SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT LANGUAGE SWITCHING IN AUTOMATED TEXT-TO-SPEECH SYSTEMS

摘要

Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for providing for intelligent switching of languages and/or pronunciations in a text-to-speech system. As the system receives text, the text is analyzed to identify portions which should have speech constructed using a pronunciation distinct from the remaining portions of the text. The text-to-speech system uses multiple pronunciation dictionaries to generate and produce speech corresponding to the text, where the identified portions of the text are in a different language or have a different accent from the remainder of the text. Having generated speech corresponding to the text in multiple languages, accents, or dialects, the system combines the portions, then communicates the speech to the text recipient.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving text having a first part and a second part; identifying a recipient of speech to be generated from the text; selecting, based on the recipient, a first language for the first part and a second language for the second part; generating, via a processor, the speech from the text, wherein the speech comprises a first portion corresponding to the first part of the text and a second portion corresponding to the second part of the text, the first portion in the first language and the second portion in the second language; and communicating the speech to the recipient.