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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2010
Darren C. Meyer, Duxbury, MA (US);
Corinne Bos-plachez, Baisieux, FR;
Martine Marguerite Staessen, Wervik, BE;
Darren C. Meyer, Duxbury, MA (US);
Corinne Bos-Plachez, Baisieux, FR;
Martine Marguerite Staessen, Wervik, BE;
Nuance Communications, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for providing speech output for speech-enabled applications. A synthesis system receives from a speech-enabled application a text input including a text transcription of a desired speech output. The synthesis system selects one or more audio recordings corresponding to one or more portions of the text input. In one aspect, the synthesis system selects from audio recordings provided by a developer of the speech-enabled application. In another aspect, the synthesis system selects an audio recording of a speaker speaking a plurality of words. The synthesis system forms a speech output including the one or more selected audio recordings and provides the speech output for the speech-enabled application.