Patents by Inventor Mikhail Vasilievich KHITROV

Mikhail Vasilievich KHITROV 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).

  • Method of speech synthesis
    Patent number: 8942983
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of text-based speech synthesis, wherein at least one portion of a text is specified; the intonation of each portion is determined; target speech sounds are associated with each portion; physical parameters of the target speech sounds are determined; speech sounds most similar in terms of the physical parameters to the target speech sounds are found in a speech database; and speech is synthesized as a sequence of the found speech sounds. The physical parameters of said target speech sounds are determined in accordance with the determined intonation. The present method, when used in a speech synthesizer, allows improved quality of synthesized speech due to precise reproduction of intonation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Speech Technology Centre, Limited
    Inventor: Mikhail Vasilievich Khitrov
  • METHOD OF SPEECH SYNTHESIS
    Publication number: 20120072224
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of text-based speech synthesis, wherein at least one portion of a text is specified; the intonation of each portion is determined; target speech sounds are associated with each portion; physical parameters of the target speech sounds are determined; speech sounds most similar in terms of the physical parameters to the target speech sounds are found in a speech database; and speech is synthesized as a sequence of the found speech sounds. The physical parameters of said target speech sounds are determined in accordance with the determined intonation. The present method, when used in a speech synthesizer, allows improved quality of synthesized speech due to precise reproduction of intonation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventor: Mikhail Vasilievich KHITROV