(19)
(11) EP 2 943 950 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
08.03.2017 Bulletin 2017/10

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
28.12.2016 Bulletin 2016/52

(21) Application number: 14721490.2

(22) Date of filing: 13.01.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G10L 13/04(2013.01)
 G10L 13/047(2013.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2014/000535
(87) International publication number:
WO 2014/108805 (17.07.2014 Gazette 2014/29)

(54)

DISTRIBUTED SPEECH UNIT INVENTORY FOR TTS SYSTEMS

VERTEILTES SPRACHEINHEITENINVENTAR FÜR TTS-SYSTEME

INVENTAIRE D'UNITÉS DE PAROLE DISTRIBUÉES POUR SYSTÈMES TTS

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 14.01.2013 US 201313740762

(43) Date of publication of application:
18.11.2015 Bulletin 2015/47

(73) Proprietor: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Seattle, WA 98108-1226 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • OSOWSKI, Lukasz, M.
    Gdansk, 80-309 (PL)
  • KASZCZUK, Michal, T.
    81-451 Gdynia (PL)

(74) Representative: D Young & Co LLP 
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY
London EC1N 2DY (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 1 471 499
US-A1- 2009 299 746
 WO-A1-2006/128480
   
       
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