting the voice output of a currently-visited voice service site, wherein the voice service sites operate by serving, from voice page servers, voice pages in the form of text with embedded voice markup tags to a voice browser, the voice browser interpreting these pages and carrying out speech recognition of user voice input, text to speech conversion to generate voice output, and dialog management;
- the voice browser being disposed between voice page servers and the user and managing which set of voice personality characterisers is used during the text to speech conversion and wherein the previously-visited site specifies permissions regarding use of the voice personality characterisers associated with the site, for presenting the voice output of other sites;
the voice browser reading and complying with these permissions. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
- the voice browser being disposed between voice page servers and the user and managing which set of voice personality characterisers is used during the text to speech conversion and wherein the previously-visited site specifies permissions regarding use of the voice personality characterisers associated with the site, for presenting the voice output of other sites;
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11. A method of setting the voice personality of a voice service site wherein a set of voice personality characterisers associated with a previously-visited voice service site is used in presenting the voice output of a currently-visited voice service site, wherein the voice service sites operate by serving, from voice page servers, voice pages in the form of text with embedded voice markup tags to a voice browser, the voice browser interpreting these pages and carrying out speech recognition of user voice input, text to speech conversion to generate voice output, and dialog management;
- the voice browser being disposed between voice page servers and the user and managing which set of voice personality characterisers is used during the text to speech conversion and wherein the currently-visited site specifies permissions regarding the use of sets of voice personality characterisers associated with other sites, for presenting the voice output of said currently visited site;
the voice browser reading and complying with these permissions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
- the voice browser being disposed between voice page servers and the user and managing which set of voice personality characterisers is used during the text to speech conversion and wherein the currently-visited site specifies permissions regarding the use of sets of voice personality characterisers associated with other sites, for presenting the voice output of said currently visited site;
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16. Apparatus comprising:
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voice-service access means for accessing different voice service sites;
voice-service presentation means for presenting the output from an accessed voice service site using a voice set by a selected set of voice personality characterisers; and
selection means for selecting the set of voice personality characterisers to be used by the voice-service presentation means to present the currently accessed site, the selection means being operative to enable a set of voice personality characterisers associated with a previously-accessed voice service site to be selected for use in presenting a currently-visited voice service site and wherein the selection means includes means for reading and complying with usage restrictions associated with a set of voice personality characterisers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Apparatus comprising:
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voice-service access means for accessing different voice service sites;
voice-service presentation means for presenting the output from an accessed voice service site using a voice set by a selected set of voice personality characterisers; and
selection means for selecting the set of voice personality characterisers to be used by the voice-service presentation means to present the currently accessed site, the selection means being operative to enable a set of voice personality characterisers associated with a previously-accessed voice service site to be selected for use in presenting a currently-visited voice service site and wherein the selection means includes means for receiving and complying with usage restrictions provided by a voice service site in respect of a set of voice personality characterisers associated with the site, these usage restrictions concerning usage of that set of voice personality characterisers for presenting the voice output of other sites. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. Apparatus comprising:
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voice-service access means for accessing different voice service sites;
voice-service presentation means for presenting the output from an accessed voice service site using a voice set by a selected set of voice personality characterisers; and
selection means for selecting the set of voice personality characterisers to be used by the voice-service presentation means to present the currently accessed site, the selection means being operative to enable a set of voice personality characterisers associated with a previously-accessed voice service site to be selected for use in presenting a currently-visited voice service site and wherein the selection means is operative to read and comply with usage permissions provided by a currently-visited site regarding the use of sets of voice personality characterisers associated with other sites, for presenting the voice output of said currently visited site. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. Apparatus comprising:
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voice-service access means for accessing different voice service sites;
voice-service presentation means for presenting the output from an accessed voice service site using a voice set by a selected set of voice personality characterisers; and
selection means for selecting the set of voice personality characterisers to be used by the voice-service presentation means to present the currently accessed site, the selection means being operative to enable a set of voice personality characterisers associated with a previously-accessed voice service site to be selected for use in presenting a currently-visited voice service site; and
user input means for controlling whether a set of voice personality characterisers from a previously-accessed site is re-used with the currently-accessed site. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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- 36. A server site holding sets of voice personality characterisers for imparting particular voice personalities to the presentation of the output of voice service sites, said sets having associated usage permissions regarding use of the sets in presenting voice sites.
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