System and method for voice synthesis using an annotation system
First Claim
1. An article comprising a medium storing software that causes a processor-based computer system to perform the following steps:
- a. display an annotated text corresponding to computer rendered speech;
b. allow a user to adjust voicing and pronunciation parameters of the annotated text; and
c. use a text to speech engine to render the annotated text to a human like generated voice that has modified voicing and pronunciation corresponding to the user selected voicing and pronunciation parameters.
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Abstract
A speech to text conversion and annotation system. In an embodiment, the system displays an annotated text corresponding to computer rendered speech and allows a user to adjust voicing and pronunciation parameters of the annotated text; and use a text to speech engine to render the annotated text to a human like generated voice that has modified voicing and pronunciation corresponding to the user selected voicing and pronunciation parameters. In another embodiment, a read-aloud coaching system is introduced that allows a student to “incrementally program” a voice synthesis engine, thoughtfully and purposively creating his or her own reading of a literary text.
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1. An article comprising a medium storing software that causes a processor-based computer system to perform the following steps:
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a. display an annotated text corresponding to computer rendered speech;
b. allow a user to adjust voicing and pronunciation parameters of the annotated text; and
c. use a text to speech engine to render the annotated text to a human like generated voice that has modified voicing and pronunciation corresponding to the user selected voicing and pronunciation parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable computing device, comprising:
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a. a processor;
b. a memory coupled to the processor; and
c. a storage medium coupled to the processor including a software program that, upon execution;
i. displays an annotated text corresponding to computer rendered speech;
ii. allows a user to adjust voicing and pronunciation parameters of the annotated text; and
iii. uses a text to speech engine to render the annotated text to a human like generated voice that has modified voicing and pronunciation corresponding to the user selected voicing and pronunciation parameters. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of teaching the auditory rendering of a literary work comprising the following steps:
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a. the student generates an initial rendering of a textual literary work using a text to speech engine;
b. allowing the student to adjust voicing and pronunciation parameters of the annotated text; and
c. using a text to speech engine to render the annotated text to a human like generated voice that has modified voicing and pronunciation corresponding to the user selected voicing and pronunciation parameters. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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