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US 7,353,175 B2Granted
Apparatus, method, and program for speech synthesis with capability of providing word meaning immediately upon request by a user
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKazue Kaneko
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Abstract
A word meaning explanation request to a word in document data, which is output as speech, is input from a user instruction input unit. When the word meaning explanation request is input, a text analysis unit analyzes already output document data, which is output as speech immediately before the word meaning explanation request is input. A word meaning search unit searches for a word meaning comment corresponding to a word meaning explanation request objective word obtained based on the analysis result. The word meaning comment is output.
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A speech synthesis apparatus for outputting document data as speech, comprising:
- input means for inputting a word meaning explanation request to a word in the document data which is output as speech;
- analysis means for, when the word meaning explanation request is input, sentence analyzing already output document data, which is output as speech immediately before the word meaning explanation request is input;
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- output means for outputting a word meaning comment corresponding to a word meaning explanation request objective word, which is output as speech immediately before the word meaning explanation request is input, obtained based on an analysis result of said analysis means.
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A speech synthesis method for outputting document data as speech, comprising:
- an input step of inputting a word meaning explanation request to a word in the document data which is output as speech;
- an analysis step of sentence analyzing, when the word meaning explanation request is input, already output document data, which is output as speech immediately before the word meaning explanation request is input;
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- an output step of outputting a word meaning comment coffesponding to a word meaning explanation request objective word, which is output as speech immediately before the word meaning explanation request is input, obtained based on an analysis result of the analysis step.
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A computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for causing a computer to output synthesized speech representing document data as speech, comprising:
- an input step of inputting a word meaning explanation request to a word in the document data which is output as speech;
- an analysis step of sentence analyzing, when the word meaning explanation request is input, already output document data, which is output as speech immediately before the word meaning explanation request is input;
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- an output step of outputting a word meaning comment coffesponding to a word meaning explanation request objective word, which is output as speech immediately before the word meaning explanation request is input, obtained based on an analysis result of the analysis step.
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A speech synthesis apparatus, comprising:
- speech output means for synthesizing document data to output as speech;
- second speech output means for, when a word meaning explanation request to a word in the document data output as speech is input during speech output by said speech output means, reading aloud respective words of a read sentence in the document data separately at an output speed lower than a previous output speed;
- analysis means for, when a word meaning explanation request to a word in the document data output as speech is input during speech output by said second speech output means, sentence analyzing the already output document data, which is output as speech immediately before the word meaning explanation request is input;
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- output means for outputting a word meaning comment coffesponding to a word meaning explanation request objective word, which is output as speech immediately before the word meaning explanation request is input, obtained based on an analysis result of said analysis means.
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A speech synthesis method, comprising:
- a speech output step of synthesizing document data to output as speech;
- a second speech output step of, when a word meaning explanation request to a word in the document data output as speech is input during speech output in said speech output step, reading aloud respective words of a read sentence in the document data separately at an output speech lower than a previous output speed;
- an analysis step of, when a word meaning explanation request to a word in the document data output as speech is input during speech output in said second speech output step, sentence analyzing the already output document data, which is output as speech immediately before the word meaning explanation request is input;
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- an output step of outputting a word meaning comment coffesponding to a word meaning explanation request objective word, which is output as speech immediately before the word meaning explanation request is input, obtained based on an analysis result of said analysis step.
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A computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for causing a computer to output synthesized speech representing document data as speech, comprising:
- a speech output step of synthesizing document data to output as speech;
- a second speech output step of, when a word meaning explanation request to a word in the document data output as speech is input during speech output in said speech output step, reading aloud respective words of a read sentence in the document data separately at an output speed lower than a previous output speed;
- an analysis step of, when a word meaning explanation request to a word in the document data output as speech is input during speech output in said second speech output step, sentence analyzing the already output document data, which is output as speech immediately before the word meaning explanation request is input;
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- an output step of outputting a word meaning comment coffesponding to a word meaning explanation request objective word, which is output as speech immediately before the word meaning explanation request is input, obtained based on an analysis result of said analysis step.
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