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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 26, 1996
Kazuhiko Iwata, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
In order to provide a practical E-mail reader for reading out E-mails phonetically enabling easy grasping of their contents by a user with its vocal output even when quotation codes or header information are included in the E-mails, a phonetic E-mail reader of the invention comprises a speech synthesizer (102) for converting text data into vocal data, quotation code storing means (105) for storing quotation codes used for indicating a quotation line inserted at a top of the quotation line, and quotation code elimination means (106) for detecting and eliminating a quotation code inserted at tops of quotation lines referring to the quotation code storing means (105) before supplying the quotation lines to the speech synthesizer (102).