Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Vijayabaskar Gangadaran

Ty Loren Carlson

Peter Van Tuyl Bentley

Benjamin Lee Shepherd

Joe Virgil Fernandez

Mallory McManamon

Mahesh Babu Sabbavarapu

Shailesh Srivastava

A system and method for performing text-to-speech (TTS) processing of textual works, such a literary works. The system and method process text of these works and determine offsets corresponding to one or more of chapters, paragraphs, sentences, words, section of dialogs, sections of other context. Using these offsets, the system and method determine which portion and how much of a work to process using TTS processing at a time to produce a high quality audio output. This audio output may then be sent to a user device to allow the user device to play the audio output of the TTS processing.

Text-to-speech processing systems and methods

Speech-controlled searching and browsing for content using speech-controlled devices, or other input-limited devices, is described. A user may audibly indicate to a speech-controlled device whether the user wants to search or browse for content, along with a topic of the content/results to be retrieved. A server, located remotely from the speech-controlled device determines an appropriate endpoint device for displaying results of the requested search or browse. The server also determines an appropriate content source for the requested content, and sends a request for the content to the content source. The server receives search or browse results from the content source and forwards them to the determined endpoint device.

Output of content based on speech-based searching and browsing requests

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Vijayabaskar Gangadaran