JP2009271209A - Voice message creation system, program, semiconductor integrated circuit device and method for manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently edit and create a voice data file for generating a voice guide message. <P>SOLUTION: This system comprises: a dictionary data storage section 182; a voice data creating section 120 with additional information, for creating a voice data with additional information in which additional information corresponding to a received text data, based on a dictionary data; an editing processing section 130 for performing editing processing by receiving edit input information by displaying an editing image, based on the voice data with additional information; a list information creation processing section 132 for creating list information based on the editing processing result; a voice data creating section 134 without additional information for creating a voice data without additional information, based on the voice data with additional information; and a memory write information creating section 136, which determines a storage object phrase that is to be stored in a voice data memory based on the list information, and which creates memory write information based on the voice data without additional information corresponding to the determined storage object phrase. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a voice message creation system, a program, a semiconductor integrated circuit device, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device.

2. Description of the Related Art There is known an electronic device that includes a host processor and an audio IC, and an audio playback system that outputs a message by voice in conjunction with the host processor and the audio IC.
JP 2002-023781

  When an electronic device has a voice function for outputting a voice guide message set in advance as a user interface, a voice data file corresponding to the voice guide message to be output is stored in the built-in ROM of the voice playback device, There is an audio reproduction system that reproduces and outputs audio data read from a built-in ROM based on a command.

  In the process of creating the voice guide message, conventionally, it is necessary to handle the voice data file and the voice log file of the additional data corresponding to the voice data file in combination, and the file between the voice data creation tool and the voice editing tool is used. File management such as delivery was very troublesome. In addition, when either file is lost or broken, it is necessary to recreate voice data, which increases the procedure for creating voice guide messages.

  The present invention has been made in view of the technical problems as described above, and its object is to efficiently edit a voice data file for uttering a voice guide message to be output by an electronic device or the like, The present invention relates to a voice message creation system, a program, a semiconductor integrated circuit device, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device.

(1) The present invention
A voice message creation system configured as a sentence including a plurality of phrases,
A dictionary data storage unit for storing dictionary data for generating synthesized speech data corresponding to the text data;
A voice data generation unit with additional information that generates voice data corresponding to the received text data based on the dictionary data and generates voice data with additional information including the generated voice data and additional information related to the voice data. When,
An edit processing unit that displays an edit screen of a voice message based on the voice data with additional information, accepts edit input information, and performs an edit process based on the edit input information;
A list information generation processing unit for generating list information including phrase information relating to phrases constituting each sentence based on the editing processing result;
A voice data creation unit without additional information that creates voice data without additional information from which additional information is deleted based on the voice data with additional information;
A memory write information generation unit that determines a storage target phrase to be stored in the audio data memory based on the list information, and generates memory write information based on the audio data without additional information corresponding to the determined storage target phrase; It is characterized by including.

  A phrase is, for example, a phrase or a part of a sentence. The sentence is, for example, a sentence, and may be a sentence used as a voice guide message for an electronic device or the like.

  The text data may be character (code indicating kana characters, kana characters, kanji or numbers) data. For example, it may be text data composed of ASCII code or JIS code.

  The voice data generation unit with additional information is for generating voice data corresponding to the text data of the phrase by the TTS method, and may be realized using, for example, an existing TTS tool.

  According to the present invention, when audio data is created, additional information (audio log information) is embedded in an audio data file, thereby reducing the number of files transferred between tools (for example, a TTS tool and an audio editing tool), and file management is facilitated. It becomes easy.

  When memory write information is generated based on audio data with additional information, the amount of data stored in the memory increases (the memory size also increases), but the audio data without additional information is deleted from the audio data with additional information. By generating the memory write information based on this, it is possible to prevent the memory size from increasing.

(2) The present invention
A voice message creation system configured as a sentence including a plurality of phrases,
A dictionary data storage unit for storing dictionary data for generating synthesized speech data corresponding to the text data;
A voice data generation unit with additional information that generates voice data corresponding to the received text data based on the dictionary data and generates voice data with additional information including the generated voice data and additional information related to the voice data. It is characterized by including these.

(3) The present invention
A voice message creation system configured as a sentence including a plurality of phrases,
An edit processing unit that displays an edit screen of a voice message based on the audio data and the audio data with additional information including the additional information related to the audio data, receives the edit input information, and performs an edit process based on the edit input information;
A list information generation processing unit for generating list information including phrase information relating to phrases constituting each sentence based on the editing processing result;
A voice data creation unit without additional information that creates voice data without additional information from which additional information is deleted based on the voice data with additional information;
A memory write information generation unit that determines a storage target phrase to be stored in the audio data memory based on the list information, and generates memory write information based on the audio data without additional information corresponding to the determined storage target phrase; It is characterized by including.

(4) The present invention
A voice message creation system configured as a sentence including a plurality of phrases,
A dictionary data storage unit for storing dictionary data for generating synthesized speech data corresponding to the text data;
A voice data generation unit with additional information that generates voice data corresponding to the received text data based on the dictionary data and generates voice data with additional information including the generated voice data and additional information related to the voice data. When,
An edit processing unit that displays an edit screen of a voice message based on the voice data with additional information, accepts edit input information, and performs an edit process based on the edit input information;
A list information generation processing unit that generates list information including phrase information related to phrases constituting each sentence based on an editing process result,
The voice data generating unit with additional information is
Receives text data corresponding to the phrase, generates voice data with additional information corresponding to the phrase,
The edit processing unit
Based on the additional information of the audio data with additional information, a process for displaying the additional information on the editing screen is performed.

(5) This voice message creation system
A voice data creation unit without additional information may be included that creates voice data without additional information from which additional information is deleted based on the voice data with additional information.

(6) This voice message creation system
A memory write information generation unit that determines a storage target phrase to be stored in the audio data memory based on the list information, and generates memory write information based on the audio data without additional information corresponding to the determined storage target phrase; Including
The memory write information generation unit
For a phrase used in a plurality of sentences or a phrase used a plurality of times in one sentence, the storage target phrase may be determined so that audio data of the same phrase is not written redundantly.

  When memory write information is generated based on audio data with additional information, the amount of data stored in the memory increases (the memory size also increases), but the audio data without additional information is deleted from the audio data with additional information. By generating the memory write information based on this, it is possible to prevent the memory size from increasing.

  Further, according to the present invention, since the presence or absence of writing to the memory (ROM) is determined in units of phrases based on the list information, the same audio data is not written redundantly for phrases used in a plurality of sentences. Memory write information (ROM image) can be generated. For this reason, even for a phrase shared by a plurality of sentences and a phrase used a plurality of times in one sentence, only one phrase voice data is stored, so that an increase in memory size can be prevented.

(7) This voice message creation system
The edit processing unit
The list information may be generated based on the additional information of the audio data with additional information.

  For example, additional information (text information corresponding to audio data, data size information of audio data, reproduction time information of audio data, etc.) may be extracted from audio data with additional information to generate list information (for example, phrase information).

(8) This voice message creation system
Based on the list information, an audio playback command generation processing unit that generates an audio playback command for instructing playback of audio data necessary for playback of sentence audio from the audio data memory in an order corresponding to the read-out sentence may be included. Good.

  The voice playback command may specify a phrase that constitutes a sentence and its playback order, and may include phrase specifying information of a phrase that constitutes a sentence and sequence information related to the playback order of the phrase.

(9) This voice message creation system
The additional information may include audio data size information.

(10) This voice message creation system
The additional information may include text information of audio data.

(11) This voice message creation system
The memory write information generation unit
The total size of the memory write information may be calculated and the size information may be output based on the calculation result.

  When the audio data generating unit with additional information generates audio data corresponding to the phrase, the audio data file size information is generated and included in the audio data with additional information as additional information. The unit may calculate a total size of the memory write information based on file size information of the audio data of the storage target phrase.

  The memory size information to be used may be compared with the total size, and the comparison result may be output. When it is determined that the memory size information to be used is smaller than the total size, warning information may be output.

(12) This voice message creation system
The edit processing unit
The sentence text data is received, and based on the phrase text data, sentence split processing is performed to divide the received sentence text data into a plurality of phrases,
The list information generation processing unit
You may generate | occur | produce the sentence information containing the phrase specific information and sequence information of the phrase which comprises the created sentence.

  For example, the sentence text data may include delimiter data indicating phrase delimiters, and the edit processing unit may perform the sentence dividing process based on the delimiter data. The delimiter data may be space data, for example, or text data indicating a predetermined character or symbol.

  For example, there is phrase data for a phrase with a duplicated sentence such as “Turn off power”, “Turn off power”, “Turn off”, “Please”, etc. In some cases, the sentence can be expanded to the intended phrase by clearly indicating the place where you want to turn it off, such as "Please turn off the power".

(13) This voice message creation system
The edit processing unit
Accepts phrase selection input, performs phrase merge processing to create a sentence based on the selected phrase,
The list information generation processing unit
Based on the phrase combination processing result, sentence information including phrase specifying information and sequence information of phrases constituting the sentence may be generated.

(14) This voice message creation system
An audio reproduction output processing unit may be included that determines a phrase that constitutes a sentence based on the sentence information and a reproduction order thereof, and reproduces and outputs the audio data of the phrase according to the reproduction order.

(15) The present invention provides:
A program for operating a computer as a voice message creation system configured as a sentence including a plurality of phrases,
A dictionary data storage unit for storing dictionary data for generating synthesized speech data corresponding to the text data;
A voice data generation unit with additional information that generates voice data corresponding to the received text data based on the dictionary data and generates voice data with additional information including the generated voice data and additional information related to the voice data. When,
An edit processing unit that displays an edit screen of a voice message based on the voice data with additional information, accepts edit input information, and performs an edit process based on the edit input information;
A list information generation processing unit for generating list information including phrase information relating to phrases constituting each sentence based on the editing processing result;
A voice data creation unit without additional information that creates voice data without additional information from which additional information is deleted based on the voice data with additional information;
A memory write information generating unit that determines a storage target phrase to be stored in the audio data memory based on the list information, and generates memory write information based on the audio data without additional information corresponding to the determined storage target phrase; And making the computer function.

(16) The present invention provides:
A program for operating a computer as a voice message creation system configured as a sentence including a plurality of phrases,
A dictionary data storage unit for storing dictionary data for generating synthesized speech data corresponding to the text data;
A voice data generation unit with additional information that generates voice data corresponding to the received text data based on the dictionary data and generates voice data with additional information including the generated voice data and additional information related to the voice data. And making the computer function.

(17) The present invention provides:
A program for operating a computer as a voice message creation system configured as a sentence including a plurality of phrases,
An edit processing unit that displays an edit screen of a voice message based on the voice data and the voice data with additional information including additional information related to the voice data, accepts the edit input information, and performs an edit process based on the edit input information;
A list information generation processing unit for generating list information including phrase information relating to phrases constituting each sentence based on the editing processing result;
A voice data creation unit without additional information that creates voice data without additional information from which additional information is deleted based on the voice data with additional information;
A memory write information generating unit that determines a storage target phrase to be stored in the audio data memory based on the list information, and generates memory write information based on the audio data without additional information corresponding to the determined storage target phrase; And making the computer function.

(18) The present invention provides:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device for speech synthesis, including a non-volatile storage unit,
A procedure for preparing a dictionary data storage unit for storing dictionary data for generating synthesized speech data corresponding to text data;
A voice data generation procedure with additional information that generates voice data corresponding to the received text data based on the dictionary data, and generates voice data with additional information including the generated voice data and additional information related to the voice data. When,
An edit processing procedure for displaying an edit screen of a voice message based on the voice data with additional information, receiving edit input information, and performing an edit process based on the edit input information;
A list information generation processing procedure for generating list information including phrase information relating to phrases constituting each sentence based on the editing processing result;
Based on the voice data with additional information, the voice data creation procedure without additional information for creating voice data without additional information from which the additional information is deleted;
A memory write information generation procedure for determining a storage target phrase to be stored in the nonvolatile storage unit based on the list information, and generating memory write information based on audio data without additional information corresponding to the determined storage target phrase; , Including.

(19) The present invention provides:
A non-volatile storage unit storing memory write information generated by the voice message creation system according to any one of the above,
A voice synthesizer that receives the voice reproduction command, reads out voice data from the nonvolatile storage unit based on the received voice reproduction command, and reproduces and outputs the voice data;
Is a semiconductor integrated circuit device.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below do not unduly limit the contents of the present invention described in the claims. Moreover, not all of the configurations described below are essential constituent requirements of the present invention.

1. Configuration of the Present Embodiment FIG. 1 is an example of a functional block diagram of a voice message creation system according to the present embodiment.
Note that the voice message creation system 100 of the present embodiment does not have to include all of the components (each unit) in FIG. 1, and may have a configuration in which some of them are omitted.

  The operation unit 160 is for inputting a user operation or the like as data, and the function can be realized by hardware such as an operation button, an operation lever, a touch panel, or a microphone.

  The storage unit 170 serves as a work area for the processing unit 110, the communication unit 196, and the like, and its function can be realized by hardware such as a RAM.

  The storage unit 170 may function as an audio data storage unit 172 that stores audio data (audio data with additional information or audio data without additional information) corresponding to a phrase.

  The storage unit 170 may function as a sentence information storage unit 174 that stores sentence information including file information (file name) of audio data of phrases constituting a sentence and sequence information related to the reproduction order of phrases.

  The storage unit 170 may function as a phrase editing information storage unit 176 that holds phrase editing information (number of uses, presence / absence of writing to the ROM) and additional information as phrase information.

  The information storage medium 180 (a computer-readable medium) stores programs, data, and the like, and functions as an optical disk (CD, DVD, etc.), a magneto-optical disk (MO), a magnetic disk, a hard disk, and a magnetic disk. It can be realized by hardware such as a tape or a memory (ROM).

  The information storage medium 180 stores programs and auxiliary data that cause the computer to function as each unit of the present embodiment, and also functions as a dictionary data storage unit 182.

  The processing unit 100 performs various processes of the present embodiment based on a program (data) stored in the information storage medium 180, data read from the information storage medium 180, and the like. That is, the information storage medium 180 stores a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of the present embodiment (a program for causing a computer to execute processing of each unit).

  The display unit 190 outputs an image generated according to the present embodiment, and functions thereof are a CRT display, an LCD (liquid crystal display), an OELD (organic EL display), a PDP (plasma display panel), and a touch panel display. It can be realized by hardware such as. The editing screen and dialog screen of this tool are displayed on the display.

  The sound output unit 192 outputs the synthesized speech generated by the present embodiment, and the function can be realized by hardware such as a speaker or headphones.

  The communication unit 196 performs various controls for communicating with the outside (for example, a host device or another terminal), and functions thereof include hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs, It can be realized by a program.

  Note that a program (data) for causing a computer to function as each unit of the present embodiment is transferred from the information storage medium included in the host device (server device) to the information storage medium 180 (or storage unit 170) via the network and communication unit 196. You may make it deliver. Use of the information storage medium of such a host device (server device or the like) can also be included in the scope of the present invention.

  The non-volatile storage unit 150 is configured by a storage medium that functions as a non-volatile memory, and may be a ROM used as a built-in ROM of a speech synthesis IC incorporated in an electronic device, for example. The memory write information 152 may be written in the nonvolatile storage unit 150. In addition, the audio reproduction command 154 may be written in the nonvolatile storage unit 150.

  The processing unit 110 (processor) performs various processes using the storage unit 170 as a work area based on operation data, a program, and the like from the operation unit 160. The functions of the processing unit 110 can be realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), and programs.

  The processing unit 110 includes a voice data generation unit 120 with additional information, an editing processing unit 130, a list information generation processing unit 132, a voice data generation unit 134 without additional information, a memory write information generation unit 136, a voice reproduction command generation unit 138, a voice A reproduction output processing unit 140 may be included.

  The voice data generating unit with additional information 120 generates voice data corresponding to the received text data based on the dictionary data, and the voice data with additional information including the generated voice data and additional information related to the voice data. The editing processing unit 130 displays a voice message editing screen based on the voice data with additional information, accepts editing input information, performs editing processing based on the editing input information, and performs a list information generation processing unit 132. Generates list information including phrase information related to phrases constituting each sentence based on the editing processing result. The voice data generating unit with additional information 120 receives the text data corresponding to the phrase, generates voice data with additional information corresponding to the phrase, and the editing processing unit 130 edits the editing screen based on the additional information of the voice data with additional information. The additional information is displayed on the screen.

  The voice data creation unit without additional information 134 creates voice data without additional information from which the additional information is deleted based on the voice data with additional information.

  The memory write information generation unit 136 determines a storage target phrase to be stored in the audio data memory based on the list information, and generates memory write information based on the audio data without additional information corresponding to the determined storage target phrase. To do. The memory write information generation unit 136 determines a storage target phrase so that the voice data of the same phrase is not written redundantly for a phrase used in a plurality of sentences or a phrase used a plurality of times in one sentence. May be.

  The edit processing unit 130 may generate list information based on the additional information of the audio data with additional information.

  Based on the list information, the voice playback command generation processing unit 138 generates a voice playback command for instructing to play back voice data necessary for playing back the sentence voice from the voice data memory in the order corresponding to the read-out sentence. .

  The memory write information generation unit 136 may calculate the total size of the memory write information and output size information based on the calculation result.

  The edit processing unit 130 receives the sentence text data, performs sentence division processing to divide the received sentence text data into a plurality of phrases based on the phrase text data, and the list information generation processing unit 132 is created. Sentence information including phrase specifying information and sequence information of phrases constituting the sentence may be generated.

  The edit processing unit 130 accepts a phrase selection input, performs a phrase combining process for creating a sentence based on the selected phrase, and the list information generation processing unit 132 selects a phrase constituting the sentence based on the phrase combining process result. Sentence information including phrase specifying information and sequence information may be generated.

  The audio reproduction output processing unit 140 determines phrases constituting the sentence and their reproduction order based on the sentence information, and reproduces and outputs the audio data of the phrase according to the reproduction order.

  FIG. 2A is a diagram for explaining a generation process of memory write information (ROM image), and FIG. 2B is a diagram for explaining a usage form of the memory write information (ROM image). FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing the file structures of audio data with additional information and audio data without additional information, respectively.

  Reference numeral 100 denotes a voice message creation tool (program or system) according to the present embodiment. Reference numeral 10 denotes an IC which is incorporated in an electronic device or the like and has a voice function for outputting a message preset as a user interface. The voice synthesis IC 10 plays back and outputs voice corresponding to the sentence based on the ROM image 152 and the voice playback command 154 stored in the built-in ROM 20.

  Using the voice message creation tool 100, a ROM image (a set of phrases voice data) stored in the built-in ROM of the voice synthesis IC 10 and voice playback commands can be generated.

  The voice message creation tool 100 can be operated as a voice message creation system by installing a program for operating the TTS tool 102 and the voice editing tool 104 in a personal computer (PC), for example.

  The TTS tool 102 generates a dictionary data storage unit for storing dictionary data for generating synthesized voice data corresponding to the text data, and generates voice data corresponding to the received text data based on the dictionary data. And a voice data generation unit with additional information that generates voice data with additional information including additional information related to the voice data.

  The voice editing tool 104 displays a voice message editing screen based on the voice data and the voice data with additional information including the additional information related to the voice data, receives the editing input information, and performs the editing process based on the editing input information. The additional information is deleted based on the editing processing unit to be performed, the list information generation processing unit that generates the list information including the phrase information relating to the phrase that constitutes each sentence based on the editing processing result, and the audio data with the additional information. Based on the list information, a voice data creation unit that creates voice data without additional information, and determines a storage target phrase to be stored in the voice data memory, and there is no additional information corresponding to the determined storage target phrase Including a memory write information generation unit for generating memory write information based on audio data It may form.

  Here, a case has been described in which the voice message creation tool 100 is configured with the TTS tool 102 and the voice editing tool 104 as separate programs. However, the voice message creation tool 100 has the functions of the TTS tool 102 and the voice editing tool 104. These functions may be configured as a tool that realizes both functions in one program.

  The TTS tool 102 is a tool for causing a computer to function as a voice data generation unit with additional information. The text information 40 of a phrase to be created and a TTS voice synthesis dictionary 50 (dictionary data stored in the dictionary data storage unit 182) ) To generate audio data 60 with additional information corresponding to the phrase.

  The audio data with additional information 60 includes audio data 62 corresponding to a phrase and an additional information header 70. That is, the speech data 62 corresponding to the phrase is speech data generated in units of phrases by the TTS method based on the TTS speech synthesis dictionary 50 (dictionary data stored in the dictionary data storage unit 182) by the TTS tool. This audio data is sound data that can be reproduced by an existing audio reproduction system, and may be compressed sound data. The generated audio data may be compressed in units of phrases and held as an audio file in units of phrases. For example, an audio data file in ADPCM format or AAC-LC format may be used.

  The header information 70 includes a 2-byte area in which a header ID 72 for identifying additional information is stored.

  The header information 70 includes a 2-byte area in which an additional information header size 74 (not including the audio data 62) is stored. In the present embodiment, since the text 76 has a variable length, the storage start position of the audio data can be grasped from the size 74 of the additional information header.

  The header information 70 includes a variable length area in which text (phrase text information 40) 76 input to the TTS tool 30 is stored. The text information 40 of the phrase input corresponding to the generated voice data 62 is stored in the text 76 area.

  The header information 70 includes a 4-byte area in which the data size (excluding the header) 78 of the audio data 62 corresponding to the phrase is stored. The information of the data size 78 may be information generated as log information when the TTS tool creates audio data. The data size (not including the header) 78 of the audio data 62 corresponding to the phrase is used by the audio editing tool 104 for size check at the time of ROM creation.

  The additional information is not limited to the information described above, and may include, for example, a TTS parameter (sound generation / speed / pitch / volume), reproduction time, data format information, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, the audio data 62 corresponding to the phrase and the additional information header 70 constitute a single file and can be accessed integrally in units of files. Therefore, the audio data file and the additional data file corresponding to the audio data file can be accessed. File management is easier than managing separate audio log files for data.

  The TTS tool 30 is a TTS (text-to-speech) speech synthesis system that synthesizes speech based on text data (here, text data 40 corresponding to phrase text information) based on the TTS speech synthesis dictionary 50. . The TTS system has a parametric method that models the speech process of the human body and synthesizes sound, and has phoneme data consisting of voice data of a real person. If necessary, combine them and transform part of the connection part. There are many methods, such as the concati-native method for synthesizing and synthesizing the speech, and the corpus-based method for forming synthesized speech from real voice data by assembling speech from language-based analysis into speech. Is possible. For example, in the case of a concati native method or a corpus-based method, a phoneme dictionary may be provided, and the speech synthesis unit may generate speech data of synthesized speech corresponding to reading notation based on the phoneme dictionary.

  The TTS speech synthesis dictionary 50 includes, for example, a vocabulary dictionary and a phoneme dictionary. The vocabulary dictionary is a data dictionary in which reading notation corresponding to text notation is stored, and the phoneme dictionary is a dictionary that covers many cases effective for improving voice quality. The vocabulary dictionary is a dictionary for performing front-end processing in text-to-speech processing, and may be a dictionary that stores a symbolic linguistic representation corresponding to text notation (for example, reading data corresponding to text notation). . In front-end processing, the numbers and abbreviations in the text are converted into expressions for reading (called text normalization, preprocessing, tokenization, etc.), and each word is converted into a phonetic symbol, Processing to divide into prosodic units such as idioms, clauses, sentences, etc. (processing to assign phonetic symbols to words is text-to-phoneme (TTP) conversion or grapheme-to-phoneme (GTP) conversion) The symbolic language expression may be created and output by combining phonetic symbols and prosodic information. In the text normalization step, conversion processing may be performed so that synonyms, numbers, abbreviations, etc. included in the text can be uttered.

  The phoneme dictionary is a dictionary that stores waveform information of an actual sound (phoneme) corresponding to a symbolic language expression that is output from the front end. The main technologies for generating speech waveforms at the back end include concatenative synthesis and formant synthesis. Linked synthesis is basically a method of combining recorded audio fragments.

  The TTS tool 30 performs front-end processing and back-end processing based on vocabulary information and sound information stored in the TTS speech synthesis dictionary 50, and speech data corresponding to the input phrase text information 40 (FIG. 3). The audio data 60 with additional information including (A) 62) may be generated.

  The created audio data 60 with additional information is used in the audio editing tool 104.

  The user can edit a voice guide message (sentence) to be uttered by the voice synthesis IC 10 using the voice editing creation tool 104. The voice editing creation tool 104 edits a sentence (voice guide message) based on the voice data with additional information and the edit input information 162, and based on the editing result, the voice editing message 104 generates a phrase necessary for voice synthesis of the voice guide message. A ROM image 152 that is a set of audio data files and an audio reproduction command 154 for reading out the audio data files of the ROM image and reproducing the audio guide message (sentence) are created.

  In this embodiment, when the ROM image 152 is created, voice data without additional information is used as voice data corresponding to a phrase. Since the TTS tool 102 creates voice data with additional information (to be input to the voice editing tool 104), if a ROM image is created using the correct information as it is, the amount of data stored in the ROM increases. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the voice editing tool creates voice data without additional information (see FIG. 3B) in which the additional information is deleted from the voice data with additional information. By using this to generate a ROM image, an increase in the data size of the built-in ROM is prevented.

  The voice editing tool 104 may display a sheet screen as shown in FIGS. 6 to 25 on the display unit of the PC at the time of editing, and may receive input of the edit input information 162 from a PC keyboard or the like.

  Note that the additional information content of the audio data with additional information may be displayed on the editing screen. For example, phrase text information that is additional information may be displayed on the editing screen. Further, the size information of the memory storage information (ROM image) created based on the data size of the audio data as additional information may be calculated and displayed on the editing screen.

  Then, the sentence editing process is performed based on the edit input information 162 and the voice data and list information stored in the storage unit of the PC, and the ROM image (memory writing information to be written in the voice data memory) 152 and the voice reproduction are performed based on the editing result. The command 154 may be generated and output. The list information may be created based on the additional information of the audio data with additional information.

  The audio playback command 154 may have a configuration in which file specifying information (for example, a file name) of phrases constituting a sentence is arranged in the order of playback.

  The created ROM image 152 may be stored in a ROM that is a built-in memory of the speech synthesis IC 10 mounted on an electronic device such as an electronic device. The voice synthesis IC 10 includes a built-in ROM (nonvolatile storage unit) 20 in which a ROM image (memory write information) 152 generated by the voice message creation tool 100 is stored, receives a voice playback command 154, and receives the received voice playback command. Based on 154, it functions as an audio reproducing unit that reads out audio data from the built-in ROM (non-volatile storage unit) 20 and reproduces and outputs an audio guide message corresponding to the sentence. The audio reproduction command 154 may be received from a host computer (for example, a main control unit such as an electronic device).

  Since the voice data without additional information corresponding to the phrase is stored in the built-in ROM (nonvolatile storage unit) 20 of the voice synthesis IC 10 without duplication, the ROM size can be efficiently reduced.

  FIG. 4A is a diagram for explaining audio data and phrase information corresponding to a phrase.

  The audio data 202 is a sound data file that can be reproduced by an existing audio reproduction system, and may be a compressed sound file. For example, audio data created by a TTS tool may be used.

  The audio data 202 is data including audio data corresponding to a phrase, and may be audio data with additional information or audio data without additional information. For example, when voice data without additional information is created when writing to the ROM, the voice data with additional information generated by the voice data generation unit with additional information may be stored in association with the phrase information. In addition, when additional information is extracted and audio data without additional information is created during editing processing, the audio data without additional information may be stored in association with the phrase information.

  As the phrase information 200, an audio data file name 204 (phrase audio data file information) in which the phrase audio data 202 is stored, an audio log information 210 corresponding to the phrase audio data 202, and phrase editing information 220 are phrase identifications. The information may be stored in association with the ID 206.

  The audio log information 210 may include text information 212 that is text data related to phrase reading. The audio log information 210 may also include file size information (such as the number of bytes) 214 in which phrase audio data is stored. The audio log information 210 may also include playback time information (ms) 216 of the phrase audio file. The audio log information 210 may also include other information (not shown) such as TTS parameters and data format information. Such audio log information 210 may be generated based on additional information (text information, data size information, etc.) extracted from an audio data file with additional information.

  The phrase editing information 220 is editing information generated and generated for each phrase based on the result of the sentence editing process of the present embodiment. The phrase editing information 220 may include usage count information 222 used for sentences. The phrase editing information 220 may include ROM writing information 224 for instructing whether or not to write to the ROM.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram for explaining sentence information.

  The sentence information 240 is information generated based on the sentence editing process result, and may be stored in association with the sentence identification ID 242.

  The sentence information 240 may include text information 244 of phrases constituting the sentence.

  The sentence information 240 may include sentence size information 246. The sentence size information 244 may be the total number of bytes of the audio data file of the phrase constituting the sentence. In addition, when the waiting time is included as silent voice data, the total number of bytes including the silent section data may be used.

  The sentence information 240 may include sentence playback time information 248. The sentence playback time information 248 may be the total playback time of the audio files of the phrases constituting the sentence. Moreover, the total time including the waiting time set before and after the phrase or between the phrases may be used.

  The sentence information 240 may include comment information 250 that has received an edit input related to the sentence.

  The sentence information 240 may include phrase specifying information 254-1 to 254-n constituting the sentence. The phrase specifying information 254-1 to 254-n is information accessible to the file information of the voice data (202 in FIG. 2) corresponding to the phrase, and may be, for example, the file name of the voice data file (204 in FIG. 2). Alternatively, the phrase identification ID (206 in FIG. 3) may be used. The phrase specifying information 254-1 to 254-n may be arranged according to the playback order of phrases (the index n matches the playback order of phrases).

  The sentence information 240 may include waiting time information 252-1 to 252-n set before a phrase constituting the sentence. The waiting time information 252-1 to 252-n may be arranged in accordance with the reproduction order of the waiting time (index n matches the reproduction order of phrases).

  By arranging the phrase specifying information 254-1 to 254-n and the waiting time information 252-1 to 252-n in accordance with the reproduction order, it is possible to function as sequence information regarding the reproduction order of the phrases.

  FIGS. 26 and 27A to 27C are diagrams for explaining each process performed by the voice message creation tool according to the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, voice data generation processing (P1) with additional information corresponding to a phrase may be performed based on the text information of the phrase using a TTS tool or the like. The generated audio data includes an audio data file corresponding to each phrase (a compressed audio file may be used. For example, an ADPCM format or AAC-LC format audio data file) and additional information. Additional information may include the data size of the phrase voice data, text data corresponding to the phrase, the playback time of the phrase voice, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, a phrase list generation process (P2) for generating a phrase list 602 based on phrase data or phrase editing information may be performed. The phrase list is a set of data having a data structure for managing data in units of phrases, and the phrase voice data, voice log information, and phrase editing are associated with identification IDs and indexes for specifying each phrase. Information is stored. A phrase list sheet (an image displaying the phrase list in a tabular form) may be generated based on the phrase list and output to the display unit.

  In the present embodiment, an edit screen display process (P5) for displaying an edit screen for editing a sentence may be performed. A sentence list sheet may be displayed as an editing screen (sentence list sheet screen), the sentence playback time and file size may be displayed, and the sentence may be edited while viewing the display contents.

  In the present embodiment, sentence division processing (P3) may be performed in which sentence text input is divided into accepted phrases. For example, a sentence text input may be received from the sentence column of the sentence sheet screen, and the input sentence text may be divided into phrases.

  FIGS. 6A to 6C are diagrams schematically showing successful examples and failed examples of phrase list creation and phrase division processing.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 27A, phrase data “AAA”, “BBB”, and “CCC” are read, and a phrase list is generated based on these. In this case, as shown in FIG. 27B, when the sentence “AAACCC” is input, the sentence is divided into two phrases stored in the phrase lists “AAA” and “CCC”. The division process is a process of comparing and collating the text data constituting the sentence with the text data corresponding to the phrase, and dividing the text data constituting the sentence into text data corresponding to the phrase. When the text data constituting the sentence is divided into the first text portion, the second text portion,..., The nth text portion, the first text portion, the second text portion,. The division process may be successful when all of the text portion matches the text data of the phrase registered in the phrase list.

  The sentence division result may be displayed on the sentence list sheet.

  For example, when the sentence “AAACBC” is input as shown in FIG. 27C, the sentence cannot be divided into phrases because the phrase data “CBC” is not registered in the phrase list. In such a case, the sentence division result may not be displayed on the sentence list sheet, or a warning may be displayed that the sentence cannot be divided. In this way, even if there is an error in the sentence and it could not be divided into phrases, it can be immediately confirmed by the display, so it can be corrected immediately.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, you may perform the phrase coupling | bonding process (P4) which produces | generates a sentence based on the designated phrase. For example, when the phrase data “AAA” and “BBB” are selected in this order, the phrase data “AAABBBB” may be generated by connecting the phrase data “AAA” and “BBB”.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the generation evaluation process (P6) may be performed in which the generated sentence or phrase is reproduced and the reproduction evaluation is performed. In the generation evaluation process (P6), the voice data corresponding to the phrase constituting the sentence is read from the phrase data storage unit based on the specific information of the phrase constituting the sentence, and the voice of the voice data read according to the sequence information of the sentence information is read. Processing for reproduction output may be performed. Further, based on the waiting time information of the sentence information, a silent section may be set before the phrase or between the phrases, and the voice data may be reproduced and output.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the delay time may be set before a phrase or between phrases, and the phrase space | interval adjustment process (P7) which adjusts a phrase space | interval may be performed. As the phrase interval adjustment process (P7), an edit input related to the waiting time information regarding the length of the silent section set for at least one of the phrases constituting the sentence and between the phrases is accepted, and the sentence information including the waiting time information is received. Generation may be performed.

  In the present embodiment, ROM image generation processing (P9) for generating a ROM image (contents of data stored in the ROM) when storing voice data necessary for speaking the created sentence in the memory is performed. Also good. In the ROM image generation process (P9), a storage target phrase to be stored in the voice data memory is extracted based on the phrase editing information, and the voice data of the extracted phrase is read from the phrase data storage unit and written to the voice data memory. Information (ROM image) may be generated. In this way, memory writing information (ROM image) can be generated so that the same audio data is not written redundantly for phrases used in a plurality of sentences.

  In this embodiment, sentence voice reproduction command generation processing (P9) for generating voice data to be read from the ROM image and a sentence voice reproduction command for instructing the reproduction order in order to synthesize sentence voice may be performed. In the sentence voice reproduction command generation process (P9), the voice data corresponding to the phrase constituting the sentence is read from the memory writing information (ROM image) stored in the voice data memory based on the phrase specifying information of the sentence information, and the sentence information is read. A sentence voice reproduction command for giving an instruction to reproduce and output the voice of the voice data read in accordance with the sequence information may be generated.

2. Examples of editing using spreadsheet software
5 to 25 are diagrams for explaining an example in which this tool is realized by using spreadsheet application software.

  This tool can also be realized using the macro function of general-purpose spreadsheet software.

  In this tool, voice data created by a voice creation tool in a TTS system or the like is handled as a phrase, and a sentence that becomes a voice guide message is edited by connecting phrases. As the audio data, an ADPCM format, an AAC-LC format, or the like may be used.

  Each function of this tool will be described. The screen of this tool is composed of a dialog screen as shown in FIG. 5 and a tabular sheet screen as shown in FIGS.

  By selecting radio buttons of the sentence list 412, the phrase list 414, and the parameter 416 in the sheet selection unit 410 of the dialog screen 400, the display of the sheets of the sentence list 412, the phrase list 414, and the parameter 416 can be switched.

  When the update button 422 of the phrase list 420 is selected, audio data necessary for editing is read from a folder containing audio data into a phrase list sheet, and a phrase list is created.

  When the phrase split button 432 of the tool 430 is selected, the sentences entered in the sentence field of the sentence sheet are selected and arranged from the phrases in the phrase list, and the phrases are configured to create a sentence.

  When the sentence creation button 434 is selected, the sentences in the phrase column are matched with the phrases in the phrase list, and the matching sentences are arranged in the sentence column to form a sentence.

  When the play button 436 of the tool 430 is selected, the contents of the phrase are reproduced from the sentence column.

  When the light-out button 442 of the sentence list ROM 440 is selected, a sequence file (a file in which sentence generation information is stored or a file in which a sentence sound reproduction command is stored) and a ROM image are generated from the sentence. A sequence file is stored for all sentences on the sheet.

  When a ROM image is generated, phrases used in the sentence are automatically included in the ROM image, but even phrases that are not used in the sentence can be included in the ROM image by designation.

  Also, by selecting the light-out button 442, a sequence file of a sentence list is created, and then the total value of the data size is displayed in the total size column 444. If it exceeds the size specified by the parameter ROM image size, it is displayed in red. In this embodiment, even if the same phrase is used for a plurality of sentences, only one phrase data size is added. This value may be retained and displayed at the next startup.

  Also, by selecting the light-out button 442, a sentence list sequence file is created, and the total sentence playback time is displayed in the total time field 446.

  In the present embodiment, a sentence list sheet, a phrase list sheet, and a parameter sheet are included.

  FIG. 6 is an example of a sentence list sheet (display image). In the present embodiment, for example, the sentence list sheet 500 may be displayed on the display unit of a personal computer. Then, sentence information and phrase editing information may be generated (created or updated) based on the result of editing the sentence on the sentence list sort screen.

  The index column 510 is index information for accessing a sentence.

  The ID column 520 is an ID that serves as sentence identification information. When creating a sequence file, a file name may be generated with this ID.

  The sentence column 530 is a content of a sentence to be reproduced. It is also possible to create a sentence by arranging phrases, and it is also possible to directly input a sentence using a keyboard or the like. The size column 540 displays the total data size of phrases and waiting times that constitute a sentence. The time column 550 displays the sentence playback time. The comment field 560 can be used as a comment field for a sentence. The waiting time column 570 is a column for setting a waiting time set before a phrase, and is provided corresponding to each phrase.

  The phrase column 580 is a column for displaying phrases constituting a sentence, and for example, a maximum of 64 phrases may be displayed. Since a waiting time column 570 is provided corresponding to each phrase, when n phrase columns are displayed, a waiting time column is provided for each phrase, so that n waiting time columns are displayed.

  FIG. 7 is an example of a phrase list sheet (display image). In the present embodiment, for example, phrase list sheet 600 may be displayed on the display unit of a personal computer. In this embodiment, the read voice data of the voice creation tool is managed as a phrase. The phrase list sheet 600 may be generated based on phrase data or phrase editing information, and may be updated according to the editing result.

  The index column 610 is index information for accessing a phrase. The ID column 620 is an ID serving as phrase identification information, and is used as a phrase management ID for the read audio data. In the file name column 630, the file name of the audio data read as a phrase is displayed. In the phrase column, text data representing the contents (for example, reading and display) of the audio data read as a phrase is displayed. The size column 650 displays the size of audio data read as a phrase. In the time column 660, the reproduction time (m unit) of the audio data read as a phrase is displayed. The number-of-uses column 670 displays how many times the sentence is used in the entire sentence in which the voice data read as a phrase is created. When a value is written in the ROM writing field 680, the phrase is included in the ROM image when the light-out button (442 in FIG. 5) is pressed. It should be noted that a value of 1 is automatically written for a phrase used in a sentence when a write-out is performed, and a blank is automatically entered for a phrase that is not used. If an arbitrary value other than 1 is previously written in this field, it may be included in the ROM image regardless of whether it is used or not used.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of a parameter sheet (display image). In the present embodiment, for example, the parameter sheet 700 may be displayed on a display unit of a personal computer. Here you can set parameters for this tool.

  The waiting time default value 710 is a default waiting time (unit: ms) set before a phrase or between phrases when a sentence is created. When a waiting time (570 in FIG. 6) is set in the sentence sheet, the value may be prioritized.

  The sequence file format 720 is a parameter for setting whether to output data to be in binary format or text format in sequence file generation. In the text format, a text file in which a waiting time value and a phrase audio file name are separated by commas may be output on each line.

  The work procedure using the editing tool will be described.

  First, audio data corresponding to the phrase is prepared. Collect audio data for phrase editing in a folder.

  Next, the audio data corresponding to the phrase is read. When the update button (422 in FIG. 5) is selected on the update screen of this tool, a folder selection dialog is displayed. Select a folder containing audio data in the phrase and select the OK button to select the file selection dialog. May be closed and the display may be automatically switched to the phrase list sheet. Audio data corresponding to the phrase is read, and a phrase list is created on the phrase list sheet as shown in FIG.

  Next, a sentence to be uttered as a voice guide message is created on the sentence sheet screen. A sentence can be created by selecting a sentence list sheet from the dialog screen. There are two ways to create a sentence: enter the sentence directly and connect the imported phrases. When entering a sentence directly, enter the sentence you want to create in the sentence field of the sentence list. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, a document “Bath temperature is 41 degrees” is entered in the sentence column 550 of the sentence list 500.

  Phrases that make up the sentence you entered must be loaded as data in the phrase list. In this example, “bath” 804, “temperature” 806, and “41 degrees” 802 data shown in FIG. 11 are used as phrases constituting the sentence.

  When the phrase split button on the dialog screen is selected after the input, the sentence 810 input in the sentence column of the sentence list sheet 500 is expanded into a plurality of phrases. As a result, appropriate phrase data is selected from the phrases read in the phrase list sheet, and the selected phrase data is displayed in the phrase columns 812, 814, and 816 of the phrase list as shown in FIG.

  Note that 100 (ms) is set as a default value in the waiting time fields 811, 813, and 815 corresponding to the phrase fields 812, 814, and 816. This setting can be changed by inputting to the sentence list screen.

  To connect the imported phrases, enter the text in the phrase field of the sentence list. When finished, select the Create sentence button in the dialog. As an example, a phrase in which “41” in “the bath temperature is 41 degrees” is changed from “41” to “49” is created (see FIG. 13). In this example, a sentence variation is created by changing the voice of the following sentence “”.

In this example, the data shown in the phrase group 820 of the phrase list in FIG. 14 is used as a phrase constituting the sentence.

  First, the basic sentence is input to the sentence sheet. For example, as shown by 830 in FIG. 15, “the bath temperature is 401 degrees” is input. Although it can be read as “Yonhyaku 1” in terms of document, it is played as “Yonju 1” in terms of sound. In this way, it is possible to create a rich variety with a small data configuration.

  When the phrase split button in the dialog is selected, the input sentence is expanded into a phrase as indicated by 832. The expanded phrase 832 is selected and copied to generate a plurality of phrase groups 834. Then, as indicated by 836, the phrase “1 degree” is changed from “2 degrees” to “9 degrees”.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 16, when the sentence phrase field 840 to be created is selected and the sentence creation button in the dialog is selected, the result of combining phrases into the sentence field is entered as shown at 842. By selecting another phrase field and selecting a sentence creation button in the dialog, another sentence can be created as shown at 844 in FIG.

  If the sentence is not completed, the text in the sentence column will be grayed out as shown at 850 in FIG. 18, so create a phrase necessary for creation with the voice creation tool and add a phrase. Do.

  When you create a sentence, the phrase is ready, but it is not selected properly, and the sentence may be incomplete. In such a case, the following configuration may be adopted as an avoidance method.

  For example, a break may be specified in the sentence. When “401 degrees” is input as indicated by reference numeral 860 in FIG. 19, it may not be clear whether “Yonhyaku 1” or “Yonju 1” is read. In such a case, it can be specified as a delimiter by inserting a half-width space in the sentence. By explicitly inputting “401 degrees” as indicated by reference numeral 862 in FIG. 19, it is possible to read “40 times”.

  Moreover, you may make it use a different phrase of the same reading. Since the phrase used in the sentence is found from the top of the phrase list, if there are a plurality of phrases that are read in the same way as in 870 and 872 in FIG. In such a case, a part of the audio data file may be edited with a text editor. For example, a file in which the attached information of the audio file of the phrase to be selected is selected, opened with a text editor, and edited. As shown in FIGS. 21 (A) and 21 (B), the file in which the attached information of the audio file is stored contains three character strings (text display information 892, data size 894, playback time 896) separated by commas. ing. A symbol (“*” in this example) is added to the character string of the text display information 892.

  When the list of the phrase list sheet is updated again, the phrase column of the phrase list is updated to the changed content as indicated by 898 in FIG.

  Then, in the sentence list, when an added symbol is entered and input to the sentence and the sentence division button is selected, the voice whose text display information is changed is selected as a phrase as shown in FIG.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of phrases having the same part, if a phrase used in the sentence is found from the top of the phrase list, a desired one may not be automatically selected. When there are phrases with the same part overlapping in this way, an appropriate phrase may be selected by clarifying the phrase delimiters on the sentence. For example, as shown in FIG. 24A, when there are a plurality of phrases including “power on” (see 902 and 904), when “turn off the bath power” is input as shown in 906, “power supply” of 904 May be selected as a phrase. In such a case, as indicated by reference numeral 908 in FIG. 24B, a half-width space 910 may be inserted as a delimiter symbol at the delimiter in the sentence column of the sentence list. In this example, a half-width space 910 is inserted behind the “power supply”. When the phrase division button is selected in this way, the phrase corresponding to the break can be selected.

  Next, the sentence is adjusted on the sentence sheet screen.

  After the sentence is created, the interval between each phrase can be adjusted. By inputting the time in ms unit in each delay time column of the created sentence, the length of the silent section set before the phrase can be set. The sentence adjustment result can be confirmed by sound by selecting the playback button in the dialog to utter the sentence.

  Next, the generated sentence sequence file (for example, a sentence voice reproduction command) and a ROM image are generated. When the light-out button on the dialog screen is selected, a sequence file (for example, a sentence sound reproduction command) or a ROM image can be generated. The total of the generated file sizes is displayed in the size total column (444 in FIG. 5).

When generating a ROM image, a phrase in which the ROM writing column 680 of the phrase list is not blank is stored in the ROM image.
In this example, “O” is entered in the 10th and 11th columns of the ROM write column 680 (see 912 and 914), and the ROM image is stored in the ROM image regardless of the presence / absence of the count value in the use count column 670. be able to.

  In this tool, the audio files of phrases written in the ROM based on the phrase list information are totaled to obtain a total value, and a reference value of the ROM size is determined based on the total value. The total value itself may be determined as a reference value for the ROM size, or a correspondence relationship between the total value and the ROM size reference value may be determined, and the size reference value may be determined based on the correspondence relationship.

  This tool also uses the sentence list information, the phrase information that constitutes the sentence, and the waiting time information corresponding to the phrase that constitutes the sentence, and the voice playback time of the sentence (if there are multiple sentences, the voice playback time of multiple sentences And the total audio playback time is displayed in the total time column 446 of the dialog.

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing a flow of voice message creation processing according to the present embodiment.

  First, voice data with additional information is prepared based on text information corresponding to a phrase (step S10).

  Next, list information is generated based on the audio data with additional information (step S20).

Next, an editing screen is displayed based on the list information, and editing processing is performed based on the editing input (step S30).

  Next, list information is generated or updated based on the editing result (step S40).

  Next, a ROM storage target phrase is extracted based on the list information, voice data without additional information of the extracted phrase is generated, and a ROM image is generated based on the voice data without additional information (step S50).

  Next, based on the list information, a sentence voice reproduction command corresponding to the voice data stored in the ROM image is generated (step S60).

  According to this embodiment, by embedding additional information (audio log information) in an audio data file when generating audio data, the number of files transferred between tools (for example, a TTS tool and an audio editing tool) is reduced. Management becomes easy.

  Also, if memory storage information (ROM image) is created using voice data with embedded additional information (voice log information), the memory (ROM) size will increase. By deleting the information and creating memory storage information (ROM image), an increase in the memory (ROM) size can be prevented.

  According to the present embodiment, the phrase used to compose the sentence that is the voice guidance message is automatically selected, so there is no human error such as forgetting to put it in, but it was intentionally not used in the sentence. Phrases you want to include can also be included, so there is a high degree of freedom.

  Moreover, since the file length and pronunciation time are managed, the size when ROMized is known. Also, it is convenient because you can insert a waiting time between phrases, and you can utter and check on the spot.

  Further, since necessary audio files are automatically output as a ROM image, work efficiency can be improved and human error can be included.

  In addition, for example, a sentence including a variation can be efficiently created only by changing a part of the sentence.

  In addition, since it is possible to know the memory size necessary for reproducing a necessary sentence, it becomes easy to adjust the cost balance such as narrowing down or adding an audio file to be stored.

  By adjusting the waiting time (delay) between phrases, the nuance of utterance can be controlled easily.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to this embodiment, A various deformation | transformation implementation is possible within the range of the summary of this invention.

  The present invention includes configurations that are substantially the same as the configurations described in the embodiments (for example, configurations that have the same functions, methods, and results, or configurations that have the same objects and effects). In addition, the invention includes a configuration in which a non-essential part of the configuration described in the embodiment is replaced. In addition, the present invention includes a configuration that exhibits the same operational effects as the configuration described in the embodiment or a configuration that can achieve the same object. Further, the invention includes a configuration in which a known technique is added to the configuration described in the embodiment.

An example of a functional block diagram of the voice message creation system of the present embodiment. FIG. 2A is a diagram for explaining a generation process of memory write information (ROM image), and FIG. 2B is a diagram for explaining a usage form of the memory write information (ROM image). FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing file structures of audio data with additional information and audio data without additional information, respectively. FIG. 4A is a diagram for explaining audio data and phrase information corresponding to a phrase, and FIG. 4B is a diagram for explaining sentence information. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. An example of realizing this tool using spreadsheet application software. The figure for demonstrating each process performed with the voice message preparation tool of this Embodiment. FIGS. 27A to 27C are diagrams for describing each process performed by the voice message creation tool of the present embodiment. The flowchart which shows the flow of the production | generation process of the voice message of this Embodiment.

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10 speech synthesis IC, 20 built-in ROM, 50 TTS speech synthesis dictionary, 100 speech message creation tool (program, system), 102 TTS tool, 104 speech editing tool, 110 processing unit, 120 speech data generation unit with additional information, 130 Edit processing unit, 132 list information refining processing unit, 134 voice data creation unit without additional information, 136 memory write information (ROM image) generation unit, 138 voice playback command generation unit, 140 voice playback output processing unit, 150 nonvolatile storage unit , 152 Memory write information, 154 Audio playback command, 160 Operation unit, 170 Storage unit, 172 Audio data storage unit, 174 Sentence information storage unit, 176 Phrase information storage unit, 180 Information storage medium, 182 Dictionary data storage unit, 190 display Part, 92 sound output section, 196 communication unit

Claims (19)

A voice message creation system configured as a sentence including a plurality of phrases,
A dictionary data storage unit for storing dictionary data for generating synthesized speech data corresponding to the text data;
A voice data generation unit with additional information that generates voice data corresponding to the received text data based on the dictionary data and generates voice data with additional information including the generated voice data and additional information related to the voice data. When,
An edit processing unit that displays an edit screen of a voice message based on the voice data with additional information, accepts edit input information, and performs an edit process based on the edit input information;
A list information generation processing unit for generating list information including phrase information relating to phrases constituting each sentence based on the editing processing result;
A voice data creation unit without additional information that creates voice data without additional information from which additional information is deleted based on the voice data with additional information;
A memory write information generation unit that determines a storage target phrase to be stored in the audio data memory based on the list information, and generates memory write information based on the audio data without additional information corresponding to the determined storage target phrase; A voice message creation system comprising: A voice message creation system configured as a sentence including a plurality of phrases,
A dictionary data storage unit for storing dictionary data for generating synthesized speech data corresponding to the text data;
A voice data generation unit with additional information that generates voice data corresponding to the received text data based on the dictionary data and generates voice data with additional information including the generated voice data and additional information related to the voice data. And a voice message creation system comprising: A voice message creation system configured as a sentence including a plurality of phrases,
An edit processing unit that displays an edit screen of a voice message based on the audio data and the audio data with additional information including the additional information related to the audio data, receives the edit input information, and performs an edit process based on the edit input information;
A list information generation processing unit for generating list information including phrase information relating to phrases constituting each sentence based on the editing processing result;
A voice data creation unit without additional information that creates voice data without additional information from which additional information is deleted based on the voice data with additional information;
A memory write information generation unit that determines a storage target phrase to be stored in the audio data memory based on the list information, and generates memory write information based on the audio data without additional information corresponding to the determined storage target phrase; A voice message creation system comprising: A voice message creation system configured as a sentence including a plurality of phrases,
A dictionary data storage unit for storing dictionary data for generating synthesized speech data corresponding to the text data;
A voice data generation unit with additional information that generates voice data corresponding to the received text data based on the dictionary data and generates voice data with additional information including the generated voice data and additional information related to the voice data. When,
An edit processing unit that displays an edit screen of a voice message based on the voice data with additional information, accepts edit input information, and performs an edit process based on the edit input information;
A list information generation processing unit that generates list information including phrase information related to phrases constituting each sentence based on an editing process result,
The voice data generating unit with additional information is
Receives text data corresponding to the phrase, generates voice data with additional information corresponding to the phrase,
The edit processing unit
A voice message creation system that performs processing for displaying additional information on an editing screen based on additional information of voice data with additional information. In claim 4,
A voice message creation system comprising: a voice data creation unit without additional information that creates voice data without additional information from which additional information is deleted based on the voice data with additional information. In claim 5,
A memory write information generation unit that determines a storage target phrase to be stored in the audio data memory based on the list information, and generates memory write information based on the audio data without additional information corresponding to the determined storage target phrase; Including
The memory write information generation unit
A voice message characterized in that a phrase to be stored is determined so that voice data of the same phrase is not written twice for a phrase used in a plurality of sentences or a phrase used a plurality of times in one sentence. Creation system. In any of claims 1, 3 to 6,
The edit processing unit
A voice message creation system that generates list information based on additional information of voice data with additional information. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 7,
A voice playback command generation processing unit for generating a voice playback command for instructing playback of voice data necessary for playback of sentence voice from the voice data memory in an order corresponding to the read sentence based on the list information; Voice message creation system characterized by In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 8.
A voice message creation system comprising data size information of voice data as the additional information. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 9,
A voice message creating system comprising text information of voice data as the additional information. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 10.
The memory write information generation unit
A voice message creation system, wherein a total size of the memory write information is calculated and size information is output based on the calculation result. In any of claims 1, 3 to 11,
The edit processing unit
The sentence text data is received, and based on the phrase text data, sentence split processing is performed to divide the received sentence text data into a plurality of phrases,
The list information generation processing unit
A voice message creation system characterized by generating sentence information including phrase specifying information and sequence information of a phrase constituting the created sentence. In any of claims 1, 3 to 12,
The edit processing unit
Accepts phrase selection input, performs phrase merge processing to create a sentence based on the selected phrase,
The list information generation processing unit
A voice message creation system that generates sentence information including phrase specifying information and sequence information of a phrase constituting a sentence based on a phrase combination processing result. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 13.
A voice message creating system comprising: a voice playback output processing unit for judging a phrase constituting a sentence and a playback order thereof based on the sentence information, and playing back and outputting the voice data of the phrase according to the playback order. A program for operating a computer as a voice message creation system configured as a sentence including a plurality of phrases,
A dictionary data storage unit for storing dictionary data for generating synthesized speech data corresponding to the text data;
A voice data generation unit with additional information that generates voice data corresponding to the received text data based on the dictionary data and generates voice data with additional information including the generated voice data and additional information related to the voice data. When,
An edit processing unit that displays an edit screen of a voice message based on the voice data with additional information, accepts edit input information, and performs an edit process based on the edit input information;
A list information generation processing unit for generating list information including phrase information relating to phrases constituting each sentence based on the editing processing result;
A voice data creation unit without additional information that creates voice data without additional information from which additional information is deleted based on the voice data with additional information;
A memory write information generating unit that determines a storage target phrase to be stored in the audio data memory based on the list information, and generates memory write information based on the audio data without additional information corresponding to the determined storage target phrase; A program that causes a computer to function. A program for operating a computer as a voice message creation system configured as a sentence including a plurality of phrases,
A dictionary data storage unit for storing dictionary data for generating synthesized speech data corresponding to the text data;
A voice data generation unit with additional information that generates voice data corresponding to the received text data based on the dictionary data and generates voice data with additional information including the generated voice data and additional information related to the voice data. A program that causes a computer to function. A program for operating a computer as a voice message creation system configured as a sentence including a plurality of phrases,
An edit processing unit that displays an edit screen of a voice message based on the voice data and the voice data with additional information including additional information related to the voice data, accepts the edit input information, and performs an edit process based on the edit input information;
A list information generation processing unit for generating list information including phrase information relating to phrases constituting each sentence based on the editing processing result;
A voice data creation unit without additional information that creates voice data without additional information from which additional information is deleted based on the voice data with additional information;
A memory write information generating unit that determines a storage target phrase to be stored in the audio data memory based on the list information, and generates memory write information based on the audio data without additional information corresponding to the determined storage target phrase; A program that causes a computer to function. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device for speech synthesis, including a non-volatile storage unit,
A procedure for preparing a dictionary data storage unit for storing dictionary data for generating synthesized speech data corresponding to text data;
A voice data generation procedure with additional information that generates voice data corresponding to the received text data based on the dictionary data, and generates voice data with additional information including the generated voice data and additional information related to the voice data. When,
An edit processing procedure for displaying an edit screen of a voice message based on the voice data with additional information, receiving edit input information, and performing an edit process based on the edit input information;
A list information generation processing procedure for generating list information including phrase information relating to phrases constituting each sentence based on the editing processing result;
Based on the voice data with additional information, the voice data creation procedure without additional information for creating voice data without additional information from which the additional information is deleted;
A memory write information generation procedure for determining a storage target phrase to be stored in the nonvolatile storage unit based on the list information, and generating memory write information based on audio data without additional information corresponding to the determined storage target phrase; A method for manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device, comprising: A non-volatile storage unit in which memory write information generated by the voice message creation system according to claim 1 is stored;
A voice synthesizer that receives the voice reproduction command, reads out voice data from the nonvolatile storage unit based on the received voice reproduction command, and reproduces and outputs the voice data;
A semiconductor integrated circuit device.