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US 7,610,201 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for synthesizing speech
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasayuki Yamada
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Abstract
A method for synthesizing speech includes an obtaining step of obtaining a speech message, and a resuming step of resuming speech output of the speech message according to resumption data representing a resumption mode of the speech message when the speech output of the speech message is suspended in the middle of synthesizing and outputting the speech based on the speech message.
Claims13
A method for synthesizing speech by a speech synthesizing apparatus, the method comprising:
- using a processor to perform the following:
- an obtaining step of obtaining a speech message, wherein resumption data is stored in association with the speech message;
- an outputting step of outputting synthesized speech corresponding to the speech message via the speech synthesizing apparatus;
- a suspending step of suspending the outputting of the synthesized speech corresponding to the speech message;
- a selecting step of selecting, based on the resumption data stored in association with the speech message whose outputting is suspended in the suspending step, a resumption manner from among a plurality of resumption manners, the plurality of resumption manners including at least 1) a manner in which the outputting of the synthesized speech is resumed from the beginning, 2) a manner in which a part of the synthesized speech which has not yet been output is output, and 3) a manner in which the outputting of the synthesized speech is not resumed;
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- a resuming step of resuming the outputting of the suspended synthesized speech via the speech synthesizing apparatus according to the selected manner.
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An apparatus for synthesizing speech comprising:
- an obtaining unit configured to obtain a speech message, wherein resumption data is stored in association with the speech message;
- an outputting unit configured to output synthesized speech corresponding to the speech message;
- a suspending unit configured to suspend outputting of the synthesized speech corresponding to the speech message;
- a selection unit configured to select, based on the resumption data stored in association with the speech message whose outputting is suspended by the suspending unit, a resumption manner from among a plurality of resumption manners, the plurality of resumption manners including at least 1) a manner in which the outputting of the synthesized speech is resumed from the beginning, 2) a manner in which a part of the synthesized speech which has not yet been output is output, and 3) a manner in which the outputting of the synthesized speech is not resumed;
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- a resuming unit configured to resume outputting of the suspended synthesized speech according to the selected manner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.