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Text-to-speech (TTS) for hand-held devices

  • US 7,299,182 B2
  • Filed: 05/09/2002
  • Issued: 11/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An Ebook, comprising:

  • a memory device for storing files, the files including text;

    a text-to-speech (TTS) module for synthesizing speech corresponding to the text; and

    at least one speaker for outputting the speech,a processor, andwherein said Ebook is employed as a bedtime story teller such that said TTS module reduces over time a speed at which the speech is output from said TTS module.

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