Global Patent Index - EP 1078354 B1

EP 1078354 B1 20020320 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SPECTRAL VOICE CHARACTERISTICS IN A SPOKEN EXPRESSION

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SPECTRAL VOICE CHARACTERISTICS IN A SPOKEN EXPRESSION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND ANORDNUNG ZUR BESTIMMUNG SPEKTRALER SPRACHCHARAKTERISTIKA IN EINER GESPROCHENEN ÄUSSERUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR DETERMINER DES CARACTERISTIQUES VOCALES SPECTRALES DANS UN MESSAGE VERBAL

Publication

EP 1078354 B1 20020320 (DE)

Application

EP 99929088 A 19990503

Priority

  • DE 9901308 W 19990503
  • DE 19821031 A 19980511

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9959134A1] According to the invention, spectral voice characteristics are determined in a natural language expression, whereby the expression is digitized and subjected to a wavelet transformation. The speaker-specific characteristics arise from the different transformation steps of the wavelet transformation. Within the scope of a voice synthesis, these characteristics can be compared with characteristics of other expressions in order to generate a continuously sounding synthetic voice signal for the human ear. Alternatively, the characteristics can also be modified in a targeted manner in order to counteract a perceptive dissonance.

IPC 1-7

G10L 13/06

IPC 8 full level

G10L 15/02 (2006.01); G10L 13/06 (2013.01); G10L 25/27 (2013.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G10L 13/06 (2013.01); G10L 25/27 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE ES FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9959134 A1 19991118; AT E214831 T1 20020415; DE 59901018 D1 20020425; EP 1078354 A1 20010228; EP 1078354 B1 20020320; ES 2175988 T3 20021116; JP 2002515608 A 20020528

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 9901308 W 19990503; AT 99929088 T 19990503; DE 59901018 T 19990503; EP 99929088 A 19990503; ES 99929088 T 19990503; JP 2000548866 A 19990503