CA2185134C - Apparatus for synthesizing speech by varying pitch - Google Patents
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- CA2185134C CA2185134C CA002185134A CA2185134A CA2185134C CA 2185134 C CA2185134 C CA 2185134C CA 002185134 A CA002185134 A CA 002185134A CA 2185134 A CA2185134 A CA 2185134A CA 2185134 C CA2185134 C CA 2185134C
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- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
- G10L13/00—Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
- G10L13/08—Text analysis or generation of parameters for speech synthesis out of text, e.g. grapheme to phoneme translation, prosody generation or stress or intonation determination
- G10L13/10—Prosody rules derived from text; Stress or intonation
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- G10L13/00—Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
- G10L13/02—Methods for producing synthetic speech; Speech synthesisers
- G10L13/04—Details of speech synthesis systems, e.g. synthesiser structure or memory management
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- G10L21/00—Speech or voice signal processing techniques to produce another audible or non-audible signal, e.g. visual or tactile, in order to modify its quality or its intelligibility
- G10L21/02—Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation
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- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
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- Compression, Expansion, Code Conversion, And Decoders (AREA)
- Signal Processing Not Specific To The Method Of Recording And Reproducing (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (4)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP94301953.9 | 1994-03-18 | ||
| EP94301953 | 1994-03-18 | ||
| SG1996003308A SG43076A1 (en) | 1994-03-18 | 1994-03-18 | Speech synthesis |
| PCT/GB1995/000588 WO1995026024A1 (en) | 1994-03-18 | 1995-03-17 | Speech synthesis |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2185134A1 CA2185134A1 (en) | 1995-09-28 |
| CA2185134C true CA2185134C (en) | 2001-04-24 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002185134A Expired - Fee Related CA2185134C (en) | 1994-03-18 | 1995-03-17 | Apparatus for synthesizing speech by varying pitch |
Country Status (10)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| EP (1) | EP0750778B1 (ja) |
| JP (1) | JPH09510554A (ja) |
| CN (1) | CN1144008A (ja) |
| AU (1) | AU692238B2 (ja) |
| CA (1) | CA2185134C (ja) |
| DE (1) | DE69519086T2 (ja) |
| ES (1) | ES2152390T3 (ja) |
| NZ (1) | NZ282012A (ja) |
| SG (1) | SG43076A1 (ja) |
| WO (1) | WO1995026024A1 (ja) |
Families Citing this family (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP3093113B2 (ja) * | 1994-09-21 | 2000-10-03 | 日本アイ・ビー・エム株式会社 | 音声合成方法及びシステム |
| DE69509555T2 (de) * | 1994-11-25 | 1999-09-02 | Fink | Verfahren zur veränderung eines sprachsignales mittels grundfrequenzmanipulation |
| EP1019906B1 (en) * | 1997-01-27 | 2004-06-16 | Entropic Research Laboratory Inc. | A system and methodology for prosody modification |
| CN104205213B (zh) * | 2012-03-23 | 2018-01-05 | 西门子公司 | 语音信号处理方法及装置以及使用其的助听器 |
| JP6446993B2 (ja) * | 2014-10-20 | 2019-01-09 | ヤマハ株式会社 | 音声制御装置およびプログラム |
Family Cites Families (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US5163110A (en) * | 1990-08-13 | 1992-11-10 | First Byte | Pitch control in artificial speech |
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- 1994-03-18 SG SG1996003308A patent/SG43076A1/en unknown
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- 1995-03-17 ES ES95911420T patent/ES2152390T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-03-17 AU AU18995/95A patent/AU692238B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1995-03-17 WO PCT/GB1995/000588 patent/WO1995026024A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1995-03-17 NZ NZ282012A patent/NZ282012A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1995-03-17 EP EP95911420A patent/EP0750778B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-03-17 DE DE69519086T patent/DE69519086T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-03-17 CN CN95192141A patent/CN1144008A/zh active Pending
- 1995-03-17 CA CA002185134A patent/CA2185134C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-03-17 JP JP7524461A patent/JPH09510554A/ja not_active Ceased
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| DE69519086T2 (de) | 2001-05-10 |
| DE69519086D1 (de) | 2000-11-16 |
| EP0750778A1 (en) | 1997-01-02 |
| JPH09510554A (ja) | 1997-10-21 |
| CN1144008A (zh) | 1997-02-26 |
| WO1995026024A1 (en) | 1995-09-28 |
| ES2152390T3 (es) | 2001-02-01 |
| AU1899595A (en) | 1995-10-09 |
| AU692238B2 (en) | 1998-06-04 |
| SG43076A1 (en) | 1997-10-17 |
| EP0750778B1 (en) | 2000-10-11 |
| NZ282012A (en) | 1997-05-26 |
| CA2185134A1 (en) | 1995-09-28 |
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| MKLA | Lapsed |