Emotive text-to-speech system and method
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1. An emotive text-to-speech system comprising:
- a computer configured toreceive data representing a text stream and a simulated emotion to be expressed by an audio output;
selectively embed at least a portion of the data representing the simulated emotion in the data representing the text stream to form data representing an emotive text stream representing a spoken phrase having simulated emotional content; and
output the emotive text stream data for play by the audio output.
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Abstract
Information about a device may be emotively conveyed to a user of the device. Input indicative of an operating state of the device may be received. The input may be transformed into data representing a simulated emotional state. Data representing an avatar that expresses the simulated emotional state may be generated and displayed. A query from the user regarding the simulated emotional state expressed by the avatar may be received. The query may be responded to.
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1. An emotive text-to-speech system comprising:
a computer configured to receive data representing a text stream and a simulated emotion to be expressed by an audio output; selectively embed at least a portion of the data representing the simulated emotion in the data representing the text stream to form data representing an emotive text stream representing a spoken phrase having simulated emotional content; and output the emotive text stream data for play by the audio output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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