SPEECH SYNTHESIZER BASED ON VARIABLE RATE SPEECH CODING - Patent 1159738

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EP 1 159 738 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	05.12.2001 Bulletin 2001/49

(21)	Application number: 00914511.1

(22)	Date of filing: 04.02.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G10L 19/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0002/900

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0046/795 (10.08.2000 Gazette 2000/32)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

08.02.1999 US 246605

(71)	Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
	San Diego, California 92121 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	CHANG, Chienchung San Diego, CA 92131 (US)

(74)	Representative: Whitten, George Alan et al
	R.G.C. Jenkins & Co.,26 Caxton Street London SW1H 0RJ London SW1H 0RJ (GB)

(54)	SPEECH SYNTHESIZER BASED ON VARIABLE RATE SPEECH CODING