Computer system producing emotionally-expressive speech messages
April 13, 2014. 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 ReferencesComputerized system for imparting an expressive microstructure to succession of notes in a musical score Computerized system for imparting an expressive microstructure to successive notes in a musical score Technique for contouring amplitude of musical notes based on their relationship to the succeeding note Electronic speech control apparatus and methods Sentic cycler unit Computerized system for producing sentic cycles and for generating and communicating emotions Patent #: 5305423 InventorApplicationNo. 227119 filed on 04/13/1994US Classes:704/258, Synthesis704/266, Specialized model704/270ApplicationExaminersPrimary: MacDonald, Allen R.Assistant: Dorvil, Richemond Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG10L 005/02G10L 003/00 AbstractA computer system in which the sounds of different speech messages are stored or synthesized, the system being adapted to reproduce a selected speech message and to impart emotional expressivity thereto whose character depends on the user's choice. To this end, stored in the system is a set of sentograms whose respective wave forms reflect different emotions, the selected speech message being reproduced, being modulated as a function of the wave form of the sentogram in the set selected by the user whereby the reproduced speech message is emotionally colored and therefore has a human quality.Other References
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