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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masao Watari, Ibaragi, JP;
Makoto Akabane, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuya Kagami, Chiba, JP;
Kazuo Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Iwahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhiko Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Ogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Omote, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuo Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuki Minamino, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuharu Asano, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
704270 ; 704260 ;
Abstract
A book database stores at least phonetic signal information including phoneme information and rhythm information as document data, a central system transmits phonetic signal information stored on the book database to a terminal and the terminal receives the phonetic signal information is then carried out at the terminal and the document is then recited via synthesized sounds.