Voice and text communication system, method and apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for wireless communications, said apparatus comprising:
- a module configured to, when a mobile communications device has been set to a first mode in which said mobile communications device accepts text input instead of speech input, receive text that has been entered by a user of said mobile communications device and to convert the received text to a synthesized speech signal during a call in which a second communications device is configured to receive speech packets, wherein said mobile communications device is settable to a second mode in which said mobile communications device accepts speech input instead of text input;
a vocoder configured to encode the synthesized speech signal to produce a plurality of corresponding speech packets; and
a transceiver configured to transmit the plurality of corresponding speech packets over a wireless communications link to said second communications device,wherein said module includes a voice synthesizer configured to store characteristics of a voice of the user and to use said stored characteristics to produce the synthesized speech signal,wherein said apparatus is configured to transmit, via said transceiver, an audio notification informing said second communications device that speech from said mobile communications device following said audio notification will be converted from text, andwherein said apparatus is configured to transmit said audio notification prior to transmitting said plurality of corresponding speech packets.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to systems, methods and apparatus to convert speech to text and vice versa. One apparatus comprises a vocoder, a speech to text conversion engine, a text to speech conversion engine, and a user interface. The vocoder is operable to convert speech signals into packets and convert packets into speech signals. The speech to text conversion engine is operable to convert speech to text. The text to speech conversion engine is operable to convert text to speech. The user interface is operable to receive a user selection of a mode from among a plurality of modes, wherein a first mode enables the speech to text conversion engine, a second mode enables the text to speech conversion engine, and a third mode enables the speech to text conversion engine and the text to speech conversion engine.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for wireless communications, said apparatus comprising:
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a module configured to, when a mobile communications device has been set to a first mode in which said mobile communications device accepts text input instead of speech input, receive text that has been entered by a user of said mobile communications device and to convert the received text to a synthesized speech signal during a call in which a second communications device is configured to receive speech packets, wherein said mobile communications device is settable to a second mode in which said mobile communications device accepts speech input instead of text input; a vocoder configured to encode the synthesized speech signal to produce a plurality of corresponding speech packets; and a transceiver configured to transmit the plurality of corresponding speech packets over a wireless communications link to said second communications device, wherein said module includes a voice synthesizer configured to store characteristics of a voice of the user and to use said stored characteristics to produce the synthesized speech signal, wherein said apparatus is configured to transmit, via said transceiver, an audio notification informing said second communications device that speech from said mobile communications device following said audio notification will be converted from text, and wherein said apparatus is configured to transmit said audio notification prior to transmitting said plurality of corresponding speech packets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for wireless communications, said method comprising:
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receiving text that has been entered by a user of a mobile communications device wherein said text is received when said mobile communications device has been set to a first mode in which said mobile communications device accepts text input instead of speech input, wherein said text is received during a call in which a second communications device is configured to receive speech packets, and wherein said mobile communications device is settable to a second mode in which said mobile communications device accepts speech input instead of text input; converting the received text to a synthesized speech signal; encoding the synthesized speech signal to produce a plurality of corresponding speech packets; transmitting the plurality of corresponding speech packets over a wireless communications link to said second communications device; and transmitting an audio notification informing said second communications device that speech from said mobile communications device following said audio notification will be converted from text, wherein said audio notification is transmitted prior to transmitting said plurality of corresponding speech packets, and wherein said converting the received text to the synthesized speech signal includes using stored characteristics of the user'"'"'s voice to produce the synthesized speech signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
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receive text that has been entered by a user of a mobile communications device, wherein said text is received when said mobile communications device has been set to a first mode in which said mobile communications device accepts text input instead of speech input, wherein said text is received during a call in which a second communications device is configured to receive speech packets, and wherein said mobile communications device is settable to a second mode in which said mobile communications device accepts speech input instead of text input; convert the received text to a synthesized speech signal; encode the synthesized speech signal to produce a plurality of corresponding speech packets; transmit the plurality of corresponding speech packets over a wireless communications link to said second communications device; and transmit an audio notification informing said second communications device that speech from said mobile communications device following said audio notification will be converted from text, wherein said audio notification is transmitted prior to transmitting said plurality of corresponding speech packets, and wherein said converting the received text to the synthesized speech signal includes using stored characteristics of the user'"'"'s voice to produce the synthesized speech signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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