JPH03225521A - Voice converting device - Google Patents

Voice converting device

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Publication number
JPH03225521A
JPH03225521A JP2020761A JP2076190A JPH03225521A JP H03225521 A JPH03225521 A JP H03225521A JP 2020761 A JP2020761 A JP 2020761A JP 2076190 A JP2076190 A JP 2076190A JP H03225521 A JPH03225521 A JP H03225521A
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character string
voice
character
specified
same
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Ichiroku Yanagisawa
柳沢　一六
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NEC Corp
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NEC Corp
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To vary the loudness, tone, etc., of an output voice corresponding to a specific character string and to emphasize the voice more than any other character string by storing the specific inputted character string, and generating emphasized read information and synthesizing the voice when a character string which is converted into a voice is the same with the specific character string. CONSTITUTION:The specific character string is inputted from a specific character input means 10 and stored in a storage means 12 in advance. A character string which is inputted from a storage medium to a character data input means 14 is inputted to a voice information generating means 16 and it is judged whether the character string is the same with the specific character string stored in the means 12. The means 16 generates the emphasized read information wherein the loudness, tone, etc., are specified corresponding to the character string when the character string is the same with the specific character string or generates corresponding read information when not. Consequently, the synthesized voice outputted from a voice output means 18 corresponding to th specific input character string is different in loundness and tone from other character strings and emphasized.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 （産業上の利用分野） 本発明は、記憶媒体上の文字データが入力され、該文字
データからなる文字列を音声として出力する音声変換装
置に関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a voice conversion device that receives character data on a storage medium and outputs a character string made up of the character data as voice.

〈従来の技術） 従来、音声変換装置として、記憶ａ体上の文字データを
取り込む文字データ入力手段と、該文字データ入力手段
より入力される前記文字データからなる文字列に対応す
る読み情報を生成する音声情報生成手段と、該音声情報
生成手段からの前記読み情報に基づき一定の大きさおよ
び音質の音声を合成し、出力する音声出力手段とを備え
るものがある。<Prior art> Conventionally, a speech conversion device includes a character data input means for taking in character data on a memory a-format, and generates reading information corresponding to a character string made up of the character data inputted from the character data input means. Some devices include a voice information generating means for generating voice information, and a voice output means for synthesizing and outputting voice having a certain volume and tone quality based on the reading information from the voice information generating means.

（発明が解決しようとする課題） しかし、前記音声出力手段から出力される音声の大きさ
および音質は一定であるとにより、１つめ文字列に対応
する出力音声の大きさおよび音質と、該１つの文字列と
異なる他の文字列に対応する出力音声の大きさおよび音
質とはそれぞれ同一になるから、所定の文字列だけを強
調する（例えば出力音声の大きさを大きくする）ことが
できない。(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, since the loudness and sound quality of the sound output from the sound output means are constant, the loudness and sound quality of the output sound corresponding to the first character string and the first Since the volume and sound quality of output audio corresponding to one character string and other character strings that are different from each other are the same, it is not possible to emphasize only a predetermined character string (eg, increase the volume of output audio).

本発明の目的は、指定される文字列に対応する出力音声
の音量・音質などを他の文字列に対応する出力音声の音
量・音質などと変えることによって指定文字列を他の文
字列より強調することができる音声変換装置を提供する
ことにある。An object of the present invention is to emphasize a specified character string more than other character strings by changing the volume, sound quality, etc. of the output audio corresponding to the specified character string with the volume, sound quality, etc. of the output audio corresponding to other character strings. The object of the present invention is to provide a voice conversion device that can perform the following tasks.

（課題を解決するための手段） 本発明の音声変換装置は、指定文字列を取り込む指定文
字列入力手段と、該指定文字列入力手段より入力される
前記指定文字列を記憶する記憶手段と、記憶媒体上の文
字データを取り込む文字データ入力手段と、該文字デー
タ入力手段より入力される前記文字データからなる文字
列が前記記憶手段に記憶されている前記指定文字列に同
一であるか否かを判断し、前記文字列が前記指定文字列
【同一であると判断するときに該文字列に対応しかつ該
文字列を強調する情報が含まれている強調読み情報を生
成し、前記文字列が前記指定文字列に同一でないと判断
するときに該文字列に対応する読み情報を生成する音声
情報生成手段と、該音声情報生成手段から出力される前
記強調読み情報または前記読み情報に基づき音声を合成
し、出力する音声出力手段とを備える。(Means for Solving the Problems) A speech conversion device of the present invention includes a designated character string input means for inputting a designated character string, a storage means for storing the designated character string inputted from the designated character string input means, A character data input means that takes in character data on a storage medium, and whether a character string consisting of the character data inputted from the character data input means is the same as the designated character string stored in the storage means. , and when determining that the character string is the same as the specified character string, generates highlighted reading information that corresponds to the character string and includes information that emphasizes the character string, and voice information generation means for generating reading information corresponding to the specified character string when determining that the character string is not the same as the specified character string; and voice information generation means for generating reading information corresponding to the specified character string; and audio output means for synthesizing and outputting.

（作用） 強調される文字列は指定文字列として前記指定文字列入
力手段に取り込まれ、前記指定文字列は前記記憶手段に
記憶される。音声に変換される文字列は記憶媒体から前
記文字データ入力手段に取り込まれる文字データからな
る。前記音声情報生成手段は前記文字列を前記指定文字
列に同一であるか否かを判断する。(Operation) The character string to be emphasized is taken into the designated character string input means as a designated character string, and the designated character string is stored in the storage means. The character string to be converted into speech consists of character data taken into the character data input means from the storage medium. The voice information generating means determines whether the character string is the same as the specified character string.

前記音声情報生成手段は、前記文字列が前記指定文字列
に同一であるときに該文字列に対応する強調読み情報を
生成し、前記文字列が前記指定文字列に同一でないとき
に該文字列に対応する読み情報を生成することにより、
前記強調読み情報に含まれている情報を音量および音質
を指定する情報とすることが可能になるから、前記音声
出力手段から前記強調読み情報に基づき出力される音声
の音量および音質を前記読み情報に基づき出力される音
声の音量および音質をそれぞれ変えるとかでき、前記指
定文字列に同一の文字列を他の文字列より強調すること
ができる。The voice information generating means generates emphasized reading information corresponding to the character string when the character string is the same as the specified character string, and generates highlighted reading information corresponding to the character string when the character string is not the same as the specified character string. By generating reading information corresponding to
Since the information included in the emphasized reading information can be used as information specifying the volume and sound quality, the volume and sound quality of the voice output from the audio output means based on the emphasized reading information can be set based on the reading information. The volume and quality of the output audio can be changed based on the specified character string, and character strings that are the same as the specified character string can be emphasized more than other character strings.

（実施例） 第１図は本発明の音声変換装置の一実施例を示すブロッ
ク図である。(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the speech conversion device of the present invention.

音声変換装置は、指定文字列を取り込む指定文字列入力
手段１０と、該指定文字列入力手段１０より入力される
前記指定文字列を記憶する記憶手段１２と、磁気テープ
などの記憶媒体から文字データを取り込む文字データ入
力手段１４とを備える。The voice conversion device includes a designated character string input means 10 for inputting a designated character string, a storage means 12 for storing the designated character string input from the designated character string input means 10, and character data from a storage medium such as a magnetic tape. and character data input means 14 for inputting.

文字データ入力手段１４に取り込まれる文字データから
なる文字列は音声情報生成手段１６に入力される。音声
情報生成手段１６は、前記文字列が記憶手段１２に記憶
されている指定文字列に同一であるか否かを判断する。A character string consisting of character data inputted into the character data input means 14 is inputted into the voice information generation means 16. The audio information generating means 16 determines whether the character string is the same as the specified character string stored in the storage means 12.

音声情報生成手段工６は、前記文字列が前記指定文字列
に同一であるときに前記文字列に対応しかつ該文字列を
強調する情報が含まれている強調読み情報を生成し、前
記文字列が前記指定文字列に同一でないときに該文字列
に対応する読み情報を生成する。前記文字列を強調する
情報は音量および音質を指定する情報である。The voice information generation means 6 generates emphasized reading information that corresponds to the character string and includes information that emphasizes the character string when the character string is the same as the specified character string, and When the string is not the same as the specified character string, reading information corresponding to the specified character string is generated. The information that emphasizes the character string is information that specifies the volume and sound quality.

音声情報生成手段１６から出力される前記強調読み情報
または読み情報は音声出力手段１８に与えられる。音声
出力手段１８は、前記強調読み情報または前記読み情報
に基づき音、声を合成し、出力する。The emphasized reading information or reading information outputted from the audio information generating means 16 is given to the audio outputting means 18. The audio output means 18 synthesizes and outputs sounds and voices based on the emphasized reading information or the reading information.

動作時、強調される文字列は指定文字列として指定文字
列入力手段１０に取り込まれ、該指定文字列は記憶手段
１２に記憶される。音声に変換される文字列は前記記憶
ａ体から文字データ入力手段１４に順次取り込まれる文
字データからなり、該文字列は順次文字データ入力手段
１４より音声情報生成手段１６に入力される。During operation, the character string to be emphasized is taken into the designated character string input means 10 as a designated character string, and the designated character string is stored in the storage means 12. The character string to be converted into speech consists of character data that is sequentially input from the storage a to the character data input means 14, and the character string is sequentially input from the character data input means 14 to the voice information generation means 16.

音声情報生成手Ｈ１６は前記文字列が記憶手段１２に記
憶されている指定文字列に同一であるか否かを判断する
。前記文字列が前記指定文字列に同一であるとき、音声
情報生成手段１６は、該文字列を強調する情報が含まれ
ている強調読み情報を生成し、該強調読み情報は音声出
力手段１８に与えられる。音声出力手段１８は前記強調
読み情報に基づき音声を合成し、出力する。前記音声の
音量および音質は前記強調読み情報に含まれている強調
情報に対応する。The voice information generating unit H16 determines whether the character string is the same as the specified character string stored in the storage means 12. When the character string is the same as the designated character string, the voice information generation means 16 generates emphasized reading information that includes information that emphasizes the character string, and the emphasized reading information is sent to the voice output means 18. Given. The audio output means 18 synthesizes and outputs audio based on the emphasized reading information. The volume and quality of the voice correspond to emphasis information included in the emphasis reading information.

次いで、次の文字列が音声情報生成手段１６に与えられ
る。前記文字列が前記指定文字列に同一でないとき、音
声情報生成手段１６は前記文字列に対応する読み情報を
生成し、該読み情報は音声出力手段１８に与えられる。Then, the next character string is given to the audio information generating means 16. When the character string is not the same as the designated character string, the audio information generating means 16 generates reading information corresponding to the character string, and the reading information is provided to the audio outputting means 18.

音声出力手段１８から前記読み情報に基づき出力される
音声の音量は前記強調読み情報に基づく音声の音量より
小さく、前記読み情報に基づく音声の音質は前記強調読
み情報に基づく音質よりも低い。The volume of the voice output from the voice output means 18 based on the reading information is lower than the volume of the voice based on the emphasized reading information, and the sound quality of the voice based on the reading information is lower than the sound quality based on the emphasized reading information.

以上より、指定文字列に同一である文字列に対応する強
調読み情報には、該文字列を強調する情報が含まれてい
ることにより、所定の文字列に対応する音声の音量およ
び音質は他の文字列に対応する音声の音量および音質と
異なるから、所定の文字列を他の文字列より強調するこ
とができる。From the above, the emphasized reading information corresponding to a character string that is the same as a specified character string includes information that emphasizes the character string, so that the volume and quality of the voice corresponding to the specified character string may be different from that of the specified character string. Since the volume and quality of the voice corresponding to the character string are different from each other, it is possible to emphasize a predetermined character string more than other character strings.

（発明の効果） 本発明によれば、指定文字列に同一である文字列に対応
する強調読み情報に該文字列を強調する情報が含まれて
いることにより、該強調情報を前記音声出力手段から出
される音声の音量および音質を指定する情報とすること
が可能になるから、前記音声出力手段から前記強調読み
情報に基づき出力される音声の音量および音質を前記読
み情報に基づき出力される音声の音量および音質とそれ
ぞれ変えることができ、前記指定文字列に同一の文字列
を他の文字列より強調することができる。(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, the emphasized reading information corresponding to a character string that is the same as the designated character string includes information that emphasizes the character string, so that the emphasized information is transmitted to the voice output means. Since the information can specify the volume and quality of the voice output from the voice output means, the volume and quality of the voice output from the voice output means based on the emphasized reading information can be changed to the voice output based on the reading information. The volume and sound quality of the specified character string can be changed, and character strings that are the same as the specified character string can be emphasized more than other character strings.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第１図は本発明の音声変換装置の一実施例を示すブロッ
ク図である。 １０・・・指定文字列入力手段、１２・・・記憶手段、
１４・・・文字データ入力手段、１６・・・音声情報生
成手段、１８・・・音声出力手段。FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the speech conversion device of the present invention. 10... Specified character string input means, 12... Storage means,
14...Character data input means, 16...Audio information generation means, 18...Audio output means.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 指定文字列を取り込む指定文字列入力手段と、該指定文
字列入力手段より入力される前記指定文字列を記憶する
記憶手段と、記憶媒体上の文字データを取り込む文字デ
ータ入力手段と、該文字データ入力手段より入力される
前記文字データからなる文字列が前記記憶手段に記憶さ
れている前記指定文字列に同一であるか否かを判断し、
前記文字列が前記指定文字列に同一であると判断すると
きに該文字列に対応しかつ該文字列を強調する情報が含
まれている強調読み情報を生成し、前記文字列が前記指
定文字列に同一でないと判断するときに該文字列に対応
する読み情報を生成する音声情報生成手段と、該音声情
報生成手段から出力される前記強調読み情報または前記
読み情報に基づき音声を合成し、出力する音声出力手段
とを備える音声変換装置。A specified character string input means for inputting a specified character string, a storage means for storing the specified character string inputted from the specified character string input means, a character data input means for inputting character data on a storage medium, and the character data determining whether a character string consisting of the character data inputted from the input means is the same as the designated character string stored in the storage means;
When determining that the character string is the same as the specified character string, generate highlighted reading information that corresponds to the character string and includes information that emphasizes the character string, and if the character string is the specified character voice information generation means for generating reading information corresponding to the character strings when determining that the strings are not the same, and synthesizing voice based on the emphasized reading information or the reading information output from the voice information generation means, A voice conversion device comprising: voice output means for outputting voice.
JP2020761A 1990-01-31 1990-01-31 Voice converting device Pending JPH03225521A (en)

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