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Speech synthesis client/server system employing client determined destination control
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1997-04-30
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Granted: 1999-08-17
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Expires: 2017-04-30
Abstract
Abstract The data control unit in the voice synthesizing server of the present invention receives from a client data to be processed to synthesize voice, and determines the type of the received data. If the received data are text data, they are outputted to the pronunciation symbol generating unit to generate pronunciation symbols. If the received data are pronunciation symbols, they are outputted to the acoustic parameter generating unit to generate acoustic parameters. If the received data are acoustic parameters, they are outputted to the waveform generating unit to generate voice waveforms, and the generated voice waveforms are sent from the data sending unit to the client. The client receives the voice waveforms from the voice generating server, and outputs the received voice waveforms as voice from the voice output unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Tatsuro Matsumoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 22:37
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10L; G10L13/00; G10L13/02; G10L13/04; G10L13/047; H; H04; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/487; H04M2201/00; H04M2201/60; H04M7/00; H04M7/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A speech synthesis system comprising: a client including a D/A converting function for issuing a request for synthesized voice; a client having no D/A converting function for issuing a request for synthesized voice, comprising: data input means for inputting data to be processed to synthesize voice, destination specifying means for specifying another client having a D/A converting function as the destination of voice waveforms, and data sending means for sending the address of the client specified by said destination specifying means and the data to be processed to synthesize voice; and at least one voice synthesizing server, coupled to the client including a D/A converting function and to the client having no D/A converting function, generating voice waveforms according to data received from said client having no D/A converting function and sending the generated voice waveforms to the destination specified by said client.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
A speech synthesis system comprising: a client including a D/A converting function for issuing a request for synthesized voice; a client having no D/A converting function for issuing a request for synthesized voice, comprising: data input means for inputting data to be processed to synthesize voice, destination specifying means for specifying another client having a D/A converting function as the destination of voice waveforms, and data sending means for sending the address of the client specified by said destination specifying means and the data to be processed to synthesize voice; and at least one voice synthesizing server, coupled to the client including a D/A converting function and to the client having no D/A converting function, generating voice waveforms according to data received from said client having no D/A converting function and sending the generated voice waveforms to the destination specified by said client.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
120 words
A speech synthesis system comprising: a telephone unit; a client having no D/A converting function issuing a request for synthesized voice, comprising: data input means for inputting data to be processed to synthesize voice, destination specifying means for specifying the telephone unit as the destination of waveforms, and data sending means for sending telephone number data of said telephone unit specified by said destination specifying means and the data to be processed to synthesize voice; and at least one voice synthesizing server, coupled to the client and to the telephone unit, synthesizing voice waveforms according to data received from said client having no D/A converting function and sending the generated voice waveforms to said telephone unit specified by said client.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
120 words
A speech synthesis system comprising: a telephone unit; a client having no D/A converting function issuing a request for synthesized voice, comprising: data input means for inputting data to be processed to synthesize voice, destination specifying means for specifying the telephone unit as the destination of waveforms, and data sending means for sending telephone number data of said telephone unit specified by said destination specifying means and the data to be processed to synthesize voice; and at least one voice synthesizing server, coupled to the client and to the telephone unit, synthesizing voice waveforms according to data received from said client having no D/A converting function and sending the generated voice waveforms to said telephone unit specified by said client.
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