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US Patent 5559927 - Computer system producing emotionally-expressive speech messages
US Patent Issued on September 24, 1996
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
April 13, 2014Estimated 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.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
April 13, 2014Estimated 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.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
| InventorApplicationNo. 227119 filed on 04/13/1994US Classes:704/258, Synthesis704/266, Specialized model704/270ApplicationField of Search381/54HELIUM SPEECHExaminersPrimary: MacDonald, Allen R.Assistant: Dorvil, Richemond Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References4704682, Computerized system for imparting an expressive microstructure to succession of notes in a musical scoreIssued on: 11/03/1987 Inventor: Clynes4763257, Computerized system for imparting an expressive microstructure to successive notes in a musical score Issued on: 08/09/1988 Inventor: Clynes4999773, Technique for contouring amplitude of musical notes based on their relationship to the succeeding note Issued on: 03/12/1991 Inventor: Clynes5029214, Electronic speech control apparatus and methods Issued on: 07/02/1991 Inventor: Hollander5195895, Sentic cycler unit Issued on: 03/23/1993 Inventor: Clynes5305423Computerized system for producing sentic cycles and for generating and communicating emotions Issued on: 04/19/1994 Inventor: Clynes International ClassesG10L 005/02G10L 003/00 |
