Variable voice rate apparatus and variable voice rate method
First Claim
1. A variable voice rate apparatus to control a reproduction rate of voice, comprising:
- a voice data generation unit configured to generate voice data from the voice;
a text data generation unit configured to generate text data indicating a content of the voice data, based on the generated voice data;
a division information generation unit configured to generate division information used for dividing the text data into a plurality of linguistic units each of which is characterized by a linguistic form;
a reproduction information generation unit configured to generate, as reproduction information concerning reproduction control of the voice for each of linguistic units, information indicating a probability with which preset ones of the linguistic units are combined in a preset order; and
a voice reproduction controller which selects, from the linguistic units, combinations of linguistic units each having a probability lower than a preset value, based on the reproduction information and the division information, and controls reproduction of the voice data corresponding to the selected combinations.
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Abstract
A variable voice rate apparatus to control a reproduction rate of voice, includes a voice data generation unit configured to generate voice data from the voice, a text data generation unit configured to generate text data indicating a content of the voice data, a division information generation unit configured to generate division information used for dividing the text data into a plurality of linguistic units each of which is characterized by a linguistic form, a reproduction information generation unit configured to generate reproduction information set for each of the linguistic units, and a voice reproduction controller which controls reproduction of each of the linguistic units, based on the reproduction information and the division information.
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1. A variable voice rate apparatus to control a reproduction rate of voice, comprising:
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a voice data generation unit configured to generate voice data from the voice; a text data generation unit configured to generate text data indicating a content of the voice data, based on the generated voice data; a division information generation unit configured to generate division information used for dividing the text data into a plurality of linguistic units each of which is characterized by a linguistic form; a reproduction information generation unit configured to generate, as reproduction information concerning reproduction control of the voice for each of linguistic units, information indicating a probability with which preset ones of the linguistic units are combined in a preset order; and a voice reproduction controller which selects, from the linguistic units, combinations of linguistic units each having a probability lower than a preset value, based on the reproduction information and the division information, and controls reproduction of the voice data corresponding to the selected combinations. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A variable voice rate apparatus to control a reproduction rate of voice, comprising:
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a voice data generation unit configured to generate voice data from the voice; a text data generation unit configured to generate text data indicating a content of the voice data, based on the generated voice data; a division information generation unit configured to generate division information used for dividing the text data into a plurality of linguistic units each of which is characterized by a linguistic form; a reproduction information generation unit configured to generate, as reproduction information concerning reproduction control of the voice for each of linguistic units, information indicating a probability with which preset ones of the linguistic units are combined in a preset order; a first storage which stores the reproduction information; and a voice reproduction controller which selects, from the linguistic units, combinations of linguistic units each having a probability lower than a preset value, based on the stored reproduction information and the division information, and controls reproduction of the voice data corresponding to the selected combinations. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A variable voice rate apparatus to control a reproduction rate of voice, comprising:
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a voice data generation unit configured to generate voice data from the voice; a text data generation unit configured to generate text data indicating a content of the voice data, based on the generated voice data; a division information generation unit configured to generate division information used for dividing the text data into a plurality of linguistic units each of which is characterized by a linguistic form; a reproduction information generation unit configured to generate, as reproduction information concerning reproduction control of the voice for each of linguistic units, information indicating a probability with which preset ones of the linguistic units are combined in a preset order; a first storage which stores the reproduction information; a second storage which stores the voice data and the division information; and a voice signal selection unit configured to select, from the linguistic units, combinations of linguistic units each having a probability lower than a preset value, based on the stored reproduction information and the stored division information, and generates a voice signal, based on the voice data corresponding to the selected combinations. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A variable voice rate method of controlling a reproduction rate of voice, comprising:
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generating voice data from the voice; generating text data indicating a content of the voice data, based on the generated voice data; generating division information used for dividing the text data into a plurality of linguistic units each of which is characterized by a linguistic form; generating, as reproduction information concerning reproduction control of the voice for each of linguistic units, information indicating a probability with which preset ones of the linguistic units are combined in a preset order; selecting, from the linguistic units, combinations of linguistic units each having a probability lower than a preset value, based on the reproduction information and the division information; and controlling reproduction of the voice data corresponding to the selected combinations.
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