System for method for producing synthetic plural word messages
Patent 4661916 Issued on April 28, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 27, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 27, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3641496 Electronic calculator system having audio messages for operator interaction Talking electronic game Means for displaying at least two different words and for providing independent pronunciations of these words Communication aid means and method Audible announcement in an electronic cash register Patent #: 4369334 InventorsApplicationNo. 06/815196 filed on 12/27/1985US Classes:704/260, Image to speech704/271Handicap aidExaminersPrimary: Kemeny, E. S.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG10L 13/04 (20060101)G09B 21/00 (20060101) G10L 13/00 (20060101) AbstractA linguistic coding system and keyboard therefor for the use of people unable to use their own voices is described. The coding system and associated keyboard are based on the sentence rather than the word, phoneme or letter. The keyboard is coupled to a computer which stores a plurality of plural word messages or sentences in the memory thereof for selective retrieval by the keyboard. The sentences retrieved from the keyboard are fed to a voice synthesizer which converts them through a loud speaker to audible spoken messages. The keyboard utilizes polysemic (many-meaning) symbols on the respective keys and by designating a selected one of the keys and its associated polysemic symbols a primary message theme key, selected recorded plural messages in the computer memory may be retrieved by actuating a combination of the designated primary message theme key and other keys to vary the context of the polysemic symbols. Thus a plurality of sentences associated with a central theme may be selectively generated as a function of each polysemic symbol in combination with other symbols which modify the theme of the message or sentence.Other References
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