Abstract: An expressive speech-to-speech generation system which can generate expressive speech output by using expressive parameters extracted from the original speech signal to drive the standard TTS system. The system comprises: speech recognition means, machine translation means, text-to-speech generation means, expressive parameter detection means for extracting expressive parameters from the speech of language A, and expressive parameter mapping means for mapping the expressive parameters extracted by the expressive parameter detection means from language A to language B, and driving the text-to-speech generation means by the mapping results to synthesize expressive speech.

Abstract: An expressive speech-to-speech generation system and method which can generate expressive speech output by using expressive parameters extracted from the original speech signal to drive the standard TTS system. The system comprises: speech recognition means, machine translation means, text-to-speech generation means, expressive parameter detection means for extracting expressive parameters from the speech of language A, and expressive parameter mapping means for mapping the expressive parameters extracted by the expressive parameter detection means from language A to language B, and driving the text-to-speech generation means by the mapping results to synthesize expressive speech. The system and method can improve the quality of the speech output of the translating system or TTS system.

Abstract: An input method, system and apparatus based on a network and an input system thereof, in which a user selects a desired language and desired input method(s) by downloading an applet from a server and sends the input characters to be recognized, and then the server sends the recognized results back to the user.

Abstract: This invention discloses a computer translation method and system for resoving word ambiguity. During translating a text in a first language, checking whether or not the word to be translated or the sentence containing the word has additional related text that is associated by a linkage. When the meaning of the word can not be uniquely determined in a second language by analyzing the context than the related text is obtained according to the linkage and the word is translated using both the immediate text and the related text. The linkage mechanism is described as a hyperlink in a HTML document.

Abstract: A portable fax machine includes a pen-based input device, having a writing pen and a writing pad, enabling a user to write documents for fax transmission on the writing pad by means of the writing pen. The input device is capable of generating data representative of the moving trace of the writing pen. An encoder transfers the data representative of the moving trace of the writing pen into fax data format. A dialer inputs the fax number of a destination to set up a connection. A fax transmission device transmits to the destination the data in the fax data format output by the encoder.

Abstract: A method for recognizing handwritten Chinese characters based on stroke recognition comprises steps of: recognizing handwritten strokes, updating stroke code sequences; retrieving in dictionaries/lexicons at least one corresponding character/phrase entry so as to obtain at least one candidate Chinese character/phrase; dynamically displaying the at least one candidate Chinese character/phrase; jumping to the step of recognizing strokes if it is judged that a next stroke is being written; inputting a displayed Chinese character/phrase into computers as the result of recognition if this character/phase is selected by the user.

Abstract: An expressive speech-to-speech generation system and method which can generate expressive speech output by using expressive parameters extracted from the original speech signal to drive the standard TTS system. The system comprises: speech recognition means, machine translation means, text-to-speech generation means, expressive parameter detection means for extracting expressive parameters from the speech of language A, and expressive parameter mapping means for mapping the expressive parameters extracted by the expressive parameter detection means from language A to language B, and driving the text-to-speech generation means by the mapping results to synthesize expressive speech. The system and method can improve the quality of the speech output of the translating system or TTS system.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically generating punctuation marks in a continuous speech recognition system, comprises means (1,2,3,5) for recognizing user speech and converting the user speech into words, characterized in that means (1,2,3,5) for recognizing user speech is further used to recognize pseudo noises in the user speech; and the apparatus characterized by further comprising: means (9) for marking pseudo noises in output results of means (1,2,3,5) for recognizing user speech; means (10,14,13) for generating punctuation marks by finding most likely pseudo punctuation marks at locations of pseudo noises marked by the means (9) for marking pseudo noises based on a language model containing pseudo punctuation marks.

Abstract: This invention discloses a method for automatically segmenting and recognizing Chinese character strings continuously written by a user in a handwritten Chinese character processing system, comprising the steps of: creating a geometry model and a language mode; finding out all of potential segmentation schemes in the Chinese character strings continuously written by a user based on the associated timing information and said geometry model; recognizing the groups of strokes as defined by each of potential segmentation schemes and computing the probability characterizing the exactness of recognition results; correcting the probability characterizing the exactness of recognition results by said language model; and, selecting the recognition result and the corresponding segmentation scheme having the maximum probability value.

Abstract: This invention discloses a handwriting information processing system, comprising handwriting information input means and handwriting information recognition means, said handwriting information input means and said handwriting information recognition means co-operate for accepting and recognizing a user's handwriting input, said handwriting information processing system is characterized by further comprising a character segmentation user interface for accepting the definitions of text/picture areas, handwriting lines and character boundaries from a user.

Abstract: This invention discloses a method for automatically segmenting and recognizing Chinese character strings continuously written by a user in a handwritten Chinese character processing system, comprising the steps of: creating a geometry model and a language mode; finding out all of potential segmentation schemes in the Chinese character strings continuously written by a user based on the associated timing information and said geometry model; recognizing the groups of strokes as defined by each of potential segmentation schemes and computing the probability characterizing the exactness of recognition results; correcting the probability characterizing the exactness of recognition results by said language model; and, selecting the recognition result and the corresponding segmentation scheme having the maximum probability value.

Abstract: This invention discloses a method for automatically segmenting and recognizing Chinese character strings continuously written by a user in a handwritten Chinese character processing system, comprising the steps of: creating a geometry model and a language mode; finding out all of potential segmentation schemes in the Chinese character strings continuously written by a user based on the associated timing information and said geometry model; recognizing the groups of strokes as defined by each of potential segmentation schemes and computing the probability characterizing the exactness of recognition results; correcting the probability characterizing the exactness of recognition results by said language model; and, selecting the recognition result and the corresponding segmentation scheme having the maximum probability value.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for correcting one or more error characters in results of speech recognition, the method comprising the steps of: marking the one or more error characters in the speech recognition results; inputting one or more correct characters corresponding to the one or more marked error characters by input based on character-shape; recognizing the input based on character-shape; displaying one or more candidate characters; selecting one or more desired characters from the one or more candidate characters in accordance with the user; and replacing the one or more error characters with the one or more selected characters; the method characterized by further comprising the step of filtering the one or more candidate characters in accordance with acoustic information associated with the one or more error characters.

Abstract: A method for generating personalized speech from text includes the steps of analyzing the input text to get standard parameters of the speech to be synthesized from a standard text-to-speech database; mapping the standard speech parameters to the personalized speech parameters via a personalization model obtained in a training process; and synthesizing speech of the input text based on the personalized speech parameters. The method can be used to simulate the speech of the target person so as to make the speech produced by a TTS system more attractive and personalized.

Abstract: A method for recognizing handwritten Chinese characters based on stroke recognition comprises steps of: recognizing handwritten strokes, updating stroke code sequences; retrieving in dictionaries/lexicons at least one corresponding character/phrase entry so as to obtain at least one candidate Chinese character/phrase; dynamically displaying the at least one candidate Chinese character/phrase; jumping to the step of recognizing strokes if it is judged that a next stroke is being written; inputting a displayed Chinese character/phrase into computers as the result of recognition if this character/phase is selected by the user.

Abstract: The present invention provides an input method, system and apparatus based on a network and an input system thereof, in which an user selects a desired language and desired input method(s) by downloading an applet from a server according to the invention, and sends the input characters to the invention to be recognized, and then the server sends the recognized results back to the user.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically generating punctuation marks in a continuous speech recognition system, comprises means (1, 2, 3, 5) for recognizing user speech and converting the user speech into words, characterized in that means (1, 2, 3, 5) for recognizing user speech is further used to recognize pseudo noises in the user speech; and the apparatus characterized by further comprising: means (9) for marking pseudo noises in output results of means (1, 2, 3, 5) for recognizing user speech; means (10, 14, 13) for generating punctuation marks by finding most likely pseudo punctuation marks at locations of pseudo noises marked by the means (9) for marking pseudo noises based on a language model containing pseudo punctuation marks.

Abstract: A portable fax machine includes a pen-based input device, having a writing pen and a writing pad, enabling a user to write documents for fax transmission on the writing pad by means of the writing pen. The input device is capable of generating data representative of the moving trace of the writing pen. An encoder transfers the data representative of the moving trace of the writing pen into fax data format. A dialer inputs the fax number of a destination to set up a connection. A fax transmission device transmits to the destination the data in the fax data format output by the encoder.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically generating punctuation marks in a continuous speech recognition system, comprises means (1,2,3,5) for recognizing user speech and converting the user speech into words, characterized in that means (1,2,3,5) for recognizing user speech is further used to recognize pseudo noises in the user speech; and the apparatus characterized by further comprising: means (9) for marking pseudo noises in output results of means (1,2,3,5) for recognizing user speech; means (10,14,13) for generating punctuation marks by finding most likely pseudo punctuation marks at locations of pseudo noises marked by the means (9) for marking pseudo noises based on a language model containing pseudo punctuation marks.

Abstract: This invention discloses a computer translation method and system for resoving word ambiguity. During translating a text in a first language, checking whether or not the word to be translated or the sentence containing the word has additional related text that is associated by a linkage. When the meaning of the word can not be uniquely determined in a second language by analyzing the context than the related text is obtained according to the linkage and the word is translated using both the immediate text and the related text. The linkage mechanism is described as a hyperlink in a HTML document.