WO2018205072A1

WO2018205072A1 - Method and apparatus for converting text into speech

Info

Publication number: WO2018205072A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/083390
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李卓希
Original assignee: 深圳市卓希科技有限公司
Priority date: 2017-05-08
Filing date: 2017-05-08
Publication date: 2018-11-15

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and apparatus for converting text into speech. The method involves: receiving input text information; converting the received input text information into a target language according to an instruction; storing the target language in a memory; converting the target language in the memory into speech information by means of a speech synthesis module; and playing the speech information. The present invention can quickly convert text information into speech information that can be understood by a user, thereby facilitating the user in consulting information, and improving the user experience.

Description

Method and device for converting text into speech

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of text conversion, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for converting text into speech.

Background technique

Due to the popularity of the mobile Internet, users are increasingly using smartphones to communicate, sending text messages or timely chat tools through WeChat chat occupy a large part in people's lives. Users must use the keyboard, each of which has a key. The ability to enter one of several possible letters is inconvenient to operate by text input.

People in different countries or regions have different language types through text format. How to translate different text information into different languages is especially important. Converting text information into voice format is convenient for people to use voice. Communication can improve the convenience of communication and improve the efficiency of communication. At present, WeChat can convert voice information into text format, but does not convert the text format into a language that is easy for the recipient to understand and then converts it into a voice format.

Summary of the invention

A technical problem to be solved by embodiments of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for converting text into speech. After the input text information is converted into text information that the user can understand, the converted text information is converted into a voice receiving input, which is convenient for receiving information by means of voice, thereby improving communication efficiency and improving user experience.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for converting text into speech, including:

Receiving input text information, converting the received input text information into a target language according to an instruction, storing the target language in a memory, and converting the target language language in the memory into a voice through a speech synthesis module Information and play the voice information.

The invention further includes the memory being a fixed memory or a removable memory.

The invention further includes the target language being one or more languages in which the entered textual information is different.

The invention further includes that the instructions can be by a fixed button, a virtual button, a preset gesture, or a voice-activated operation.

The present invention further includes converting the input text information into a setting of the target language before the receiving the input text information.

The invention further includes, after storing the target language in a memory, including setting a stored target folder.

Correspondingly, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an apparatus for converting text information into voice information, including:

a text input device, a text conversion device, a storage device, a speech synthesis module, and a playback device, wherein the text input device is configured to receive input text information, and the text conversion device is configured to convert the received input text information into a target language according to the instruction a storage device, configured to store the target language in a memory, and the voice synthesis module is configured to convert the target language language in the memory into voice information by using a voice synthesis module, and the playback device is configured to use The voice information is played. .

The invention further includes a control module for initiating a conversion operation on the text information by a fixed button, a virtual button, a preset gesture or a voice control operation.

The invention further includes a setting module for converting the input text information into a setting of the target language before the receiving the input text information.

Embodiments of the present invention have the following beneficial effects:

Receiving input text information, converting the received input text information into a target language according to an instruction, storing the target language in a memory, and converting the target language language in the memory into a voice through a speech synthesis module Information and play the voice information. By adopting the invention, the text information can be quickly converted into the voice information that the user can understand, and the user can conveniently access the information and improve the user experience.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly described below. Obviously, the following description The drawings in the drawings are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings according to the drawings without any creative work.

1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for converting text into voice according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for converting text into voice according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of text conversion to a voice device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is another schematic structural diagram of text conversion to a voice device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a method for converting text into speech according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, a method 100 for converting text into speech includes:

101. Receiving input text information,

102. Convert the received input text information into a target language according to an instruction,

103. Store the target language in a memory,

104. Convert the target language in the memory into voice information by using a voice synthesis module.

105. The voice information is played.

The user communicates through the terminal and receives the text information sent by the other party. The text information is not the type of language that the receiving end user is familiar with, for example, the receiving end user receives the text information in English, but the receiving end is accustomed to pass the Chinese language. After reading, the receiving end user converts the received English text into Chinese text by starting the conversion on the terminal, and stores the converted Chinese text in the specified folder for easy viewing, and then through the speech synthesis module. The Chinese text specified in the stored folder is converted into voice, and the converted voice is played by clicking on the voice play. The mobile terminal defined here may be a mobile phone, a mobile terminal, or other device capable of transmitting electronic information.

Referring to FIG. 2, in another possible implementation manner of the present invention, the method 200 for converting text into speech includes:

201. Before inputting the input text information, setting the input text information into a target language,

Specifically, the user manually sets the click conversion to convert the text information into other types of text information that are different from the input text information, for example, set to English, or according to the background data statistics, according to the user's behavior, the user is recommended to be selected as The type of the target language, for example, is locked to the most recently used language type by the end user's multiple settings like the type of the target voice. It can also be changed manually according to the needs of the user.

202. Receive input text information,

203. Convert the received text information into a target language according to the instruction,

The specific instruction may be a preset gesture, a stroke, a physical button, a virtual button or a voice control.

204. Store the target language in a memory,

The specific memory may be a fixed memory built in the terminal, an external mobile memory, or a cloud storage.

205. After storing the target language in a memory, including setting a target folder for storage,

206. Convert the target language in the memory into voice information by using a voice synthesis module.

The specific target language may be a plurality of voices, for example, Chinese, English, French, and the like, which are different from the input text information language.

207. Play the voice information. It can be seen from the above embodiment that the input text information is received, the received input text information is converted into a target language according to an instruction, the target language is stored in a memory, and the target language in the memory is The voice synthesis module converts to voice information and plays the voice information. By adopting the invention, the text information can be quickly converted into the voice information that the user can understand, and the user can conveniently access the information and improve the user experience.

3 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for converting text into speech according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the device 300 includes: a text input device 301, a storage device 302, a text conversion device 303, a speech synthesis module 304, and a playback device 305.

The text input device is configured to receive input text information, the text conversion device is configured to convert the received input text information into a target language according to an instruction, and the storage device is configured to store the target language in a memory, the voice The synthesis module is configured to convert the target language in the memory into voice information through a voice synthesis module, and the playback device is configured to play the voice information.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for converting text into speech according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the device 400 includes: a text input device 401, a storage device 402, a text conversion device 403, and a voice. The synthesizing module 404, the playing device 405, the control module 406 and the setting module 407. By setting the module to set the input text information into the target language,

The text input device is configured to receive input text information, the text conversion device is configured to convert the received input text information into a target language according to an instruction, and the storage device is configured to store the target language in a memory,

The target language is stored in the specified target folder through the control module, and is performed by the system default mode or manually set by the user.

The speech synthesis module is configured to convert the target language in the memory into voice information through a voice synthesis module, and the playback device is configured to play the voice information.

The embodiment of the present invention and the method embodiment of FIG. 2 are based on the same concept, and the technical effects thereof are also the same. For the specific process, reference may be made to the description of the method embodiment 1, and details are not described herein again.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a terminal, which includes but is not limited to piggybacking

Or terminals of other operating systems, such as mobile phones. Other terminals may also be used, such as a laptop or tablet or desktop computer with a touch-sensitive surface (eg, a touch screen display and/or a touch pad).

In the discussion that follows, a terminal including a display and a touch-sensitive surface is described. However, it should be reasonable Alternatively, the terminal may include one or more other physical user interface devices such as a physical keyboard, mouse, and/or joystick.

Terminals typically support a variety of applications, such as one or more of the following: a drawing application, a rendering application, a word processing application, a web page creation application, a disk editing application, a spreadsheet application, a gaming application, Telephony applications, video conferencing applications, email applications, instant messaging applications, workout support applications, photo management applications, digital camera applications, digital video camera applications, web browsing applications, digital music player applications Program, and/or digital video player application.

The various applications that can be executed on the terminal can use at least one shared physical user interface device, such as a touch-sensitive surface. One or more functions of the touch-sensitive surface and corresponding information displayed on the terminal may be adjusted and/or changed from one application to the next and/or adjusted and/or varied within the respective application. In this way, the shared physical architecture of the terminal, such as a touch-sensitive surface, can support a variety of applications with a user interface that is intuitive to the user.

One of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the process of implementing the foregoing embodiments can be completed by a computer program to instruct related hardware, and the program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. When executed, the flow of an embodiment of the methods as described above may be included. The storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM), or a random access memory (RAM).

The above disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and those skilled in the art can understand all or part of the process of implementing the above embodiments, and according to the present invention. The equivalent changes required are still within the scope of the invention.

Claims

A method for converting text into speech, characterized in that

Receiving input text information, converting the received input text information into a target language according to an instruction, storing the target language in a memory, and converting the target language in the memory into a voice information through a voice synthesis module And playing the voice information.
The method of claim 1 wherein the memory is a fixed memory or a removable memory.
The method of claim 1 wherein said target language is one or more languages in which said entered textual information is different.
The method of claim 1 wherein the instructions are by fixed buttons, virtual buttons, preset gestures or voice-activated operations.
The method of claim 1 wherein the input text information is converted to a setting of the target language prior to said receiving the input textual information.
The method of claim 1 wherein the storing the target folder is set after storing the target language in the memory.
An apparatus for converting text information into voice information, comprising: a text input device, a text conversion device, a storage device, a voice synthesis module and a playback device, wherein the text input device is configured to receive input text information a text conversion device for converting the received input text information into a target language according to an instruction, the storage device is configured to store the target language in a memory, and the speech synthesis module is configured to use the The target language is converted into voice information by a speech synthesis module, and the playback device is configured to play the voice information.
The device according to claim 7, further comprising a control module for initiating a conversion operation on the text information by a fixed button, a virtual button, a preset gesture or a voice control operation.
The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a setting module for converting the input text information into a setting of the target language before said receiving the input text information.
The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said target language is one or more languages in which the input text information is different.