Apparatus and method for creating dictionary for speech synthesis utilizing a display to aid in assessing synthesis quality

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PATENT NO 9129596
APP PUB NO 20130080155A1
SERIAL NO

13535782

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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.

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  • KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kagoshima, Takehiko Kanagawa-ken, JP 64 1066
Morita, Masahiro Kanagawa-ken, JP 114 1234
Tachibana, Kentaro Kanagawa-ken, JP 12 60

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