System and method for repairing a TTS voice database

A computing device for correcting a database associated with the development of a text-to-speech (TTS) voice, the computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• a module configured to control the processor to generate a pronunciation dictionary for use with a TTS voice;
• a module configured to control the processor to generate a TTS voice to a stage wherein it is prepared to be tested before being deployed;
• a module configured to control the processor to receive a single user input to identify all mislabeled phonetic units associated with the TTS voice at the stage wherein it is prepared to be tested before being deployed;
• a module configured to control the processor, for each identified mislabeled phonetic unit, to link to without additional user input an entry within the pronunciation dictionary to correct the entry;
• and
• a module configured to control the processor to delete, without additional user input, from the pronunciation dictionary utterances and all associated data for unacceptable utterances.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for controlling a computing device to correct a database associated with the development of a text-to-speech (TTS) voice, the instructions comprising:

• generating via a processor a pronunciation dictionary for use with a TTS voice;
• generating via a processor a TTS voice to a stage wherein it is prepared to be tested before being deployed;
• receiving a single user input to identify mislabeled all phonetic units associated with the TTS voice at the stage wherein it is prepared to be tested before being deployed;
• for each identified mislabeled phonetic unit, linking without additional user input to an entry within the pronunciation dictionary to correct the entry;
• and
• deleting, without additional user input, from the pronunciation dictionary utterances and all associated data for unacceptable utterances.