公开(公告)号：US20200081598A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

申请号：US16680341

申请日：2019-11-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Brian FLEIZACH ,  Eric Taylor SEYMOUR ,  Gregory F. HUGHES ,  Reginald Dean HUDSON

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: An accessibility method is performed by an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. The method includes: displaying a first section of a document on the display, where the document has a plurality of sections that includes the first section of the document; outputting an audible document section indicia that corresponds to the first section of the document; and detecting a first finger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface. The method also includes, in response to detecting the first finger gesture, ceasing to display the first section of the document; displaying a second section of the document on the display, where the second section of the document is adjacent to the first section of the document; and outputting an audible document section indicia that corresponds to the second section of the document.

公开(公告)号：US20160240187A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-18

申请号：US15090544

申请日：2016-04-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Brian FLEIZACH ,  Reginald Dean HUDSON

IPC: G10L13/027 ,  G06F17/27 ,  G10L19/018 ,  G10L13/04

CPC classification number: G10L13/027 ,  G06F17/2705 ,  G10L13/00 ,  G10L13/043 ,  G10L13/08 ,  G10L19/018

Abstract: Techniques for improved text-to-speech processing are disclosed. The improved text-to-speech processing can convert text from an electronic document into an audio output that includes speech associated with the text as well as audio contextual cues. One aspect provides audio contextual cues to the listener when outputting speech (spoken text) pertaining to a document. The audio contextual cues can be based on an analysis of a document prior to a text-to-speech conversion. Another aspect can produce an audio summary for a file. The audio summary for a document can thereafter be presented to a user so that the user can hear a summary of the document without having to process the document to produce its spoken text via text-to-speech conversion.

公开(公告)号：US20170178620A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15451021

申请日：2017-03-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Brian FLEIZACH ,  Reginald Dean HUDSON

IPC: G10L13/027 ,  G10L13/08 ,  G10L13/04 ,  G06F17/27

CPC classification number: G10L13/027 ,  G06F17/2705 ,  G10L13/00 ,  G10L13/043 ,  G10L13/08 ,  G10L19/018

Abstract: Techniques for improved text-to-speech processing are disclosed. The improved text-to-speech processing can convert text from an electronic document into an audio output that includes speech associated with the text as well as audio contextual cues. One aspect provides audio contextual cues to the listener when outputting speech (spoken text) pertaining to a document. The audio contextual cues can be based on an analysis of a document prior to a text-to-speech conversion. Another aspect can produce an audio summary for a file. The audio summary for a document can thereafter be presented to a user so that the user can hear a summary of the document without having to process the document to produce its spoken text via text-to-speech conversion.

公开(公告)号：US20150170635A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-18

申请号：US14631526

申请日：2015-02-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Brian FLEIZACH ,  Reginald Dean HUDSON

IPC: G10L13/00 ,  G06F17/27

CPC classification number: G10L13/027 ,  G06F17/2705 ,  G10L13/00 ,  G10L13/043 ,  G10L13/08 ,  G10L19/018

Abstract: Techniques for improved text-to-speech processing are disclosed. The improved text-to-speech processing can convert text from an electronic document into an audio output that includes speech associated with the text as well as audio contextual cues. One aspect provides audio contextual cues to the listener when outputting speech (spoken text) pertaining to a document. The audio contextual cues can be based on an analysis of a document prior to a text-to-speech conversion. Another aspect can produce an audio summary for a file. The audio summary for a document can thereafter be presented to a user so that the user can hear a summary of the document without having to process the document to produce its spoken text via text-to-speech conversion.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于改进的文本到语音处理的技术。 改进的文本到语音处理可将文本从电子文档转换成包括与文本相关联的语音以及音频语境线索的音频输出。 当输出与文档有关的语音（口头文本）时，一个方面提供了听众的音频上下文提示。 音频语境提示可以基于文本到语音转换之前的文档的分析。 另一方面可以为文件生成音频摘要。 此后可以将文档的音频摘要呈现给用户，使得用户可以听到文档的摘要，而无需处理文档以经由文本到语音转换来产生其口语文本。