METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VOICE SYNTHESIS, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM AND ROBOT APPARATUS

Japanese Patent JP2003271172

A

To synthesize a natural voice close to a human voice having various expressions such as emotional expressions.

In a voice synthesis device 200, a natural metrical data dictionary of a natural metrical data dictionary storing part 213 preregisters various words or sentences and their natural metrical data. As for a part registered in the natural metrical data dictionary, corresponding natural metrical data is selected as a result of language processing of an inputted text, and a metrical data adjusting part 222 adjusts a parameter on the basis of phoneme piece data of a phoneme piece storing part 223. Meanwhile, as to a part unregistered in the natural metrical data dictionary, a voice symbol generating part 214 generates a voice symbol string, and a metrical data generating part 221 subsequently generates metrical data. Then, a waveform generating part 224 connects needed phoneme piece data on the basis of the metrical data and the natural metrical data to generate voice waveform data.

KOBAYASHI KENICHIRO
YAMAZAKI NOBUHIDE
AKAHA MAKOTO

JP2002073384A

September 25, 2003

March 15, 2002

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A63H5/00; A63H11/00; G10L13/00; G10L13/02; G10L13/033; G10L13/04; G10L13/06; G10L13/10; G10L21/003; G10L21/04; (IPC1-7): G10L13/08; A63H5/00; A63H11/00; G10L13/00; G10L13/06; G10L21/04

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