公开(公告)号：US20130080160A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-28

申请号：US13628807

申请日：2012-09-27

申请人： Kosei FUME ,  Kentaro TACHIBANA ,  Kouichirou MORI ,  Masahiro MORITA ,  Yuji SHIMIZU ,  Masaru SUZUKI

发明人： Kosei FUME ,  Kentaro TACHIBANA ,  Kouichirou MORI ,  Masahiro MORITA ,  Yuji SHIMIZU ,  Masaru SUZUKI

IPC分类号： G10L15/00

CPC分类号： G10L13/027 ,  G09B5/062 ,  G09B21/006 ,  G10L13/08

摘要： According to one embodiment, a document reading-out support apparatus is provided with first to third acquisition units, an extraction unit, a decision unit and a user verification unit. The first acquisition unit acquires a document having texts. The second acquisition unit acquires metadata having definitions each of which includes an applicable condition and a reading-out style. The extraction unit extracts features of the document. The third acquisition unit acquires execution environment information. The decision unit decides candidates of parameters of reading-out based on the features and the information. The user verification unit presents the candidates and accepts a verification instruction.

摘要翻译： 根据一个实施例，文档读出支持装置具有第一至第三获取单元，提取单元，决定单元和用户验证单元。 第一采集单元获取具有文本的文档。 第二采集单元获取具有包括可应用条件和读出风格的定义的元数据。 提取单元提取文档的特征。 第三采集单元获取执行环境信息。 决定单元基于特征和信息来确定读出参数的候选。 用户验证单元呈现候选者并接受验证指令。

公开(公告)号：US09129596B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-08

申请号：US13535782

申请日：2012-06-28

申请人： Kentaro Tachibana ,  Masahiro Morita ,  Takehiko Kagoshima

发明人： Kentaro Tachibana ,  Masahiro Morita ,  Takehiko Kagoshima

IPC分类号： G06F17/21 ,  G10L13/00 ,  G10L13/02 ,  G10L13/06 ,  G10L25/60

CPC分类号： G10L13/02 ,  G10L13/06 ,  G10L25/60

摘要： Apparatus for creating a dictionary for speech synthesis includes a sentence storage unit configured to store N sentences, a sentence display unit configured to selectively display a first sentence which is one of the N sentences, a recording unit configured to record each user speech, a necessity determination unit configured to make a determination of whether to create the dictionary, a dictionary creation unit configured to create the dictionary by utilizing the user speech, and a speech synthesis unit configured to convert a second sentence to a synthesized speech with the dictionary. The display unit is configured to stop displaying the currently displayed sentence according to an evaluation of a quality of its synthesis. The determination unit makes the determination under a condition that the recording unit records the user speech of M first sentences (M is less than N) and the determination is based on at least one of an instruction from the user, M and an amount of the recorded user speech.

摘要翻译： 用于创建用于语音合成的字典的装置包括被配置为存储N个句子的句子存储单元，被配置为选择性地显示作为N个句子之一的第一句子的句子显示单元，被配置为记录每个用户语音的记录单元 确定单元，被配置为确定是否创建字典，字典创建单元，被配置为通过利用用户语音来创建字典;以及语音合成单元，被配置为将第二句子转换成具有字典的合成语音。 显示单元被配置为根据其合成的质量的评估来停止显示当前显示的句子。 确定单元在记录单元记录M个第一句子（M小于N）的用户语音的条件下进行确定，并且该确定基于来自用户的指令M和 记录用户言语。

公开(公告)号：US20120239390A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-20

申请号：US13232478

申请日：2011-09-14

申请人： Kosei Fume ,  Masaru Suzuki ,  Masahiro Morita ,  Kentaro Tachibana ,  Kouichirou Mori ,  Yuji Shimizu ,  Takehiko Kagoshima ,  Masatsune Tamura ,  Tomohiro Yamasaki

发明人： Kosei Fume ,  Masaru Suzuki ,  Masahiro Morita ,  Kentaro Tachibana ,  Kouichirou Mori ,  Yuji Shimizu ,  Takehiko Kagoshima ,  Masatsune Tamura ,  Tomohiro Yamasaki

IPC分类号： G10L19/00

CPC分类号： G10L13/10 ,  G10L13/08 ,  G10L25/63

摘要： According to one embodiment, an apparatus for supporting reading of a document includes a model storage unit, a document acquisition unit, a feature information extraction, and an utterance style estimation unit. The model storage unit is configured to store a model which has trained a correspondence relationship between first feature information and an utterance style. The first feature information is extracted from a plurality of sentences in a training document. The document acquisition unit is configured to acquire a document to be read. The feature information extraction unit is configured to extract second feature information from each sentence in the document to be read. The utterance style estimation unit is configured to compare the second feature information of a plurality of sentences in the document to be read with the model, and to estimate an utterance style of the each sentence of the document to be read.

摘要翻译： 根据一个实施例，用于支持文档读取的装置包括模型存储单元，文档获取单元，特征信息提取和话语风格估计单元。 模型存储单元被配置为存储已经训练了第一特征信息和话语风格之间的对应关系的模型。 从训练文档中的多个句子中提取第一特征信息。 文档获取单元被配置为获取要读取的文档。 特征信息提取单元被配置为从要读取的文档中的每个句子中提取第二特征信息。 发音风格估计单元被配置为将要读取的文档中的多个句子的第二特征信息与模型进行比较，并且估计待读取的文档的每个句子的发音风格。

公开(公告)号：US20120065981A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-15

申请号：US13207575

申请日：2011-08-11

申请人： Kentaro Tachibana ,  Gou Hirabayashi ,  Takehiko Kagoshima

发明人： Kentaro Tachibana ,  Gou Hirabayashi ,  Takehiko Kagoshima

IPC分类号： G10L11/00

CPC分类号： G10L13/08

摘要： According to an embodiment, a text presentation apparatus presenting text for a speaker to read aloud for voice recording includes: a text storing unit for storing first text; a presenting unit for presenting the first text; a determination unit for determining whether or not the first text needs to be replaced, on the basis of a speaker's input for the first text presented; a preliminary text storing unit for storing preliminary text; a select unit configured to select, if it is determined that the first text needs to be replaced, second text to replace the first text from among the preliminary text, the selecting being performed on the basis of attribute information describing an attribute of the first text and on the basis of at least one of attribute information describing pronunciation of the first text and attribute information describing a stress type of the first text; and a control unit configured to control the presenting unit so that the presenting unit presents the second text.

摘要翻译： 根据一个实施例，呈现用于语音录音的扬声器的文本的文本呈现装置包括：文本存储单元，用于存储第一文本; 用于呈现第一文本的呈现单元; 确定单元，用于基于所呈现的第一文本的说话者的输入来确定是否需要替换第一文本; 用于存储初步文本的初步文本存储单元; 选择单元，其被配置为：如果确定需要替换所述第一文本，则从所述初步文本中选择替换所述第一文本的第二文本，所述选择是基于描述所述第一文本的属性的属性信息执行的 并且基于描述第一文本的发音的属性信息和描述第一文本的应力类型的属性信息中的至少一个; 以及控制单元，被配置为控制所述呈现单元，使得所述呈现单元呈现所述第二文本。

公开(公告)号：US09280967B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-08

申请号：US13232478

申请日：2011-09-14

申请人： Kosei Fume ,  Masaru Suzuki ,  Masahiro Morita ,  Kentaro Tachibana ,  Kouichirou Mori ,  Yuji Shimizu ,  Takehiko Kagoshima ,  Masatsune Tamura ,  Tomohiro Yamasaki

发明人： Kosei Fume ,  Masaru Suzuki ,  Masahiro Morita ,  Kentaro Tachibana ,  Kouichirou Mori ,  Yuji Shimizu ,  Takehiko Kagoshima ,  Masatsune Tamura ,  Tomohiro Yamasaki

IPC分类号： G10L13/08 ,  G10L13/10 ,  G10L25/63

CPC分类号： G10L13/10 ,  G10L13/08 ,  G10L25/63

摘要： According to one embodiment, an apparatus for supporting reading of a document includes a model storage unit, a document acquisition unit, a feature information extraction, and an utterance style estimation unit. The model storage unit is configured to store a model which has trained a correspondence relationship between first feature information and an utterance style. The first feature information is extracted from a plurality of sentences in a training document. The document acquisition unit is configured to acquire a document to be read. The feature information extraction unit is configured to extract second feature information from each sentence in the document to be read. The utterance style estimation unit is configured to compare the second feature information of a plurality of sentences in the document to be read with the model, and to estimate an utterance style of the each sentence of the document to be read.

摘要翻译： 根据一个实施例，用于支持文档读取的装置包括模型存储单元，文档获取单元，特征信息提取和话语风格估计单元。 模型存储单元被配置为存储已经训练了第一特征信息和话语风格之间的对应关系的模型。 从训练文档中的多个句子中提取第一特征信息。 文档获取单元被配置为获取要读取的文档。 特征信息提取单元被配置为从要读取的文档中的每个句子中提取第二特征信息。 发音风格估计单元被配置为将要读取的文档中的多个句子的第二特征信息与模型进行比较，并且估计待读取的文档的每个句子的发音风格。

公开(公告)号：US08655664B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-18

申请号：US13207575

申请日：2011-08-11

申请人： Kentaro Tachibana ,  Gou Hirabayashi ,  Takehiko Kagoshima

发明人： Kentaro Tachibana ,  Gou Hirabayashi ,  Takehiko Kagoshima

IPC分类号： G10L13/00 ,  G10L15/26 ,  G10L15/00 ,  G10L15/06 ,  G10L15/16 ,  G06F17/20 ,  G06F17/27 ,  G06F17/21 ,  G10L13/08 ,  G10L21/00 ,  G10L25/00

CPC分类号： G10L13/08

摘要： According to an embodiment, a text presentation apparatus presenting text for a speaker to read aloud for voice recording includes: a text storing unit for storing first text; a presenting unit for presenting the first text; a determination unit for determining whether or not the first text needs to be replaced, on the basis of a speaker's input for the first text presented; a preliminary text storing unit for storing preliminary text; a select unit configured to select, if it is determined that the first text needs to be replaced, second text to replace the first text from among the preliminary text, the selecting being performed on the basis of attribute information describing an attribute of the first text and on the basis of at least one of attribute information describing pronunciation of the first text and attribute information describing a stress type of the first text; and a control unit configured to control the presenting unit so that the presenting unit presents the second text.

摘要翻译： 根据一个实施例，呈现用于语音录音的扬声器的文本的文本呈现装置包括：文本存储单元，用于存储第一文本; 用于呈现第一文本的呈现单元; 确定单元，用于基于所呈现的第一文本的说话者的输入来确定是否需要替换第一文本; 用于存储初步文本的初步文本存储单元; 选择单元，其被配置为：如果确定需要替换所述第一文本，则从所述初步文本中选择替换所述第一文本的第二文本，所述选择是基于描述所述第一文本的属性的属性信息执行的 并且基于描述第一文本的发音的属性信息和描述第一文本的应力类型的属性信息中的至少一个; 以及控制单元，被配置为控制所述呈现单元，使得所述呈现单元呈现所述第二文本。

公开(公告)号：US20130080155A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-28

申请号：US13535782

申请日：2012-06-28

申请人： Kentaro Tachibana ,  Masahiro Morita ,  Takehiko Kagoshima

发明人： Kentaro Tachibana ,  Masahiro Morita ,  Takehiko Kagoshima

IPC分类号： G06F17/21

CPC分类号： G10L13/02 ,  G10L13/06 ,  G10L25/60

摘要： Apparatus for creating a dictionary for speech synthesis includes a sentence storage unit configured to store N sentences, a sentence display unit configured to selectively display a first sentence which is one of the N sentences, a recording unit configured to record each user speech, a necessity determination unit configured to make a determination of whether to create the dictionary, a dictionary creation unit configured to create the dictionary by utilizing the user speech, and a speech synthesis unit configured to convert a second sentence to a synthesized speech with the dictionary. The determination unit makes the determination under a condition that the recording unit records the user speech of M first sentences (M is less than N) and the determination is based on at least one of an instruction from the user, M and an amount of the recorded user speech.

摘要翻译： 用于创建用于语音合成的字典的装置包括被配置为存储N个句子的句子存储单元，被配置为选择性地显示作为N个句子之一的第一句子的句子显示单元，被配置为记录每个用户语音的记录单元 确定单元，被配置为确定是否创建字典，字典创建单元，被配置为通过利用用户语音来创建字典;以及语音合成单元，被配置为将第二句子转换成具有字典的合成语音。 确定单元在记录单元记录M个第一句子（M小于N）的用户语音的条件下进行确定，并且该确定基于来自用户的指令M和 记录用户言语。