Abstract: A method for processing a document wherein, on the transmission side, information is stored in the document for specifying an element of the document whose contents should be changed if necessary according to the conditions of a communication destination. A document processed according to the conditions of the transmission side is analyzed to extract the element of the document to be changed, and information indicating that the extracted element is the element whose contents are to be changed is attached to the extracted element and a document transmission is made.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hypertext markup language (HTML) translating machine. The HTML translating machine automatically converts a HTML document with text described in a first language into a HTML document with text described in a second language.

Abstract: A method for processing a document wherein, on the transmission side, information for specifying an element whose contents are to be changed according to conditions of a place of communication destination is memorized, a document processed according to conditions of the transmission side is analyzed to extract the element, information indicating that the extracted element is the element whose contents are to be changed is attached to the extracted element and transmission is made; and on the other hand, on the receiving side, information for specifying an element whose contents are to be changed to the contents according to conditions on the receiving side and corrective information into such contents are memorized, so that the received document is analyzed and the element is extracted, and based on the memorized information for s change, the contents of the extracted element are changed to the contents according to the conditions.

Abstract: An apparatus for reading out textual information with synthesized speech comprises: a buffer memory 24 for buffering character codes of textual information; a keyword/ read-out region storing unit 22 which stores previously specified keyword and region of the textual information, the region being to be read out and including the keyword; a read-out region retrieving unit 23 which retrieves the keyword from the buffered character codes, and which, when the keyword exists, causes character codes corresponding to the read-out region, to be outputted from the buffer memory 24; a speech synthesizing unit 26 which converts the outputted character codes into a synthesized speech signal; and a loudspeaker 14 for outputting the synthesized speech signal in the form of synthesized speech.

Abstract: A speech synthesis apparatus for synthesizing speech to read out a text in place of a reader at a speed corresponding to a set time and the text volume, a medium on which is recorded a computer program for reading out a text in place of a reader, an apparatus for calculating time necessary for a reader to finish reading out a text on the basis of the reader's speech characteristic data of a prescribed word or sentence, and a medium on which is recorded a computer program for calculating the read out time.