JPH10274997A - Document reading-aloud device - Google Patents
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【０００１】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】この発明は、パーソナルコン
ピュータ等に記憶された文書を、音声合成装置によって
音声に変換して出力する文書読み上げ装置に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a text-to-speech apparatus for converting a document stored in a personal computer or the like into a voice by a voice synthesizer and outputting the voice.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】パーソナルコンピュータ等に記憶された
文書を、音声合成装置によって音声に変換して出力する
文書読み上げ装置が既に開発されている。2. Description of the Related Art A document reading device for converting a document stored in a personal computer or the like into a voice by a voice synthesizer and outputting the voice has been already developed.
【０００３】このような文書読み上げ装置において、ユ
ーザが必要とする部分のみを読み上げさせる場合には、
パーソナルコンピュータ上に文章を表示させ、ユーザが
必要とする部分を、ユーザが指定していく必要があっ
た。[0003] In such a document reading apparatus, when only a part required by a user is read aloud,
A sentence was displayed on a personal computer, and the user needed to specify a part required by the user.
【０００４】[0004]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】この発明は、ユーザが
必要とする部分をユーザが直接指定しなくても、ユーザ
が必要とする部分を自動的に抽出して読み上げることが
できる文書読み上げ装置を提供することを目的とする。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a text-to-speech apparatus capable of automatically extracting and reading out a part required by a user without directly specifying the part required by the user. The purpose is to provide.
【０００５】[0005]
【課題を解決するための手段】この発明による文書読み
上げ装置は、読み上げ対象となる文書が記憶されている
記憶手段、ユーザが希望する読み上げ箇所を、予め定め
られた読み上げモードのうちからユーザに１つのモード
を選択させることによって指定させるモード選択手段、
モード選択手段によって選択された読み上げモードに応
じて、ユーザが希望する読み上げ箇所を文書から抽出す
る抽出手段、および抽出手段によって抽出された文章
を、音声信号に変換する音声合成手段を備えていること
を特徴とする。According to the present invention, there is provided a text-to-speech apparatus for storing a text to be read out in a storage means for storing a text to be read out by a user in one of predetermined reading modes. Mode selection means for specifying by selecting one of the modes,
Extraction means for extracting, from the document, a desired reading part according to the reading mode selected by the mode selection means, and speech synthesis means for converting the text extracted by the extraction means into a speech signal. It is characterized by
【０００６】読み上げモードに文書の要約に該当する部
分のみを読み上げるための要約文読み上げモードが含ま
れており、モード選択手段によって要約文読み上げモー
ドが選択された場合には、抽出手段は、たとえば、要約
文を検索するための予め定められた見出語が存在する箇
所を文書から検索し、検索された箇所に続く所定段落数
に含まれる文章を抽出する。上記見出語としては、要
約、あらまし等が用いられる。[0006] The reading mode includes a summary reading mode for reading only a portion corresponding to the summary of the document, and when the summary reading mode is selected by the mode selection means, the extraction means includes, for example, The document is searched for a place where a predetermined headword for searching for a summary sentence is present, and a sentence included in a predetermined number of paragraphs following the searched place is extracted. An abstract, a summary, or the like is used as the entry.
【０００７】読み上げモードに文書の要約に該当する部
分のみを読み上げるための要約文読み上げモードが含ま
れており、モード選択手段によって要約文読み上げモー
ドが選択された場合には、抽出手段は、たとえば、文書
の題目を検索し、検索された題目に含まれている単語の
中から所定の単語を要約文検索用キーワードとして選択
し、選択した要約文検索用キーワードを含む文章を文書
から抽出する。The reading mode includes a summary reading mode for reading only a portion corresponding to the summary of the document. When the summary reading mode is selected by the mode selecting means, the extracting means includes, for example, The title of the document is searched, a predetermined word is selected as a keyword for the summary sentence search from the words included in the searched subject, and a sentence including the selected keyword for the summary sentence search is extracted from the document.
【０００８】読み上げモードに文書の要約に該当する部
分のみを読み上げるための要約文読み上げモードが含ま
れており、モード選択手段によって要約文読み上げモー
ドが選択された場合には、抽出手段は、たとえば、ま
ず、要約文を検索するための予め定められた見出語が存
在する箇所を文書から検索するための処理を行う。上記
見出語が存在する箇所が検索された場合には、検索され
た箇所に続く所定段落数に含まれる文章を抽出する。上
記見出語が存在する箇所が検索されなかった場合には、
文書の題目を検索し、検索された題目に含まれている単
語の中から所定の単語を要約文検索用キーワードとして
選択し、選択した要約文検索用キーワードを含む文章を
文書から抽出する。The reading mode includes a summary reading mode for reading only a portion corresponding to the summary of the document. When the summary reading mode is selected by the mode selecting means, the extracting means includes, for example, First, a process for searching a document for a location where a predetermined headword for searching an abstract sentence is performed is performed. When the location where the entry word exists is searched, sentences included in a predetermined number of paragraphs following the searched location are extracted. If the location where the above entry exists is not searched,
The title of the document is searched, a predetermined word is selected as a keyword for the summary sentence search from the words included in the searched subject, and a sentence including the selected keyword for the summary sentence search is extracted from the document.
【０００９】読み上げモードに文書が契約書等である場
合にユーザに対して不利な部分のみを読み上げるための
不利部分読み上げモードが含まれており、モード選択手
段によって不利部分読み上げモードが選択された場合に
は、抽出手段は、たとえば、不利部分を検索するための
予め定められたキーワードを含む文章を抽出する。上記
キーワードとしては、命令文を検索するためのキーワー
ド、否定文を検索するためのキーワード等が用いられ
る。In the case where the document is a contract or the like, the reading mode includes a disadvantageous portion reading mode for reading out only a disadvantageous portion to the user, and when the disadvantageous portion reading mode is selected by the mode selection means. Then, the extracting means extracts, for example, a sentence including a predetermined keyword for searching for a disadvantageous part. As the keyword, a keyword for searching for a command sentence, a keyword for searching for a negative sentence, and the like are used.
【００１０】[0010]
【発明の実施の形態】以下、図面を参照して、この発明
の実施の形態について説明する。Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
【００１１】図１は、文書読み上げ装置の構成を示して
いる。FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a document reading device.
【００１２】文書読み上げ装置は、ＣＰＵ１、そのプロ
グラム等が記憶されるＲＯＭ２、読み上げ対象となる文
書およびその他必要なデータを記憶するＲＡＭ３、操作
部４、文章を音声信号に変換する音声合成装置５、音声
合成装置５によって得られた音声信号を出力するスピー
カ６等を備えている。The text-to-speech apparatus includes a CPU 1, a ROM 2 for storing programs and the like, a RAM 3 for storing a text to be read and other necessary data, an operation unit 4, a voice synthesizing device 5 for converting sentences into voice signals, A speaker 6 and the like for outputting a sound signal obtained by the sound synthesizing device 5 are provided.
【００１３】この例では、ＲＡＭ３には、読み上げ対象
となる１つの文書が記憶されているものとする。また、
文書読み上げモードして、ＲＡＭ３に記憶された文書の
全体を読み上げる第１読み上げモード、ＲＡＭ３に記憶
された文書の要約を知りたい場合に、文書中の要約を理
解するために必要な部分のみを読み上げる第２読み上げ
モード、および読み上げ対象となる文書が旅行条件等の
契約書である場合において、文書中のユーザに不利な部
分のみを読み上げる第３読み上げモードがあるものとす
る。In this example, it is assumed that one document to be read out is stored in the RAM 3. Also,
A first reading mode in which the entire document stored in the RAM 3 is read in the document reading mode, in which a user wants to know the summary of the document stored in the RAM 3, reads only a portion necessary for understanding the summary in the document It is assumed that there is a second reading mode and a third reading mode in which, when the document to be read is a contract such as travel conditions, only a portion of the document that is disadvantageous to the user is read.
【００１４】ＲＯＭ２には、第２読み上げモードが指定
された場合に、文書の要約がまとめて記載されている箇
所を検索するための見出語、および第３読み上げモード
が指定された場合に、ユーザに不利な部分を検索するた
めのキーワードが予め記憶されている。In the ROM 2, when the second reading mode is specified, a headword for searching for a place where the summary of the document is described collectively, and when the third reading mode is specified, A keyword for searching for a portion disadvantageous to the user is stored in advance.
【００１５】文書の要約がまとめて記載されている箇所
を検索するための見出語としては、「要約」、「あらま
し」等がある。ユーザに不利な部分を検索するためのキ
ーワードとしては、命令文を検索するためのキーワード
と、否定文を検索するためのキーワードとがある。命令
文を検索するためのキーワードとしては、たとえば、
「していただきます」、「ご了承下さい」等がある。否
定文を検索するためのキーワードとしては、たとえば、
「応じられません」、「払い戻しをいたしません」等が
ある。なお、ユーザに不利な部分を検索するためのキー
ワードの他の例としては、「責任」、「免責」、「注
意」等が挙げられる。[0015] Examples of entry words for retrieving places where the summaries of documents are described collectively include "summary" and "summary". Keywords for searching for a part disadvantageous to the user include a keyword for searching for a command sentence and a keyword for searching for a negative sentence. Examples of keywords for searching for imperative sentences are:
There are "I will do it" and "Please understand". Examples of keywords for searching for negative sentences are, for example,
There are "I can't respond" and "I will not refund". Note that other examples of the keyword for searching for a part disadvantageous to the user include “responsibility”, “disclaimer”, and “caution”.
【００１６】図２は、ＣＰＵ１による処理手順を示して
いる。FIG. 2 shows a processing procedure by the CPU 1.
【００１７】操作部４によって読み上げモードが指定さ
れと（ステップ１）、指定された読み上げモードに応じ
た処理を行なう。When a reading mode is designated by the operation unit 4 (step 1), processing according to the designated reading mode is performed.
【００１８】第１読み上げモードが指定された場合に
は、ステップ２に移行し、ＲＡＭ３に記憶されている文
書に含まれている全ての文章を順次読み出して、音声合
成装置５に渡す。音声合成装置５は、ＣＰＵ１から送ら
れてきた文章を順次音声信号に変換してスピーカ６に送
る。したがって、スピーカ６からは、文書に含まれる全
ての文章が音声に変換されて出力される。If the first reading mode has been designated, the process proceeds to step 2, where all the sentences contained in the document stored in the RAM 3 are sequentially read and passed to the speech synthesizer 5. The voice synthesizer 5 sequentially converts the text sent from the CPU 1 into a voice signal and sends the voice signal to the speaker 6. Therefore, all the sentences included in the document are converted into voice and output from the speaker 6.
【００１９】第２読み上げモードが指定された場合に
は、ステップ３に移行し、まず、文書中において、文書
の要約がまとめて記載されている箇所を検索するための
予め定められた見出語が存在している箇所を検索する。When the second reading mode is designated, the process proceeds to step 3, where a predetermined entry word for retrieving a place where the summary of the document is collectively described in the document. Search for the location where exists.
【００２０】上記見出語が存在している箇所が検索され
た場合には（ステップ４でＹＥＳ）、検索された見出語
に続く所定数（例えば１個）の段落に含まれる文章をＲ
ＡＭ３から読み出して、音声合成装置５に渡す（ステッ
プ５）。音声合成装置５は、ＣＰＵ１から送られてきた
文書を順次音声信号に変換してスピーカ６に送る。した
がって、スピーカ６からは、文書に含まれる要約文が音
声に変換されて出力される。If the location where the entry is present is searched for (YES in step 4), the sentences included in a predetermined number (for example, one) of paragraphs following the searched entry are replaced with R.
The data is read from the AM 3 and passed to the speech synthesizer 5 (step 5). The speech synthesizer 5 sequentially converts the document sent from the CPU 1 into a speech signal and sends the signal to the speaker 6. Therefore, the summary sentence included in the document is converted into voice and output from the speaker 6.
【００２１】上記見出語が存在している箇所が検索され
なかった場合には（ステップ４でＮＯ）は、文書から文
書の題目を検索し、題目に含まれている単語の中から所
定の単語を要約文検索用キーワードとして選択する（ス
テップ６）。文書の題目は、通常は、文書の先頭部分を
検索することにより、抽出される。電子メールのように
題目を記載する位置が予め定められている文書である場
合には、予め定められている題目の記載位置を検索する
ことによ題目が抽出される。If the location where the entry word exists is not searched (NO in step 4), the title of the document is searched from the document, and a predetermined title is selected from the words included in the title. A word is selected as a keyword for a summary sentence search (step 6). The title of a document is usually extracted by searching for the head of the document. If the position where the subject is described is a predetermined document such as an e-mail, the subject is extracted by searching for the predetermined description position of the subject.
【００２２】次に、選択された要約文検索用キーワード
を含む文章を、文書から抽出して、音声合成装置５に渡
す（ステップ７）。音声合成装置５は、ＣＰＵ１から送
られてきた文章を順次音声信号に変換してスピーカ６に
送る。したがって、スピーカ６からは、文書中の要約文
検索用キーワードを含む文章のみが音声に変換されて出
力される。Next, a sentence including the selected summary sentence search keyword is extracted from the document and passed to the speech synthesizer 5 (step 7). The voice synthesizer 5 sequentially converts the text sent from the CPU 1 into a voice signal and sends the voice signal to the speaker 6. Therefore, from the speaker 6, only the sentence including the abstract sentence search keyword in the document is converted into sound and output.
【００２３】第３読み上げモードが指定された場合に
は、ステップ８に移行し、ユーザに不利な部分を検索す
るためのキーワードを含む文章を、文書から抽出して、
音声合成装置５に渡す。音声合成装置５は、ＣＰＵ１か
ら送られてきた文章を順次音声信号に変換してスピーカ
６に送る。したがって、スピーカ６からは、文書中のユ
ーザに不利な部分を検索するためのキーワードを含む文
章のみが音声に変換されて出力される。If the third reading mode is designated, the process proceeds to step 8, where a sentence including a keyword for searching for a portion disadvantageous to the user is extracted from the document.
It passes to the speech synthesizer 5. The voice synthesizer 5 sequentially converts the text sent from the CPU 1 into a voice signal and sends the voice signal to the speaker 6. Therefore, from the speaker 6, only a sentence including a keyword for searching for a portion of the document that is disadvantageous to the user is converted into voice and output.
【００２４】なお、第３読み上げモードが指定された場
合に、次のような処理を行なうようにしてもよい。つま
り、命令文を検索するためのキーワードを含む文章と、
否定文を検索するためのキーワードを含む文章とを、識
別して音声合成装置５に渡す。音声合成装置５は、命令
文を検索するためのキーワードを含む文章に対する音声
信号と、否定文を検索するためのキーワードを含む文章
に対する音声信号とを、両者の音声が異なるように生成
する。When the third reading mode is designated, the following processing may be performed. In other words, a sentence containing a keyword for searching for an imperative sentence,
A sentence including a keyword for searching for a negative sentence is identified and passed to the speech synthesizer 5. The speech synthesizer 5 generates a speech signal for a sentence including a keyword for searching for a command sentence and a speech signal for a sentence including a keyword for searching for a negative sentence such that the two voices are different.
【００２５】音声を変更する方法には、次のような方法
がある。 （１）性別の異なる話者の音声とする。 （２）異なる話者の音声とする。 （３）音量を変更する。 （４）音程（ピッチ）を変更する。 （５）話速を変更する。There are the following methods for changing the voice. (1) Speech of speakers of different genders. (2) Speak from different speakers. (3) Change the volume. (4) Change the pitch (pitch). (5) Change the speech speed.
【００２６】[0026]
【発明の効果】この発明によれば、ユーザが必要とする
部分をユーザが直接指定しなくても、ユーザが必要とす
る部分を自動的に抽出して読み上げることができるよう
になる。According to the present invention, a portion required by a user can be automatically extracted and read out without a need for the user to directly designate a portion required by the user.
【図１】文書読み上げ装置の構成を示すブロック図であ
る。FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a document reading device.
【図２】ＣＰＵによる処理手順を示すフローチャートで
ある。FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure by a CPU.
１ ＣＰＵ ２ ＲＯＭ ３ ＲＡＭ ４ 操作部 ５ 音声合成装置 ６ スピーカ DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 CPU 2 ROM 3 RAM 4 Operation part 5 Voice synthesizer 6 Speaker
Claims (6)
る記憶手段、 ユーザが希望する読み上げ箇所を、予め定められた読み
上げモードのうちからユーザに１つのモードを選択させ
ることによって指定させるモード選択手段、 モード選択手段によって選択された読み上げモードに応
じて、ユーザが希望する読み上げ箇所を文書から抽出す
る抽出手段、および抽出手段によって抽出された文章
を、音声信号に変換する音声合成手段、 を備えている文書読み上げ装置。1. A storage means for storing a document to be read out, a mode selecting means for designating a desired reading position by allowing the user to select one of predetermined reading modes. Extracting means for extracting, from the document, a reading part desired by the user in accordance with the reading mode selected by the mode selecting means, and voice synthesizing means for converting the text extracted by the extracting means into a voice signal. Document reading device.
する部分のみを読み上げるための要約文読み上げモード
が含まれており、モード選択手段によって要約文読み上
げモードが選択された場合には、抽出手段は、要約文を
検索するための予め定められた見出語が存在する箇所を
文書から検索し、検索された箇所に続く所定段落数に含
まれる文章を抽出するものである請求項１に記載の文書
読み上げ装置。2. The reading mode includes a summary reading mode for reading only a portion corresponding to a summary of a document. When the summary reading mode is selected by the mode selection unit, the extraction unit includes 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: searching a document for a place where a predetermined headword for searching for a summary sentence is present, and extracting a sentence included in a predetermined number of paragraphs following the searched place. Document reading device.
する部分のみを読み上げるための要約文読み上げモード
が含まれており、モード選択手段によって要約文読み上
げモードが選択された場合には、抽出手段は、文書の題
目を検索し、検索された題目に含まれている単語の中か
ら所定の単語を要約文検索用キーワードとして選択し、
選択した要約文検索用キーワードを含む文章を文書から
抽出するものである請求項１に記載の文書読み上げ装
置。3. The reading mode includes a summary reading mode for reading only a portion corresponding to the summary of the document. If the mode selecting unit selects the summary reading mode, the extracting unit outputs the summary reading mode. Searches for the subject of the document, selects a predetermined word from the words included in the searched subject as a keyword for a summary sentence search,
2. The document reading device according to claim 1, wherein a sentence including the selected summary sentence search keyword is extracted from the document.
する部分のみを読み上げるための要約文読み上げモード
が含まれており、モード選択手段によって要約文読み上
げモードが選択された場合には、抽出手段は、まず、要
約文を検索するための予め定められた見出語が存在する
箇所を文書から検索するための処理を行い、上記見出語
が存在する箇所が検索された場合には、検索された箇所
に続く所定段落数に含まれる文章を抽出し、上記見出語
が存在する箇所が検索されなかった場合には、文書の題
目を検索し、検索された題目に含まれている単語の中か
ら所定の単語を要約文検索用キーワードとして選択し、
選択した要約文検索用キーワードを含む文章を文書から
抽出するものである請求項１に記載の文書読み上げ装
置。4. The reading mode includes a summary reading mode for reading only a portion corresponding to a summary of a document. When the summary reading mode is selected by the mode selecting unit, the extracting unit sets the extracting unit. Performs a process for searching a document for a location where a predetermined headword for searching for a summary sentence is present. If the location where the headword is present is searched, the search is performed. A sentence included in a predetermined number of paragraphs following the searched portion is extracted. If the portion where the entry is present is not searched, the title of the document is searched, and the word included in the searched subject is searched. A predetermined word is selected as a keyword for abstract sentence search from
2. The document reading device according to claim 1, wherein a sentence including the selected summary sentence search keyword is extracted from the document.
ある場合にユーザに対して不利な部分のみを読み上げる
ための不利部分読み上げモードが含まれており、モード
選択手段によって不利部分読み上げモードが選択された
場合には、抽出手段は、不利部分を検索するための予め
定められたキーワードを含む文章を抽出するものである
請求項１に記載の文書読み上げ装置。5. The reading mode includes a disadvantageous part reading mode for reading out only a part which is disadvantageous to the user when the document is a contract or the like, and the disadvantageous part reading mode is set by the mode selection means. 2. The document reading device according to claim 1, wherein when selected, the extracting means extracts a sentence including a predetermined keyword for searching for a disadvantageous part.
めのキーワードおよび否定文を検索するためのキーワー
ドである請求項５に記載の文書読み上げ装置。6. The document reading device according to claim 5, wherein the keywords are a keyword for searching for a command sentence and a keyword for searching for a negative sentence.
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