Patent ID: 8898055
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
1. A voice quality conversion device that converts voice quality of an input speech using information corresponding to the input speech, said voice quality conversion device comprising: a target vowel vocal tract information hold unit configured to hold target vowel vocal tract information of each vowel, the target vowel vocal tract information indicating target voice quality; a vowel conversion unit configured to a synthesis unit configured to synthesize a speech using the converted vocal tract information of the vowel converted by said vowel conversion unit, wherein (i) the first polynomial expression approximates a change in the received vocal tract information of the vowel over time, (ii) the second polynomial expression approximates a change in the target vocal tract information of the vowel over time, and (iii) the third polynomial expression approximates a change in the interpolated vocal tract information of the vowel over time, wherein the first polynomial expression approximating the temporal change of the received vocal tract information of the vowel and the second polynomial expression approximating the temporal change of the target vocal tract information of the vowel have a same time period that overlaps over the entire time period of the vowel, and wherein said vowel conversion unit is configured to generate the third polynomial expression by adding the first polynomial expression with the second polynomial expression based on a predetermined conversion ratio.