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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2007
Raimo Bakis, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Ellen M. Eide, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Roberto Pieraccini, Peekskill, NY (US);
Maria E. Smith, Davie, FL (US);
Jie Zeng, Palmetto Bay, FL (US);
Raimo Bakis, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Ellen M. Eide, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Roberto Pieraccini, Peekskill, NY (US);
Maria E. Smith, Davie, FL (US);
Jie Zeng, Palmetto Bay, FL (US);
Nuance Communications, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of the invention is a software tool used to convert text, speech synthesis markup language (SSML), and or extended SSML to synthesized audio. Provisions are provided to create, view, play, and edit the synthesized speech including editing pitch and duration targets, speaking type, paralinguistic events, and prosody. Prosody can be provided by way of a sample recording. Users can interact with the software tool by way of a graphical user interface (GUI). The software tool can produce synthesized audio file output in many file formats.