公开(公告)号：US08856007B1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-07

申请号：US13652460

申请日：2012-10-15

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Nicholas Stuttle ,  Robert William Hamilton

IPC: G10L13/00

CPC classification number: G10L13/033 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06F17/30899

Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for generating synthesized utterances related to output of commands. A command is received at a computing device. A textual output for the command is determined using the computing device. A spoken output of the computing device is generated that utilizes a plurality of vocal characteristic sets. At least a portion of the spoken output corresponds to the textual output. At least a first part of the spoken output utilizes vocal characteristics of a first vocal characteristic set. At least a second part of the spoken output utilizes vocal characteristics of a second vocal characteristic set, where at least some of the vocal characteristics of the first vocal characteristic set differ from the vocal characteristics of the second vocal characteristic set.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于产生与命令输出相关的合成话语的装置和方法。 在计算设备处接收命令。 使用计算设备确定命令的文本输出。 产生利用多个声乐特征集的计算装置的口语输出。 口语输出的至少一部分对应于文本输出。 口语输出的至少第一部分使用第一声乐特征集的声乐特征。 口语输出的至少第二部分使用第二声乐特征集合的声乐特征，其中第一声乐特征集合的至少一些声乐特征与第二声乐特征集的声乐特性不同。

公开(公告)号：US08571871B1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-29

申请号：US13633231

申请日：2012-10-02

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Nicholas Stuttle ,  Ioannis Agiomyrgiannakis

IPC: G10L13/08

CPC classification number: G10L13/033 ,  G10L21/003

Abstract: Methods and systems for adaptation of synthetic speech in an environment are described. In an example, a device, which may include a text-to-speech (TTS) module, may be configured to determine characteristics of an environment of the device. The device also may be configured to determine, based on the one or more characteristics of the environment, speech parameters that characterize a voice output of the text-to-speech module. Further, the device may be configured to process a text to obtain the voice output corresponding to the text based on the speech parameters to account for the one or more characteristics of the environment.

Abstract translation: 描述了在环境中适应合成语音的方法和系统。 在一个示例中，可以将可以包括文本到语音（TTS）模块的设备配置成确定设备的环境的特性。 该设备还可以被配置为基于环境的一个或多个特性来确定表征文本到语音模块的语音输出的语音参数。 此外，设备可以被配置为处理文本以基于语音参数获得对应于文本的语音输出，以解决环境的一个或多个特性。