Text reproduction device, text reproduction method and computer program product

A text reproduction method comprising:

• reproducing speech data;
• acquiring text input by a user;
• setting a pause position delimiting the text in response to input data that is input by the user during reproduction of the speech data;
• acquiring a reproduction position of the speech data being reproduced when the pause position is set;
• estimating a more accurate position in the speech data corresponding to the pause position by matching the text around the pause position with the speech data around the reproduction position;
• modifying the reproduction position to the estimated more accurate position in the speech data;
• and
• setting the pause position so that reproduction of the speech data can be started from the modified reproduction position when the pause position is designated by the user.

A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium containing a program executed by a computer, the program causing the computer to execute:

• reproducing speech data;
• acquiring text input by a user;
• setting a pause position delimiting the text in response to input data that is input by the user during reproduction of the speech data;
• acquiring a reproduction position of the speech data being reproduced when the pause position is set;
• estimating a more accurate position in the speech data corresponding to the pause position by matching the text around the pause position with the speech data around the reproduction position;
• modifying the reproduction position to the estimated more accurate position in the speech data;
• and
• setting the pause position so that reproduction of the speech data can be started from the modified reproduction position when the pause position is designated by the user.