Patents by Inventor Jesus MONGE ALVAREZ

Jesus MONGE ALVAREZ has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Expressive text-to-speech system and method
    Patent number: 11830473
    Abstract: A system for synthesising expressive speech includes: an interface configured to receive an input text for conversion to speech; a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to generate, using an expressivity characterisation module, a plurality of expression vectors, wherein each expression vector is a representation of prosodic information in a reference audio style file, and synthesise expressive speech from the input text, using an expressive acoustic model comprising a deep convolutional neural network that is conditioned by at least one of the plurality of expression vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jesus Monge Alvarez, Holly Francois, Hosang Sung, Seungdo Choi, Kihyun Choo, Sangjun Park
  • EXPRESSIVE TEXT-TO-SPEECH SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210225358
    Abstract: A system for synthesising expressive speech includes: an interface configured to receive an input text for conversion to speech; a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to generate, using an expressivity characterisation module, a plurality of expression vectors, wherein each expression vector is a representation of prosodic information in a reference audio style file, and synthesise expressive speech from the input text, using an expressive acoustic model comprising a deep convolutional neural network that is conditioned by at least one of the plurality of expression vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jesus MONGE ALVAREZ, Holly Francois, Hosang Sung, Seungdo Choi, Kihyun Choo, Sangjun Park