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EP0484069A2
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Voice messaging apparatus
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1991-10-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-10-25
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a simple means of constructing complex voice prompts containing an arbitrary mix of static and dynamic information, paired with language-sensitive rules for vocalising the data. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Jesse Chiehshow Chin
- 👤 Thomas Russell Huff
- 👤 Dario Pessia
- 👤 Monte Hollis Pierce
- 👤 Nathan Alan Whelchel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 07:55
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/533; G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/16; G10; G10L; G10L13/00; G10L13/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
57 words
Apparatus for performing a voice related application, comprising: means for storing segments of static voice information; means for storing segments of dynamic voice information; means for storing rules for vocalising the voice information; and means for dynamically assembling and vocalising the static voice segments and the dynamic voice segments utilising the rules for vocalising the voice information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
44 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rules for vocalising said static and dynamic voice segments include language dependent rules and wherein the dynamic assembly means vocalises said static and dynamic voice segments according to the language defined by said language dependent rules.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, further including means for generating said static and dynamic voice segments.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 3, the generating means further including means for assigning vocalisation rules to said generated static and dynamic voice segments to be employed by the dynamic assembly means during vocalisation of the generated static and dynamic voice segments.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 3 or claim 4, further including means for playing back selected portions of the generated voice segments.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 4 or claim 5, wherein said static and dynamic voice segments are generated in a first language and wherein said vocalising assignment means assigns vocalisation rules to said first language segment to cause the dynamic assembly means to vocalise the segments in a second language.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
Apparatus as claimed in any preceding claim, further including means for defining a voice prompt comprising a plurality of voice segments selected from a library of voice segments, said voice prompt being assembled and vocalised by the dynamic assembly means utilising said vocalisation rules.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 7, further comprising means for copying voice information from a first voice prompt to a second voice prompt.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
50 words
A method of performing a voice related application, comprising: storing segments of static voice information; storing segments of dynamic voice information; storing rules for vocalising the voice information; and dynamically assembling and vocalising the static voice segments and the dynamic voice segments utilising the rules for vocalising the voice information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said rules for vocalising said static and dynamic voice segments include language dependent rules, the method further comprising the step of vocalising said static and dynamic voice segments according to the language defined in said language dependent rules.
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