EP0984427A3 - Method for acoustically outputting text and speech output system - Google Patents

Method for acoustically outputting text and speech output system Download PDF

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EP0984427A3
EP0984427A3 EP99710007A EP99710007A EP0984427A3 EP 0984427 A3 EP0984427 A3 EP 0984427A3 EP 99710007 A EP99710007 A EP 99710007A EP 99710007 A EP99710007 A EP 99710007A EP 0984427 A3 EP0984427 A3 EP 0984427A3
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    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L13/00—Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
    • G10L13/08—Text analysis or generation of parameters for speech synthesis out of text, e.g. grapheme to phoneme translation, prosody generation or stress or intonation determination

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Bei einem Verfahren zum akustischen Ausgeben von Text und einem Sprachausgabesystem wird ein Text von einem Mikroprozessor (1; 7) auf für eine Sprache charakteristische Wörter- oder Abkürzungen untersucht, um die Sprache des Textes zu identifizieren. Der Text wird anschließend mit einem Algorithmus, der speziell für die identifizierte Sprache geschaffen ist, in Wortsilben umgerechnet und über einen Lautsprecher wiedergegeben.

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In a method for the acoustic output of text and a speech output system, a text is examined by a microprocessor (1; 7) for words or abbreviations characteristic of a language in order to identify the language of the text. The text is then converted into word syllables using an algorithm specially created for the identified language and reproduced via a loudspeaker.
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