Patent Document ID: 8005677
Application ID: 10434683

Base Claim:
1. A method of generating speech from text messages, comprising: determining a speech feature vector for a voice associated with a source of a first text message; comparing the speech feature vector to a plurality of speaker models, wherein the plurality of speaker models are unrelated to the source of the first text message; based on the comparison, selecting one of the speaker models as a preferred match for the voice; associating the selected speaker model with the source of the first text message; if the speech feature vector cannot be determined, selecting one of the speaker models as a default selection; generating speech from the text message based on the selected speaker model; and automatically generating speech from subsequent text messages received from the source of the first text message, based on the selected speaker model.

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Claim 5:
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein: the speech feature vector comprises a feature vectors for a Gaussian mixture model; and the step of comparing comprises comparing a first Gaussian mixture model associated with the speech feature vector with a plurality of second Gaussian mixture models, each second Gaussian mixture model associated with at least one of the speaker models.