Title:
ユーザが文字列の発音を設定することを可能にするためにコンピュータ上で実行される方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4237915
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A method and user interface which allow users to make decisions about how to pronounce words and parts of words based on audio cues and common words with well known pronunciations. Users input or select words for which they want to set or modify pronunciations. To set the pronunciation of a given letter or letter combination in the word, the user selects the letters and is presented with a list of common words whose pronunciations, or portions thereof, are substantially identical to possible pronunciations of the selected letters. The list of sample, common words is ordered based on frequency of correlation in common usage, the most common being designated as the default sample word, and the user is first presented with a subset of the words in the list which are most likely to be selected. In addition, the present invention allows for storage in the dictionary of several different pronunciations for the same word, to allow for contextual differences and individual preferences.
Inventors:
Catherine Gee. August
Mitchell McNanny
Mitchell McNanny
Application Number:
JP2000130595A
Publication Date:
March 11, 2009
Filing Date:
April 28, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
International Classes:
G06F17/21; G10L13/06; G06F3/16; G06F17/28; G10L13/00; G10L13/04; G10L13/08; G10L15/06; G10L21/06; G10L15/22
Foreign References:
| WO1998045834A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masao Okabe
Nobuaki Kato
Shinichi Usui
Takao Ochi
Asahi Shinmitsu
Nobuaki Kato
Shinichi Usui
Takao Ochi
Asahi Shinmitsu