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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
May. 02, 2011
Jani Kristian Nurminen, Lempaala, FI;
Hanna Margareeta Silen, Tampere, FI;
Elina Helander, Tampere, FI;
Jani Kristian Nurminen, Lempaala, FI;
Hanna Margareeta Silen, Tampere, FI;
Elina Helander, Tampere, FI;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating speech synthesis. A method may include generating a plurality of input models representing an input by using a statistical model synthesizer to statistically model the input. The method may further include determining a speech unit sequence representing at least a portion of the input by using the input models to influence selection of one or more pre-recorded speech units having parameter representations. The method may additionally include identifying one or more bad units in the unit sequence. The method may also include replacing the identified one or more bad units with one or more parameters generated by the statistical model synthesizer. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided.