Verbal, fully automatic dictionary updates by end-users of speech synthesis and recognition systems
Patent 6078885 Issued on June 20, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 8, 2018. 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.
May 8, 2018. 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 ReferencesMethod and apparatus for speech synthesis based on prosodic analysis Method for electronically generating a spoken message Speech synthesis system Apparatus for electronically generating a spoken message Text to speech system Extensible speech recognition system that provides a user with audio feedback Patent #: 5933804 InventorApplicationNo. 075162 filed on 05/08/1998US Classes:704/258, Synthesis704/231, Recognition704/260Image to speechExaminersPrimary: Hudspeth, DavidAssistant: Wieland, Susan International ClassG10L 013/08AbstractA method and system that allows users, or maintainers, of a speech-based application to revise the phonetic transcription of words in a phonetic dictionary, or to add transcriptions for words not yet present in the dictionary. The application is assumed to communicate with the user or maintainer audibly by means of speech recognition and/or speech synthesis systems, both of which rely on a dictionary of phonetic transcriptions to accurately recognize speech and pronunciation of a given word. The method automatically determines the phonetic transcription based on the word's spelling and the recorded preferred pronunciation, and updates the dictionary accordingly. Moreover, both speech synthesis and recognition performance are improved through use of the updated dictionary. | |
