System and method for testing a TTS voice
    1.
    发明授权
    System and method for testing a TTS voice 有权
    用于测试TTS语音的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08073694B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-06

    申请号:US12646125

    申请日:2009-12-23

    IPC分类号: G10L13/00 G06F17/27

    CPC分类号: G10L13/00

    摘要: Disclosed are various elements of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The invention in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. An embodiment of the invention relates to a method for preparing a text-to-speech (TTS) voice for testing and verification. The method comprises processing a TTS voice to be ready for testing, synthesizing words utilizing the TTS voice, presenting to a person a smallest possible subset that contains at least N instances of a group of units in the TTS voice, receiving information from the person associated with corrections needed to the TTS voice and making corrections to the TTS voice according to the received information.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于产生在口语对话系统中使用的TTS语音的工具包的各种元件。 在每种情况下的本发明可以是系统的形式,计算机可读介质或用于产生TTS语音的方法。 本发明的实施例涉及一种用于准备用于测试和验证的文本到语音(TTS)语音的方法。 该方法包括处理TTS语音准备进行测试,使用TTS语音合成单词,向人们呈现包含TTS语音中的一组单元的至少N个实例的最小可能子集,从相关人员接收信息 对TTS语音进行修正,根据收到的信息对TTS语音进行修正。

    System and method of developing a TTS voice
    2.
    发明授权
    System and method of developing a TTS voice 有权
    开发TTS语音的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07693716B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-06

    申请号:US11235954

    申请日:2005-09-27

    IPC分类号: G10L13/08

    CPC分类号: G10L13/04

    摘要: Disclosed herein are various aspects of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The embodiments in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. An embodiment of the invention relates to a method of tracking progress in developing a text-to-speech (TTS) voice. The method comprises insuring that a corpus of recorded speech contains reading errors and matches an associated written text, creating a tuple for each utterance in the corpus and tracking progress for each utterance utilizing the tuple. Various parameters may be tracked using the tuple but the tuple provides a means for enabling multiple workers to efficiently process a database of utterance in preparation of a TTS voice.

    摘要翻译: 这里公开的是用于产生在口语对话系统中使用的TTS语音的工具包的各个方面。 在每种情况下的实施例可以是系统的形式,计算机可读介质或用于产生TTS语音的方法。 本发明的一个实施例涉及一种跟踪在开发文本到语音(TTS)语音方面的进展的方法。 该方法包括确保记录的语音的语料库包含阅读错误并匹配相关的书写文本,为语料库中的每个发音创建一个元组,并利用该元组跟踪每个发音的进度。 可以使用元组跟踪各种参数,但是元组提供了一种使多个工作者有效地处理语音数据库以准备TTS语音的手段。

    System and method for preparing a pronunciation dictionary for a text-to-speech voice
    3.
    发明授权
    System and method for preparing a pronunciation dictionary for a text-to-speech voice 有权
    用于准备文本到语音语音的发音词典的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07630898B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-08

    申请号:US11235817

    申请日:2005-09-27

    IPC分类号: G10L13/06 G06F17/27 G10L13/08

    摘要: Disclosed are various elements of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The embodiments in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. One embodiment of the invention relates to a method of generating a database for a TTS voice. The method comprises matching every spoken word associated with a TTS voice database with a smallest set of possible pronunciations for each word. The smallest set is generated by automatically determining a dialect and linguistic context using linguistic rules, empirically determining idiosyncratic speaker characteristics and determining a subject domain. The method further comprises dynamically generating a pronunciation dictionary on a word-by-word basis using the smallest set.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于产生在口语对话系统中使用的TTS语音的工具包的各种元件。 在每种情况下的实施例可以是系统的形式,计算机可读介质或用于产生TTS语音的方法。 本发明的一个实施例涉及一种为TTS语音生成数据库的方法。 该方法包括将与TTS语音数据库相关联的每个口语单词与每个单词的最小可能发音集相匹配。 最小的集是通过使用语言规则自动确定方言和语言语境,经验地确定特定的说话者特征和确定主题领域来产生的。 该方法还包括使用最小集合逐个字地动态生成发音词典。

    System and Method for Testing a TTS Voice
    4.
    发明申请
    System and Method for Testing a TTS Voice 有权
    用于测试TTS语音的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100100385A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-22

    申请号:US12646125

    申请日:2009-12-23

    IPC分类号: G10L13/00

    CPC分类号: G10L13/00

    摘要: Disclosed are various elements of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The invention in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. An embodiment of the invention relates to a method for preparing a text-to-speech (TTS) voice for testing and verification. The method comprises processing a TTS voice to be ready for testing, synthesizing words utilizing the TTS voice, presenting to a person a smallest possible subset that contains at least N instances of a group of units in the TTS voice, receiving information from the person associated with corrections needed to the TTS voice and making corrections to the TTS voice according to the received information.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于产生在口语对话系统中使用的TTS语音的工具包的各种元件。 在每种情况下的本发明可以是系统的形式,计算机可读介质或用于产生TTS语音的方法。 本发明的实施例涉及一种用于准备用于测试和验证的文本到语音(TTS)语音的方法。 该方法包括处理TTS语音准备进行测试,使用TTS语音合成单词,向人们呈现包含TTS语音中的一组单元的至少N个实例的最小可能子集,从相关人员接收信息 对TTS语音进行修正,根据收到的信息对TTS语音进行修正。

    System and Method of Developing A TTS Voice
    5.
    发明申请
    System and Method of Developing A TTS Voice 有权
    发展TTS语音的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100094632A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-15

    申请号:US12638648

    申请日:2009-12-15

    IPC分类号: G10L13/08 G10L13/00

    CPC分类号: G10L13/04

    摘要: Disclosed herein are various aspects of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The embodiments in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. An embodiment of the invention relates to a method of tracking progress in developing a text-to-speech (TTS) voice. The method comprises insuring that a corpus of recorded speech contains reading errors and matches an associated written text, creating a tuple for each utterance in the corpus and tracking progress for each utterance utilizing the tuple. Various parameters may be tracked using the tuple but the tuple provides a means for enabling multiple workers to efficiently process a database of utterance in preparation of a TTS voice.

    摘要翻译: 这里公开的是用于产生在口语对话系统中使用的TTS语音的工具包的各个方面。 在每种情况下的实施例可以是系统的形式,计算机可读介质或用于产生TTS语音的方法。 本发明的一个实施例涉及一种跟踪在开发文本到语音(TTS)语音方面的进展的方法。 该方法包括确保记录的语音的语料库包含阅读错误并匹配相关的书写文本,为语料库中的每个发音创建一个元组,并利用该元组跟踪每个发音的进度。 可以使用元组来跟踪各种参数,但是元组提供了一种使多个工作者有效地处理语音数据库以准备TTS语音的手段。

    System and method for correcting errors when generating a TTS voice
    6.
    发明授权
    System and method for correcting errors when generating a TTS voice 有权
    在产生TTS语音时校正错误的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07742921B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-22

    申请号:US11235821

    申请日:2005-09-27

    IPC分类号: G10L21/00 G10L15/26 G10L13/00

    CPC分类号: G10L21/06 G10L13/00

    摘要: Disclosed herein are various innovations associated with a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The inventions in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. An embodiment of the invention relates to a method of enabling human workers to find errors when developing a text-to-speech (TTS) voice. The method comprises presenting a graphical user interface wherein after a first pass of automatic speech recognition (ASR) of a speech corpus is complete, the interface presents to a worker a graphical representation of an alignment of the ASR results, associated words and phonemes and the audio, receiving a graphical input from the worker associated with a selection of a word or phoneme and presenting the audio associated with the selected word or phoneme.

    摘要翻译: 这里公开了与用于产生在口语对话系统中使用的TTS语音的工具包相关联的各种创新。 在每种情况下的发明可以是系统的形式,计算机可读介质或用于产生TTS语音的方法。 本发明的一个实施例涉及一种使人类工作者在开发文本到语音(TTS)语音时能够发现错误的方法。 该方法包括呈现图形用户界面,其中在语音语料库的自动语音识别(ASR)的第一次通过完成之后,界面向工作者呈现ASR结果,相关联的单词和音素的对齐的图形表示,以及 音频,从工作人员接收与选定的单词或音素相关联的图形输入并呈现与所选择的单词或音素相关联的音频。

    System and method of developing a TTS voice
    7.
    发明授权
    System and method of developing a TTS voice 有权
    开发TTS语音的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07996226B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-09

    申请号:US12638648

    申请日:2009-12-15

    IPC分类号: G10L13/08

    CPC分类号: G10L13/04

    摘要: Disclosed herein are various aspects of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The embodiments in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. An embodiment of the invention relates to a method of tracking progress in developing a text-to-speech (TTS) voice. The method comprises insuring that a corpus of recorded speech contains reading errors and matches an associated written text, creating a tuple for each utterance in the corpus and tracking progress for each utterance utilizing the tuple. Various parameters may be tracked using the tuple but the tuple provides a means for enabling multiple workers to efficiently process a database of utterance in preparation of a TTS voice.

    摘要翻译: 这里公开的是用于产生在口语对话系统中使用的TTS语音的工具包的各个方面。 在每种情况下的实施例可以是系统的形式,计算机可读介质或用于产生TTS语音的方法。 本发明的一个实施例涉及一种跟踪在开发文本到语音(TTS)语音方面的进展的方法。 该方法包括确保记录的语音的语料库包含阅读错误并匹配相关的书写文本,为语料库中的每个发音创建一个元组,并利用该元组跟踪每个发音的进度。 可以使用元组来跟踪各种参数,但是元组提供了一种使多个工作者有效地处理语音数据库以准备TTS语音的手段。

    System and method for repairing a TTS voice database
    8.
    发明授权
    System and method for repairing a TTS voice database 有权
    用于修复TTS语音数据库的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07742919B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-22

    申请号:US11235857

    申请日:2005-09-27

    IPC分类号: G10L13/08

    CPC分类号: G10L13/06 G10L15/187

    摘要: The present invention provides various elements of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The embodiments in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. One embodiment of the invention relates to a method of correcting a database associated with the development of a text-to-speech (TTS) voice. The method comprises generating a pronunciation dictionary for use with a TTS voice, generating a TTS voice to a stage wherein it is prepared to be tested before being deployed, identifying mislabeled phonetic units associated with the TTS voice, for each identified mislabeled phonetic unit, linking to an entry within the pronunciation dictionary to correct the entry and deleting utterances and all associated data for unacceptable utterances.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了用于产生在口头对话系统中使用的TTS语音的工具包的各种元件。 在每种情况下的实施例可以是系统的形式,计算机可读介质或用于产生TTS语音的方法。 本发明的一个实施例涉及一种校正与文本到语音(TTS)语音的发展相关联的数据库的方法。 该方法包括生成与TTS语音一起使用的发音词典,产生一个TTS语音到准备在部署之前进行测试的阶段,识别与TTS语音相关联的错误标记的语音单元,用于每个识别的错误标记语音单元,链接 发音字典中的条目,用于纠正输入和删除话语,以及所有相关数据用于不可接受的话语。

    System and method for testing a TTS voice
    9.
    发明授权
    System and method for testing a TTS voice 有权
    用于测试TTS语音的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07711562B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-04

    申请号:US11235822

    申请日:2005-09-27

    IPC分类号: G10L13/00

    CPC分类号: G10L13/00

    摘要: Disclosed are various elements of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The invention in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. An embodiment of the invention relates to a method for preparing a text-to-speech (TTS) voice for testing and verification. The method comprises processing a TTS voice to be ready for testing, synthesizing words utilizing the TTS voice, presenting to a person a smallest possible subset that contains at least N instances of a group of units in the TTS voice, receiving information from the person associated with corrections needed to the TTS voice and making corrections to the TTS voice according to the received information.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于产生在口语对话系统中使用的TTS语音的工具包的各种元件。 在每种情况下的本发明可以是系统的形式,计算机可读介质或用于产生TTS语音的方法。 本发明的实施例涉及一种用于准备用于测试和验证的文本到语音(TTS)语音的方法。 该方法包括处理TTS语音准备进行测试,使用TTS语音合成单词,向人们呈现包含TTS语音中的一组单元的至少N个实例的最小可能子集,从相关人员接收信息 对TTS语音进行修正,根据收到的信息对TTS语音进行修正。