METHOD TO VOICE ID TAG CONTENT TO EASE READING FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED
First Claim
1. A method for providing information to generate distinguishing voices for text content attributable to different authors, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of text sections each attributable to one of a plurality of authors;
identifying which author of the plurality of authors authored each text section of the plurality of text sections;
assigning a unique voice tag id to each author of the plurality of authors;
associating a distinct set of descriptive metadata with each unique voice tag id; and
generating a set of speech information for each text section of the plurality of text sections, the set of speech information generated for each text section being based upon the distinct set of descriptive metadata associated with the unique voice tag id assigned to the corresponding author of the text section, the set of speech information generated for each text section being configured to be used by a speech synthesizer to translate the text section into speech in a distinguishing computer-generated voice for the author of the text section.
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Abstract
A method for providing information to generate distinguishing voices for text content attributable to different authors includes receiving a plurality of text sections each attributable to one of a plurality of authors; identifying which author authored each text section; assigning a unique voice tag id to each author; associating a distinct set of descriptive metadata with each unique voice tag id; and generating a set of speech information for each text section. The set of speech information generated for each text section is based upon the distinct set of descriptive metadata associated with the unique voice tag id assigned to the corresponding author of the text section. The set of speech information generated for each text section is configured to be used by a speech synthesizer to translate the text section into speech in a distinguishing computer-generated voice for the author of the text section.
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1. A method for providing information to generate distinguishing voices for text content attributable to different authors, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of text sections each attributable to one of a plurality of authors; identifying which author of the plurality of authors authored each text section of the plurality of text sections; assigning a unique voice tag id to each author of the plurality of authors; associating a distinct set of descriptive metadata with each unique voice tag id; and generating a set of speech information for each text section of the plurality of text sections, the set of speech information generated for each text section being based upon the distinct set of descriptive metadata associated with the unique voice tag id assigned to the corresponding author of the text section, the set of speech information generated for each text section being configured to be used by a speech synthesizer to translate the text section into speech in a distinguishing computer-generated voice for the author of the text section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-usable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon for execution by a computer processor to perform a method for providing information to generate distinguishing voices for text content attributable to different authors, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of text sections each attributable to one of a plurality of authors; identifying which author of the plurality of authors authored each text section of the plurality of text sections; assigning a unique voice tag id to each author of the plurality of authors; associating a distinct set of descriptive metadata with each unique voice tag id; and generating a set of speech information for each text section of the plurality of text sections, the set of speech information generated for each text section being based upon the distinct set of descriptive metadata associated with the unique voice tag id assigned to the corresponding author of the text section, the set of speech information generated for each text section being configured to be used by a speech synthesizer to translate the text section into speech in a distinguishing computer-generated voice for the author of the text section.
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14. A data processing system comprising:
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a central processing unit; a random access memory for storing data and programs for execution by the central processing unit; a first storage level comprising a nonvolatile storage device; and computer readable instructions stored in the random access memory for execution by central processing unit to perform a method for providing information to generate distinguishing voices for text content attributable to different authors, the method comprising; receiving a plurality of text sections each attributable to one of a plurality of authors; identifying which author of the plurality of authors authored each text section of the plurality of text sections; assigning a unique voice tag id to each author of the plurality of authors; associating a distinct set of descriptive metadata with each unique voice tag id; and generating a set of speech information for each text section of the plurality of text sections, the set of speech information generated for each text section being based upon the distinct set of descriptive metadata associated with the unique voice tag id assigned to the corresponding author of the text section, the set of speech information generated for each text section being configured to be used by a speech synthesizer to translate the text section into speech in a distinguishing computer-generated voice for the author of the text section.
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