Patent Document ID: 8825486
Application ID: 14161535

Base Claim:
1. A method for use with a speech-enabled application, the method comprising: receiving, from the speech-enabled application, input comprising a plurality of text strings; identifying a first portion of a first text string of the plurality of text strings as differing from a corresponding first portion of a second text string of the plurality of text strings, and a second portion of the first text string as not differing from a corresponding second portion of the second text string; assigning contrastive stress to the first portion of the first text string and/or to the corresponding first portion of the second text string, but not to the second portion of the first text string, and not to the corresponding second portion of the second text string; generating, using at least one computer system, speech synthesis output to render the plurality of text strings as speech having the assigned contrastive stress; and providing the speech synthesis output for the speech-enabled application.

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Claim 6:
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the speech synthesis output comprises identification of a plurality of audio recordings to render the plurality of text strings as speech, at least one of the plurality of audio recordings being selected to render the first portion of the first text string and/or the first portion of the second text string as speech carrying contrastive stress.