Patent ID: 8082152
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. Portable device for communication by a user with a speech disability, comprising: a text entry interface, adapted to generate a sent text data stream imaging a message entered by the user at the text entry interface, a voice synthesis device, receiving the sent text data stream coming from the text entry interface, and converting it into a sent audio signal stream, an audio output interface, receiving the sent audio signal stream, and converting it into a sent acoustic wave stream imaging the sent text data stream and audible in the immediate environment of the portable device, wherein the device is implemented on a mobile telephone hardware base incorporating personal digital assistant (PDA) functions and provided with an open operating system, with a touch screen, a data processing architecture, and a digital signal processing body, wherein the text entry interface is connected to the voice synthesis device by an open programming interface (API), including an interface subroutine that can be programmed and have its parameters set for adaptation to different input interface modules.