DE69925932D1 - Sprachsynthese durch verkettung von sprachwellenformen - Google Patents

Sprachsynthese durch verkettung von sprachwellenformen

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DE69925932D1
DE69925932D1 DE69925932T DE69925932T DE69925932D1 DE 69925932 D1 DE69925932 D1 DE 69925932D1 DE 69925932 T DE69925932 T DE 69925932T DE 69925932 T DE69925932 T DE 69925932T DE 69925932 D1 DE69925932 D1 DE 69925932D1
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Geert Coorman
Filip Deprez
Brock Mario De
Justin Fackrell
Steven Leys
Peter Rutten
Jan Demoortel
Andre Schenk
Coile Bert Van
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L13/00—Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
    • G10L13/06—Elementary speech units used in speech synthesisers; Concatenation rules
    • G10L13/07—Concatenation rules
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    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L13/00—Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
    • G10L13/06—Elementary speech units used in speech synthesisers; Concatenation rules
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