Apparatus and method for phonetically screening predetermined character strings
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1. An apparatus for phonetically screening predetermined character strings, comprising:
- a text-to-speech module; and
a phonetic screening module in communication with the text-to-speech module, wherein the phonetic screening module is configured to replace a first character string associated with a phonetically inappropriate enunciation with a second character string associated with a phonetically appropriate enunciation, prior to phonetic enunciation by the text-to-speech module.
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Abstract
An apparatus for phonetically screening predetermined character strings. The apparatus includes a text-to-speech module, and a phonetic screening module in communication with the text-to-speech module. The phonetic screening module is for replacing a first character string with a second character string based on a phonetic enunciation by the text-to-speech module of the first character string.
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1. An apparatus for phonetically screening predetermined character strings, comprising:
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a text-to-speech module; and a phonetic screening module in communication with the text-to-speech module, wherein the phonetic screening module is configured to replace a first character string associated with a phonetically inappropriate enunciation with a second character string associated with a phonetically appropriate enunciation, prior to phonetic enunciation by the text-to-speech module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for phonetically screening predetermined character strings, the instructions causing a computer to perform:
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receiving a first character string associated with a call, the first character string having a phonetically inappropriate enunciation; replacing the first character string having a phonetically inappropriate enunciation with a second character string having a phonetically appropriate enunciation; and phonetically enunciating the second character string. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of phonetically screening predetermined character strings, the method comprising:
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receiving a first character string associated with a call, the first character string having a phonetically inappropriate enunciation; replacing the first character string having a phonetically inappropriate enunciation with a second character string having a phonetically appropriate enunciation; and phonetically enunciating the second character string. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and memory executable on the processor, the memory comprising computer-readable instructions for causing a processor to perform;
receiving a first character string associated with a call, the first character string having a phonetically inappropriate enunciation;
replacing the first character string having a phonetically inappropriate enunciation with a second character string having a phonetically appropriate enunciation; and
phonetically enunciating the second character string.
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