Title:
波形接続型音声合成装置および方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4056647
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a synthesized voice more natural and easy to listen to. SOLUTION: A target text to be read aloud is converted to an intermediate code and inputted to a rule synthesizing process part 5. An intonation pattern is calculated from the intermediate code. Phonemes matching the pattern are selected from a use adaptation type sound source 14 and connected. Here, the sound source 14 is generated from voice data recorded when a sound source generation text in the same use category with the target text. Thus, the sound source matching the use category is used to generate a synthesized voice which is naturally listed to.
Inventors:
Shigeki Qingdao
Application Number:
JP35826298A
Publication Date:
March 05, 2008
Filing Date:
December 16, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
International Classes:
G10L13/04; G10L13/06; G10L13/08; G10L13/10
Domestic Patent References:
| JP7199982A | ||||
| JP573092A | ||||
| JP5173587A | ||||
| JP962286A | ||||
| JP5313685A | ||||
| JP56168699A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenji Yoshida
Jun Ishida
Jun Ishida