Electronic device and method of associating a voice font with a contact for text-to-speech conversion at the electronic device
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1. A method of associating a voice font with a contact, for text-to-speech conversion, the voice font comprising voice units corresponding to speech units of a target language, the method comprising:
- receiving, at an electronic device, an audio stream, comprising speech from the contact;
segmenting a portion of the audio stream into voice units;
obtaining at least one of each speech unit of the target language;
associating the voice units with corresponding speech units of a target language;
storing the voice font in data record associated with the contact;
receiving a telephone call from the contact;
retrieving the voice font for the contact;
determining text for conversion to speech based on profile settings; and
converting the text to speech using the voice font for the contact,wherein the text for conversion to speech is a notification of identity of the contact making the telephone call.
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Abstract
A method of associating a voice font with a contact for text-to-speech conversion at an electronic device includes obtaining, at the electronic device, the voice font for the contact, and storing the voice font in association with a contact data record stored in a contacts database at the electronic device. The contact data record includes contact data for the contact.
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1. A method of associating a voice font with a contact, for text-to-speech conversion, the voice font comprising voice units corresponding to speech units of a target language, the method comprising:
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receiving, at an electronic device, an audio stream, comprising speech from the contact; segmenting a portion of the audio stream into voice units; obtaining at least one of each speech unit of the target language; associating the voice units with corresponding speech units of a target language; storing the voice font in data record associated with the contact; receiving a telephone call from the contact; retrieving the voice font for the contact; determining text for conversion to speech based on profile settings; and converting the text to speech using the voice font for the contact, wherein the text for conversion to speech is a notification of identity of the contact making the telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device for text-to-speech conversion using a voice font comprising voice units corresponding to speech units of a target language, the device comprising:
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a memory for storage of data; a receiver for receiving communications; a speaker for audio output; a processor, coupled to the receiver, the memory and the speaker, for execution of an application for; receiving an audio stream including speech from a contact, segmenting a portion of the audio stream into voice units; obtaining at least one of each speech unit of the target language; associating the voice units with corresponding speech units; storing the voice font in a data record associated with the contact; receiving a telephone call from the contact; retrieving the voice font for the contact; determining text for conversion to speech based on profile settings; and converting the text to speech using the voice font for the contact, wherein the text for conversion to speech is a notification of identity of the contact making the telephone call.
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10. A non-transitory computer readable medium for text-to-speech conversion using a voice font comprising voice units corresponding to speech units of a target language having computer-readable code embodied therein executable by a processor at an electronic device to:
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receive, at the electronic device, an audio stream comprising speech from the contact; segment a portion of the audio stream into voice units; obtaining at least one of each speech unit of the target language; associate the voice units with corresponding speech units; store the voice font in a contact data record associated with the contact; receiving a telephone call from the contact; retrieving the voice font for the contact; determining text for conversion to speech based on profile settings; and converting the text to speech using the voice font for the contact, wherein the text for conversion to speech is a notification of identity of the contact making the telephone call.
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