(19)
(11) EP 0 606 520 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.12.1994 Bulletin 1994/52

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.07.1994 Bulletin 1994/29

(21) Application number: 93106692.2

(22) Date of filing: 24.04.1993
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: G10L 5/02, G10L 7/02, G10L 7/10, G10L 5/04, G10L 7/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 15.01.1993 IT MI930044

(71) Applicants:
  • ALCATEL ITALIA S.p.A.
    I-20149 Milano (IT)

    IT 
  • ALCATEL N.V.
    NL-1077 XX Amsterdam (NL)

    BE CH DE ES FR GB LI NL SE AT 

(72) Inventors:
  • Abbattista, Giuseppe
    I-70033 Corato (BA) (IT)
  • Tambone, Gabriella
    I-70033 Corato (BA) (IT)

(74) Representative: Pohl, Herbert, Dipl.-Ing et al
Alcatel SEL AG Patent- und Lizenzwesen Postfach 30 09 29
70449 Stuttgart
70449 Stuttgart (DE)


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    (54) Method of implementing intonation curves for vocal messages, and speech synthesis method and system using the same


    (57) The present invention refers to a method of implementing intonation curves for vocal messages, and to a speech synthesis method and system using the same.
    Such methods characterize in that the generation of the pronunciation and of the intonation are carried out independently and separately using a coding technique that permits the instantaneous control of intonation, i.e. of pitch.





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