SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT RENDERING INCLUDING SYNTHETIC NARRATION

• US 20120226500A1
• Filed: 03/02/2011
• Published: 09/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Balasubramanian, Guru, Kota, Kalyana Srinivas, Pandya, Utkarsh
• Application Number:
  US13/039,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20120226500A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/260
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/033 Voice editing, e.g. manipulating the voice of the synthesiser
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2021/0135 Voice conversion or morphing

Abstract

A system and method for capturing a voice information and using the voice information to modulate a content output signal. The method for capturing voice information includes receiving a request to create speech modulation and presenting a piece of textual content operable for use in creating the speech modulation based on the textual input. The method further includes receiving a first voice sample and determining a voice fingerprint based on said first voice sample. The voice fingerprint is operable for modulating speech during content rendering (e.g., audio output) such that a synthetic narration is performed based on the textual input. The voice fingerprint may then be stored and used for modulating the output.

Claims

1. A media device implemented method for capturing voice information comprising:

receiving a request to create speech modulation;

presenting a piece of content operable for use in creating said speech modulation;

receiving a first voice sample;

determining a voice fingerprint based on said first voice sample; and

storing said voice fingerprint, wherein said voice fingerprint is operable for modulating speech during content rendering wherein a piece of content is rendered in accordance with said voice fingerprint.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a selection of a voice modulation corresponding to said voice fingerprint from a plurality of voice fingerprints.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

accessing a portion of said piece of content;

accessing said voice fingerprint; and

rendering said portion based on a modulation of said content based on said voice fingerprint.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein said rendering of said portion comprises contemporaneously highlighting a word of said portion of content.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a request comprising a selection of said piece of content; and

presenting a on-screen menu comprising a list of a plurality of functions related to said piece of content.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a request to modify a voice fingerprint for a specific word;

receiving a second voice sample corresponding to said specific word; and

modifying said voice fingerprint based on said second sample.

7. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

displaying a content rendering control button operable for user control of content rendering.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said determining said voice fingerprint is based on a transform of said first voice sample.

9. A system for content presentation comprising:

a voice fingerprint determination module operable for determining a voice fingerprint based on a voice sample;

a sample presentation module operable for presenting a sample of a portion of content operable for use in creating said voice fingerprint;

a content access module operable to access content and select a portion of said content for audio rendering;

a modulation module operable to audibly render said portion of content based on modulation based on said voice fingerprint.

10. A system as described in claim 9 further comprising:

a content presentation module operable to display said portion of content and operable to highlight content based on a contemporaneous rendering of said content by said modulation module.

11. A system as described in claim 10 wherein said content presentation module is further operable to display a control button for user control of content rendering.

12. A system as described in claim 9 further comprising:

a function presentation module operable to display a list of functions associated with said portion of content.

13. A system as described in claim 9 wherein said voice fingerprint determination module is operable to determine said voice fingerprint based on a transform of said voice sample.

14. A system as described in claim 9 wherein said voice fingerprint determination module is further operable to allow said voice fingerprint to reflect an accent of said voice sample.

15. A computer readable media comprising instructions that when executed by an electronic system implement a method for generating voice information, said method comprising:

receiving a request to create speech modulation;

presenting content operable for use in creating said speech modulation;

receiving a first voice sample;

determining a voice fingerprint based on said first voice sample; and

storing said voice fingerprint, wherein said voice fingerprint is operable for modulating speech during content rendering.

16. The computer readable media of claim 15 wherein said method further comprises:

receiving a selection of a voice modulation corresponding to said voice fingerprint from a plurality of voice fingerprints.

17. The computer readable media of claim 15 wherein said method further comprises

accessing a portion of said content;

accessing said voice fingerprint; and

rendering said portion of content based on a modulation of said portion of content based on said voice fingerprint.

18. The computer readable media of claim 17 said rendering said portion of content comprises highlighting a word of said portion of content.

19. The computer readable media of claim 15 wherein said method further comprises:

receiving a request to modify a voice fingerprint for a specific word;

receiving a second voice sample corresponding to said specific word; and

modifying said voice fingerprint based on said second sample.

20. The computer readable media of claim 17 wherein said method further comprises:

receiving a request comprising a selection of said portion of said content; and

presenting an on-screen menu comprising a list of a plurality of functions related to said selection of said portion of said content.