SPEECH SYNTHESIS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING A FINITE SET OF SENTENCES AND NUMBERS USING ONE PROGRAM - Patent 0734568

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EP 0 734 568 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	02.10.1996 Bulletin 1996/40

(21)	Application number: 95937434.0

(22)	Date of filing: 16.10.1995

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G10L 13/ 02^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1995/013134

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1996/012271 (25.04.1996 Gazette 1996/18)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

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Priority:

14.10.1994 US 19940323136

(71)	Applicant: NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
	Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3737 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	GAUTHEROT, Olivier D-82194 Grobenzell (DE) SEGAL, Tsakhi 46104 Tel-Aviv (IL) BAREL, Avraham 46104 Herzlia B (IL) WEINER, Uri 46104 Tel-Aviv (IL)

(74)	Representative: Horton, Andrew Robert Grant, et al
	BOWLES HORTON Felden House Dower Mews High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BL Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BL (GB)

(54)	SPEECH SYNTHESIS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING A FINITE SET OF SENTENCES AND NUMBERS USING ONE PROGRAM