EP 0953970 A2 19991103 - Method and apparatus using decision trees to generate and score multiple pronunciations for a spelled word
Title (en)
Method and apparatus using decision trees to generate and score multiple pronunciations for a spelled word
Title (de)
Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Erzeugung und Bewertung von mehrfachen Ausprachevarianten eines buchstabierten Worts unter Verwendung von Entscheidungsbäumen
Title (fr)
Procédé et dispositif utilisant des arbres de décision pour générer et juger des prononciations multiples
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 6776498 A 19980429
- US 6930898 A 19980429
- US 7030098 A 19980430
Abstract (en)
The mixed decision tree includes a network of yes-no questions about adjacent letters in a spelled word sequence and also about adjacent phonemes in the phoneme sequence corresponding to the spelled word sequence. Leaf nodes of the mixed decision tree provide information about which phonetic transcriptions are most probable. Using the mixed trees, scores are developed for each of a plurality of possible pronunciations, and these scores can be used to select the best pronunciation as well as to rank pronunciations in order of probability. The pronunciations generated by the system can be used in speech synthesis and speech recognition applications as well as lexicography applications. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G10L 13/04 (2013.01); G10L 13/08 (2013.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
G10L 13/04 (2013.01 - KR); G10L 13/08 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0953970 A2 19991103; EP 0953970 A3 20000119; EP 0953970 B1 20040303; AT E261171 T1 20040315; CN 1118770 C 20030820; CN 1233803 A 19991103; DE 69915162 D1 20040408; JP 3481497 B2 20031222; JP H11344990 A 19991214; KR 100509797 B1 20050823; KR 19990083555 A 19991125; TW 422967 B 20010221
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99303390 A 19990429; AT 99303390 T 19990429; CN 99106310 A 19990429; DE 69915162 T 19990429; JP 12171099 A 19990428; KR 19990015176 A 19990428; TW 88106840 A 19990428