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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2000
Hiroshi Iwasaki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yoshihiro Yamazaki, Surrey, GB;
Masami Akamine, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An improved electronic speaking document viewer is provided in order that a user can readily use electronic texts in the same manner as reading text images printed on paper. The electronic speaking document viewer accommodates a semiconductor storage card in the form of a detachable card type storage medium and includes a speech synthesis unit for performing speech synthesis on the basis of the intermediate language data stored in the semiconductor storage card, and a synthesized speech outputting unit for outputting the synthesized speech as synthesized by means of said speech synthesis unit. In accordance with the present embodiment, a high quality of synthesized speech is accomplished by the use of the intermediate language data S. The electronic speaking document viewer further comprises a text data display unit for displaying the text data consisting of letters in synchronism with the synthesized speech.