Systems and methods for determining the language to use for speech generated by a text to speech engine

摘要

Algorithms for synthesizing speech used to identify media assets are provided. Speech may be selectively synthesized from text strings associated with media assets, where each text string can be associated with a native string language (e.g., the language of the string). When several text strings are associated with at least two distinct languages, a series of rules can be applied to the strings to identify a single voice language to use for synthesizing the speech content from the text strings. In some embodiments, a prioritization scheme can be applied to the text strings to identify the more important text strings. The rules can include, for example, selecting a voice language based on the prioritization scheme, a default language associated with an electronic device, the ability of a voice language to speak text in a different language, or any other suitable rule.

主权项

1. A method for synthesizing speech content based on a plurality of text strings, the method implemented by at least one computing device having at least one processor and at least one program stored in memory, the method comprising:
identifying a respective language associated with each respective one of the plurality of text strings; distinguishing at least two different identified languages; and using one or more rules to select a single language for generating the speech content for the plurality of text strings.