公开(公告)号：US5745650A

公开(公告)日：1998-04-28

申请号：US448982

申请日：1995-05-24

申请人： Mitsuru Otsuka ,  Yasunori Ohora ,  Takashi Aso ,  Toshiaki Fukada

发明人： Mitsuru Otsuka ,  Yasunori Ohora ,  Takashi Aso ,  Toshiaki Fukada

IPC分类号： G10L11/06 ,  G10L13/00 ,  G10L13/04 ,  G10L13/06 ,  G10L13/08 ,  G10L9/04

CPC分类号： G10L13/10 ,  G10L13/04 ,  G10L25/93

摘要： A speech synthesis method and apparatus for synthesizing speech from a character series comprising a text and pitch information. The apparatus includes a parameter generator for generating power spectrum envelopes as parameters of a speech waveform to be synthesized representing the input text in accordance with the input character series. The apparatus also includes a pitch waveform generator for generating pitch waveforms whose period equals the pitch specified by the pitch information. The pitch waveform generator generates the pitch waveforms from the input pitch information and the power spectrum envelopes generated by the parameter generator. Also provided is a speech waveform output device for outputting the speech waveform obtained by connecting the generated pitch waveforms.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从包括文本和音调信息的字符系列合成语音的语音合成方法和装置。 该装置包括参数发生器，用于根据输入的字符系列，产生功率谱包络作为要合成的语音波形的参数，表示输入文本。 该装置还包括用于产生音调波形的音调波形发生器，其音调波形的周期等于由音调信息指定的音调。 音调波形发生器根据输入音调信息和由参数发生器产生的功率谱包络产生音调波形。 还提供了用于输出通过连​​接所生成的音调波形而获得的语音波形的语音波形输出装置。

公开(公告)号：US5806039A

公开(公告)日：1998-09-08

申请号：US859092

申请日：1997-05-20

申请人： Toshiaki Fukada ,  Yasunori Ohora ,  Takashi Aso ,  Mitsuru Otsuka

发明人： Toshiaki Fukada ,  Yasunori Ohora ,  Takashi Aso ,  Mitsuru Otsuka

IPC分类号： G10K15/04 ,  G10H1/00 ,  G10L13/08 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G11B31/00 ,  G10L5/02

CPC分类号： G10H1/0008 ,  G10H1/0041 ,  G10L13/04 ,  G10L13/08

摘要： A data processing apparatus for synchronized audiovisual output has synchronizing signal bits which are assigned to bits of each sound data, represented by a 16-bit PCM code. A predetermined bit of the assigned bits having the least influence upon the human auditory sense is extracted as a synchronizing signal bit for synchronization of the image data output and sound output.

摘要翻译： 用于同步视听输出的数据处理装置具有分配给由16位PCM代码表示的每个声音数据的位的同步信号位。 作为用于图像数据输出和声音输出同步的同步信号比特，提取对人类听觉影响最小的分配比特的预定比特。

公开(公告)号：US5809467A

公开(公告)日：1998-09-15

申请号：US923939

申请日：1997-09-05

申请人： Mitsuru Otsuka ,  Yasunori Ohora ,  Takashi Aso ,  Toshiyuki Noguchi ,  Toshiaki Fukada

发明人： Mitsuru Otsuka ,  Yasunori Ohora ,  Takashi Aso ,  Toshiyuki Noguchi ,  Toshiaki Fukada

IPC分类号： G06F3/16 ,  G06F17/21 ,  G06F17/22 ,  G10L13/08 ,  G10L5/02

CPC分类号： G10L13/08 ,  G10L13/04

摘要： A document inputting apparatus or speech outputting apparatus inputs and displays document data, specifies accent information, pronunciation information and syllable-length information of words or characters of the document data. The apparatus displays the document data in accordance with the specified information so that information such as the accent positions or accent intensities can be recognized. Thus formed document data is stored in a memory with the accent information, the pronunciation information or the syllable-length information. Upon reading the document data from the memory and outputting it as speech, the specified information is referred to for speech synthesizing, thus outputting speech corresponding to the correct pronunciation.

摘要翻译： 文档输入装置或语音输出装置输入和显示文档数据，指定文档数据的单词或字符的重音信息，发音信息和音节长度信息。 该装置根据指定的信息显示文档数据，以便能够识别诸如重音位置或重音强度之类的信息。 这样形成的文档数据被存储在具有重音信息，发音信息或音节长度信息的存储器中。 在从存储器读取文档数据并将其作为语音输出时，参考用于语音合成的指定信息，从而输出与正确发音相对应的语音。

公开(公告)号：US5745651A

公开(公告)日：1998-04-28

申请号：US452545

申请日：1995-05-30

申请人： Mitsuru Otsuka ,  Yasunori Ohora ,  Takashi Aso ,  Toshiaki Fukada

发明人： Mitsuru Otsuka ,  Yasunori Ohora ,  Takashi Aso ,  Toshiaki Fukada

IPC分类号： G10L13/00 ,  G10L13/02 ,  G10L13/04 ,  G10L13/06 ,  G10L13/08 ,  G10L3/02

CPC分类号： G10L13/033 ,  G10L13/08

摘要： A speech synthesis method and a speech synthesis apparatus includes a system for synthesis by rule that prevents the quality of synthesized speech from deteriorating and for reducing the number of calculations that are required for the generation of a speech waveform. The speech synthesis apparatus includes a character series input section, for inputting a character series as phonetic text, a pitch waveform generator, for generating a pitch waveform by calculating a product of a matrix, which has been acquired for each pitch, and the character series, which is input by the character series input section, and a device for connecting pitch waveforms that are generated by the pitch waveform generator and for providing a speech waveform. The calculation method for the generation of such a pitch waveform provides a great reduction in the number of calculations that are required. In addition, in the calculation for the generation of a pitch waveform, a function that determines a frequency response is employed to convert a spectral envelope, which is obtained from a parameter, so that the timbres of synthesized speech can be changed without parameter operations.

摘要翻译： 语音合成方法和语音合成装置包括用于合成规则的系统，该系统防止合成语音的质量恶化，并减少产生语音波形所需的计算次数。 语音合成装置包括：字符串输入部，用于输入作为语音文本的字符串;音调波形发生器，用于通过计算已经针对每个音调获取的矩阵的乘积和字符串来产生音调波形 ，由字符串输入部输入，以及用于连接由音调波形发生器产生的音调波形并用于提供语音波形的装置。 用于产生这种音调波形的计算方法大大减少了所需的计算次数。 此外，在产生音调波形的计算中，采用确定频率响应的函数来转换从参数获得的频谱包络，使得可以在没有参数操作的情况下改变合成语音的音色。

公开(公告)号：US6021388A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-01

申请号：US995152

申请日：1997-12-19

申请人： Mitsuru Otsuka ,  Yasunori Ohora ,  Takashi Aso ,  Yasuo Okutani

发明人： Mitsuru Otsuka ,  Yasunori Ohora ,  Takashi Aso ,  Yasuo Okutani

IPC分类号： G10L11/04 ,  G10L13/00 ,  G10L13/06 ,  G10L7/02

CPC分类号： G10L13/07

摘要： A speech synthesis apparatus for outputting synthesized speech on the basis of a parameter sequence of a speech waveform includes a parameter generation unit which generates a parameter sequence for speech synthesis on the basis of a character sequence input by a character sequence input unit, and stores the generated parameter sequence in a parameter storage unit. A waveform generation unit is also provided that generates pitch waveforms each for one pitch period on the basis of synthesis parameters and pitch scales included in the parameter sequence, and generates a speech waveform by connecting the generated pitch waveforms in accordance with frame lengths set by a frame length setting unit.

摘要翻译： 一种用于根据语音波形的参数序列输出合成语音的语音合成装置，包括参数生成单元，该参数生成单元根据由字符序列输入单元输入的字符序列生成用于语音合成的参数序列，并存储 在参数存储单元中生成参数序列。 还提供了一种波形生成单元，其基于包括在参数序列中的合成参数和音调标度生成针对一个音调周期的音调波形，并且通过根据由参数序列设置的帧长度连接所生成的音调波形来生成语音波形 帧长设定单位。

公开(公告)号：US20060239236A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-26

申请号：US11406942

申请日：2006-04-18

申请人： Mitsuru Otsuka

发明人： Mitsuru Otsuka

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04Q7/24

CPC分类号： H04W28/18 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W88/06

摘要： It is made possible to designate erasure or updating of the communication parameters. If configuration information of a party has not been stored in a storage unit, then the configuration information of the communicating party apparatus is requested, the configuration information transmitted from the communicating party in response to the request is stored in the storage unit, wireless communication with the communicating party apparatus is executed in accordance with the configuration information that has been stored in the storage unit, and a user interface is provided so that the user may indicate updating of the configuration information that has been stored in the storage unit.

摘要翻译： 可以指定擦除或更新通信参数。 如果一方的配置信息尚未存储在存储单元中，则请求通信方装置的配置信息，则响应该请求从通信方发送的配置信息存储在存储单元中，与 根据已经存储在存储单元中的配置信息执行通信方装置，并且提供用户界面，使得用户可以指示已经存储在存储单元中的配置信息的更新。

公开(公告)号：US20080025233A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-31

申请号：US11780046

申请日：2007-07-19

申请人： Mitsuru Otsuka

发明人： Mitsuru Otsuka

IPC分类号： H04Q7/00

CPC分类号： H04W84/20

摘要： A communication apparatus including a determining device that determines a distance between the communication apparatus and a first managing device in a first network and a forming device that forms a second network in which the communication apparatus or another communication apparatus operates as a second managing device, where formation of the second network is based on the determination of the distance between the communication apparatus and the first managing device.

摘要翻译： 一种通信装置，包括确定第一网络中的通信装置与第一管理装置之间的距离的确定装置以及形成第二网络的形成装置，其中通信装置或另一通信装置作为第二管理装置操作， 第二网络的形成基于通信装置与第一管理装置之间的距离的确定。

公开(公告)号：US06546367B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US09264866

申请日：1999-03-09

申请人： Mitsuru Otsuka

发明人： Mitsuru Otsuka

IPC分类号： G10L1308

CPC分类号： G10L13/10 ,  G10L13/08

摘要： Statistical data including an average value, a standard deviation, and a minimum value of a phoneme duration of each phoneme is stored in a memory. When speech production time is determined for a phoneme string in a predetermined expiratory paragraph, the total phoneme duration of the phoneme string is set so as to become equal to the speech production time. Based on the set phoneme duration, phonemes are connected and a speech waveform is generated. To set a phoneme duration for each phoneme, a phoneme duration initial value is first set based on an average value, obtained by equally dividing the speech production time by phonemes of the phoneme string, and a phoneme duration range, phoneme. Then, set based on statistical data of each the phoneme duration initial value is adjusted based on the statistical data and the speech production time.

摘要翻译： 包括每个音素的音素持续时间的平均值，标准偏差和最小值的统计数据被存储在存储器中。 当对于预定呼气段落中的音素串确定语音制作时间时，音素串的总音素持续时间被设置成等于语音产生时间。 基于设定的音素持续时间，连接音素并生成语音波形。 为了设置每个音素的音素持续时间，首先根据平均值设置音素持续时间初始值，该平均值是通过将语音产生时间除以音素串的音素和音素持续时间范围音素而得到的。 然后，根据统计数据和语音产生时间，对每个音素持续时间初始值的统计数据进行设定。

公开(公告)号：US07457843B2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-25

申请号：US11060518

申请日：2005-02-17

申请人： Mitsuru Otsuka

发明人： Mitsuru Otsuka

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L51/10 ,  H04L51/24 ,  H04L67/14

摘要： An image-taking control apparatus is provided which transmits an image taken by an image-taking device to a communication terminal via the Internet, including a settings memory, a control device, and a communication device.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种拍摄控制装置，其将包括设置存储器，控制装置和通信装置的通过因特网将图像拍摄装置拍摄的图像发送到通信终端。

公开(公告)号：US06993484B1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-31

申请号：US09386049

申请日：1999-08-30

申请人： Masayuki Yamada ,  Yasuhiro Komori ,  Mitsuru Otsuka

发明人： Masayuki Yamada ,  Yasuhiro Komori ,  Mitsuru Otsuka

IPC分类号： G10L13/00 ,  G10L13/06

CPC分类号： G10L13/07 ,  G10L25/21

摘要： An amplitude altering magnification (r) applied to sub-phoneme units of a voiced portion and an amplitude altering magnification s to be applied to sub-phoneme units of an unvoiced portion are determined based upon a target phoneme average power (p0) of synthesized speech and power (p) of a selected phoneme unit. Sub-phoneme units are extracted from a phoneme to be synthesized. From among the extracted sub-phoneme units, a sub-phoneme unit of the voiced portion is multiplied by the amplitude altering magnification (r), and a sub-phoneme unit of the unvoiced portion is multiplied by the amplitude altering magnification (s). Synthesized speech is obtained using the sub-phoneme units thus obtained. This makes it possible to realize power control in which any decline in the quality of synthesized speech is reduced.

摘要翻译： 基于目标音素平均功率（p 0），确定应用于有声部分的子音素单位的振幅变化倍率（r）和施加到清音部分的子音素单位的振幅变化倍率s 所选择的音素单元的合成语音和功率（p）。 从要合成的音素中提取子音素单元。 从所提取的子音素单元中，将有声部分的子音素单位乘以振幅变化倍率（r），并将无声部分的子音素单位乘以振幅变化倍数（s）。 使用由此获得的子音素单元获得合成语音。 这使得可以实现其中合成语音质量的任何下降降低的功率控制。