Title:
DISTRIBUTED SPEECH UNIT INVENTORY FOR TTS SYSTEMS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/108805
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
In a text-to-speech (TTS) system, a database including sample speech units for unit selection may be configured for use by a local device. The local unit database may be created from a more comprehensive unit database. The local unit database may include units which provide sufficient TTS results for frequently input text. Speech synthesis may then be performed by concatenating locally available units with units from a remote device including the comprehensive unit database. Aspects of the speech synthesis may be performed by the remote device and/or the local device.
Inventors:
OSOWSKI LUKASZ M (PL)
KASZCZUK MICHAL T (PL)
KASZCZUK MICHAL T (PL)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2014/000535
Publication Date:
November 06, 2014
Filing Date:
January 13, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
IVONA SOFTWARE SP Z O O (PL)
OSOWSKI LUKASZ M (PL)
KASZCZUK MICHAL T (PL)
OSOWSKI LUKASZ M (PL)
KASZCZUK MICHAL T (PL)
International Classes:
G10L13/047; G10L13/04
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2006128480A1 | 2006-12-07 |
Foreign References:
| US20090299746A1 | 2009-12-03 | |||
| EP1471499A1 | 2004-10-27 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BARZILAY, Ilan (Seaport EastTwo Seaport Lane, Suite 30, Boston MA, US)
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