Patent ID: 6212501
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
A speech synthesis apparatus comprising:means for storing, for each exemplary text segment containing a fixed form portion having a fixed text segment and an unfixed form portion on which an arbitrary text segment can be specified by a user, exemplary text segment data including context information relating to the fixed form portion to be connected with the unfixed form portion and parameter data obtained by analyzing a speech corresponding to the fixed form portion;means, responsive to an instruction by a user, for selecting data from among the exemplary text segment data and inputting a text segment corresponding to the unfixed form portion of the selected exemplary text segment data;means for generating parameter data of at least the unfixed form portion on the basis of the inputted text segment of the unfixed form portion and corresponding context information; andmeans for concatenating the generated parameter data of the unfixed form portion to the stored parameter data of the fixed form portion, and generating synthesized speech from the concatenated parameter data.