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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2009
Jian-chao Wang, Beijing, CN;
Lu-jun Yuan, Beijing, CN;
Sheng Zhao, Beijing, CN;
Fileno A. Alleva, Redmond, WA (US);
Jingyang Xu, Beijing, CN;
Chiwei Che, Beijing, CN;
Jian-Chao Wang, Beijing, CN;
Lu-Jun Yuan, Beijing, CN;
Sheng Zhao, Beijing, CN;
Fileno A. Alleva, Redmond, WA (US);
Jingyang Xu, Beijing, CN;
Chiwei Che, Beijing, CN;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An interactive prompt generation and TTS optimization tool with a user-friendly graphical user interface is provided. The tool accepts HTS abstraction or speech recognition processed input from a user to generate an enhanced initial waveform for synthesis. Acoustic features of the waveform are presented to the user with graphical visualizations enabling the user to modify various parameters of the speech synthesis process and listen to modified versions until an acceptable end product is reached.