Speech output apparatus, speech output method, and program
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1. A speech output apparatus comprising:
- conversion means for converting character data into synthetic speech data;
output means for outputting music and synthetic speech based on the synthetic speech data; and
control means for controlling an output timing of the synthetic speech,wherein said control means begins to output the synthetic speech after completion of output of a tune which is being output.
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Abstract
A speech output apparatus is disclosed, which can allow the user to easily catch synthetic speech when the synthetic speech is output upon being superposed on a music output. The apparatus output can output a music and synthetic speech that indicates contents of information such as an e-mail and is superposed on the music. When the synthetic speech is output to be superposed on the music during output, the apparatus gradually decreases a tone volume of the music.
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19 Claims
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1. A speech output apparatus comprising:
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conversion means for converting character data into synthetic speech data; output means for outputting music and synthetic speech based on the synthetic speech data; and control means for controlling an output timing of the synthetic speech, wherein said control means begins to output the synthetic speech after completion of output of a tune which is being output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A speech output apparatus comprising:
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conversion means for converting character data into synthetic speech data; output means for outputting synthetic speech based on the synthetic speech data; and control means for controlling an output timing of the synthetic speech, wherein when synthetic speech indicating contents of other information is to be output during output of synthetic speech indicating contents of an e-book, said control means begins to output the synthetic speech of the other information in a break of a document of the e-book which is being output. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A speech output method comprising:
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a conversion step of converting character data into synthetic speech data; an output step of outputting music and synthetic speech based on the synthetic speech data; and a control step of controlling an output timing of the synthetic speech, wherein the control step includes a step of beginning to output the synthetic speech after completion of output of a tune which is being output.
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17. A speech output method comprising:
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a conversion step of converting character data into synthetic speech data; an output step of outputting synthetic speech based on the synthetic speech data; and a control step of controlling an output timing of the synthetic speech, wherein the control step includes a step of, when the synthetic speech indicating contents of other information is to be output during output of synthetic speech indicating contents of an e-book, beginning to output the synthetic speech of the other information in a break of a document of the e-book which is being output.
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18. A computer readable medium storing a program for making a computer execute:
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in order to control an output timing of synthetic speech indicating contents of information, in a case of outputting the synthetic speech and music, a step of checking if the music is being output; and a step of, when it is determined that the music is being output, beginning to output the synthetic speech after the end of a tune which is being output.
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19. A computer readable medium storing a program for execute:
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in order to control an output timing of synthetic speech indicating contents of information, in a case of outputting the synthetic speech indicating the contents of the information and synthetic speech indicating contents of an e-book, a step of checking if the synthetic speech indicating the contents of the e-book is being output; and a step of, when it is determined that the synthetic speech indicating the contents of the e-book is being output, beginning to output the synthetic speech indicating the contents of the information in a break of a document of the e-book which is being output.
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