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EP 0157903 B1 19880113 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPEECH SYNTHESIZING

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPEECH SYNTHESIZING

Publication

EP 0157903 B1 19880113 (DE)

Application

EP 84109492 A 19840809

Priority

DE 3406540 A 19840223

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0157903A1] 1. Process for the synthesis of speech in which combinations of a consonant followed by a vowel are stored and read out as required, characterised in that - every consonant occurring in the language is stored together with a weak uniform vowel "&", - all the vowels occurring in the language are stored individually, - the desired consonant/vowel combination is formed by staggered reading out of consonant and vowel in two channels, with the uniform vowel "&" being masked by the vowel that is read out.

IPC 1-7

G10L 5/04

IPC 8 full level

G10L 13/06 (2006.01); G10L 13/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G10L 13/08 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0157903 A1 19851016; EP 0157903 B1 19880113; DE 3406540 C1 19850905; JP S60211499 A 19851023

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 84109492 A 19840809; DE 3406540 A 19840223; JP 3425585 A 19850222