CA2043667A1 - Written language parser system - Google Patents

Written language parser system

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CA2043667A1
CA2043667A1 CA2043667A CA2043667A CA2043667A1 CA 2043667 A1 CA2043667 A1 CA 2043667A1 CA 2043667 A CA2043667 A CA 2043667A CA 2043667 A CA2043667 A CA 2043667A CA 2043667 A1 CA2043667 A1 CA 2043667A1
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Joan C. Bachenko
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AT&T Corp
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G10MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10LSPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L13/00Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
    • G10L13/08Text analysis or generation of parameters for speech synthesis out of text, e.g. grapheme to phoneme translation, prosody generation or stress or intonation determination
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04MTELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/487Arrangements for providing information services, e.g. recorded voice services or time announcements
    • H04M3/493Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
    • H04M3/4938Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML

Abstract

An enhanced text-to-speech synthesizer accepts freely generated text sequences of words and synthesizes the received sequences with proper emphasis and with properly placed pauses. In combination with other elements, the synthesizer provides for an enhanced Dual Party Relay Service where the text generated by the sound-impaired party is synthesized without an attendant's intervention. The text generated by users is made more intelligible by interpreting abbreviations, correcting errors (misspellings and "noise"), translating special terms that are used by the community of users, de-emphasizing words based on syntactic considerations and inserting pauses to enhance intelligibility.
CA002043667A 1990-06-28 1991-05-31 Written language parser system Expired - Lifetime CA2043667C (en)

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US5157759A (en) 1992-10-20
EP0465058A2 (en) 1992-01-08
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