System and method for text-to-speech processing in a portable device
AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorHorst Juergen Schrocter
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Abstract
A system and method for providing high-quality text-to-speech (TTS) output in a low-complexity device is disclosed. TTS output is generated by a TTS system that resides on a high-complexity device. The TTS output is transmitted from the high-complexity device to the low-complexity device for subsequent retrieval and playback.
Claims24
A method for synthesizing speech on a portable device, comprising:
- (1) receiving presynthesized slot information as part of a synchronization process with a computing device, wherein said slot information represents a value of a defined data type in a user record on said computing device, said slot information being designed for inclusion at a predefined position within a carrier phrase;
- (2) storing said presynthesized slot information in a memory;
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- (3) reproducing said carrier phrase and said presynthesized slot information as audible output for a user.
A computing device for synthesizing speech on a portable device, the computing device comprising:
- (1) a module configured to receive presynthesized slot information as part of a synchronization process with a computing device, wherein said slot information represents a value of a defined data type in a user record on said computing device, said slot information being designed for inclusion at a predefined position within a carrier phrase;
- (2) a module configured to store the presynthesized slot information in a memory;
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- (3) a module configured to reproduce the carrier phrase and die presynthesized slot information as audible output for a user.
A computer-readable medium storing instructions for controlling a portable computing device to synthesize speech, the instructions comprising:
- (1) receiving presynthesized slot information as part of a synchronization process with a computing device, wherein said slot information represents a value of a defined data type in a user record on said computing device, said slot information being designed for inclusion at a predefined position within a carrier phrase;
- (2) storing said presynthesized slot information in a memory;
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- (3) reproducing said carrier phrase and said presynthesized slot information as audible output for a user.
A system for synthesizing speech on a portable device, the system comprising:
- (1) means for receiving presynthesized slot information as part of a synchronization process with a computing device, wherein the slot information represents a value of a defined data type in a user record on the computing device, the slot information being designed for inclusion at a predefined position within a carrier phrase;
- (2) means for storing the presynthesized slot information in a memory;
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- (3) means for reproducing the carrier phrase and the presynthesized slot information as audible output for a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.