Speech synthesis apparatus and method

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PATENT NO 5220629
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07608757

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A method and apparatus for reading out a feature parameter and a driver sound source stored in a VCV (vowel-consonant-vowel) speech segment file, sequentially connecting the readout parameter and the readout sound source information in accordance with a predetermined rule, and supplying connected data to a speech synthesizer, thereby generating a speech output, includes a memory for storing the average power of each vowel, and a power controller for controlling the apparatus to normalize a VCV speech segment so that powers at both ends of each VCV segment coincide with the average power of each vowel.

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA A CORP OF JAPAN30-2 3-CHOME SHIMOMARUKO OHTA-KU TOKYO

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Aso, Takashi Yokohama, JP 32 760
Fujita, Takeshi Yokohama, JP 268 3417
Kawasaki, Katsuhiko Machida, JP 17 565
Kosaka, Tetsuo Yokohama, JP 32 874
Ohora, Yasunori Tokyo, JP 20 587
Sakurai, Atsushi Yokohama, JP 209 1709
Tamura, Junichi Tokyo, JP 106 1359

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