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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2007
Yining Chen, Beijing, CN;
Yusheng LI, Beijing, CN;
Min Chu, Beijing, CN;
Frank Kao-ping Soong, Beijing, CN;
Yining Chen, Beijing, CN;
Yusheng Li, Beijing, CN;
Min Chu, Beijing, CN;
Frank Kao-Ping Soong, Beijing, CN;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An automated method of providing a pronunciation of a word to a remote device is disclosed. The method includes receiving an input indicative of the word to be pronounced. The method further includes searching a database having a plurality of records. Each of the records has an indication of a textual representation and an associated indication of an audible representation. At least one output is provided to the remote device of an audible representation of the word to be pronounced.