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Title:
DOCUMENT READ-ALOUD DEVICE, READ-ALOUD CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1999/060474
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
In reading a document aloud, the necessity of designating attributes for reading aloud in the document in advance is eliminated. A device for analyzing the contents of attributes and reading aloud a text part in a document by using voice synthesizer means, taking notice of utilization of a document having attributes, wherein the attributes are determined regardless of read-aloud conditions. The read-aloud condition for the entire document is set by basic read-aloud condition setting means (3), and the read-aloud condition for each attribute is set by individual read-aloud condition setting means (5). In reading the document aloud, in principle, a text part is read aloud with reference to the basic read-aloud condition set by the basic read-aloud condition setting means, and a text part having the individual read-aloud condition is selectively read by selective reading means (15) with reference to the individual read-aloud condition in preference to the basic read-aloud condition.

Inventors:
BABA HITOMI (JP)
FUKUSHIMA TAKAHIRO (JP)
NAKAO MAKIKO (JP)
KANDA MOMOKO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1999/001760
Publication Date:
November 25, 1999
Filing Date:
April 02, 1999
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Assignee:
FUJITSU LTD (JP)
BABA HITOMI (JP)
FUKUSHIMA TAKAHIRO (JP)
NAKAO MAKIKO (JP)
KANDA MOMOKO (JP)
International Classes:
G06F3/16; G06F17/21; G10L13/02; G10L13/06; G10L13/08; G10L13/10; (IPC1-7): G06F3/16; G10L5/02
Foreign References:
JPH06337876A1994-12-06
JPH02289071A1990-11-29
JPH01204100A1989-08-16
Other References:
See also references of EP 1077403A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Toyama, Tsutomu (Higashi Nihonbashi 3-chome Chuo-ku Tokyo, JP)
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