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GB2346526B - Method and apparatus for providing virtual actors using neural network and text-to-linguistics - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for providing virtual actors using neural network and text-to-linguistics

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Publication number
GB2346526B
GB2346526B GB0009689A GB0009689A GB2346526B GB 2346526 B GB2346526 B GB 2346526B GB 0009689 A GB0009689 A GB 0009689A GB 0009689 A GB0009689 A GB 0009689A GB 2346526 B GB2346526 B GB 2346526B
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Prior art keywords
linguistics
text
neural network
providing virtual
virtual actors
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GB2346526A (en
Inventor
Noel Massey
Orhan Karaali
Otto Schnurr
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Motorola Solutions Inc
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Motorola Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L13/00—Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L21/00—Speech or voice signal processing techniques to produce another audible or non-audible signal, e.g. visual or tactile, in order to modify its quality or its intelligibility
    • G10L21/06—Transformation of speech into a non-audible representation, e.g. speech visualisation or speech processing for tactile aids
    • G10L21/10—Transforming into visible information
    • G10L2021/105—Synthesis of the lips movements from speech, e.g. for talking heads
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L25/00—Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups G10L15/00 - G10L21/00
    • G10L25/27—Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups G10L15/00 - G10L21/00 characterised by the analysis technique
    • G10L25/30—Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups G10L15/00 - G10L21/00 characterised by the analysis technique using neural networks

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computational Linguistics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Audiology, Speech & Language Pathology (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Processing Or Creating Images (AREA)
GB0009689A 1997-07-25 1998-07-20 Method and apparatus for providing virtual actors using neural network and text-to-linguistics Expired - Fee Related GB2346526B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US90081097A 1997-07-25 1997-07-25
GB9815620A GB2328849B (en) 1997-07-25 1998-07-20 Method and apparatus for animating virtual actors from linguistic representations of speech by using a neural network

Publications (3)

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GB0009689D0 GB0009689D0 (en) 2000-06-07
GB2346526A GB2346526A (en) 2000-08-09
GB2346526B true GB2346526B (en) 2001-02-14

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GB0009707A Expired - Fee Related GB2346527B (en) 1997-07-25 1998-07-20 Virtual actor with set of speaker profiles
GB0009687A Expired - Fee Related GB2346525B (en) 1997-07-25 1998-07-20 Neural network providing spatial parameters when stimulated by linguistic parameters of speech
GB0009689A Expired - Fee Related GB2346526B (en) 1997-07-25 1998-07-20 Method and apparatus for providing virtual actors using neural network and text-to-linguistics
GB0009708A Expired - Fee Related GB2346788B (en) 1997-07-25 1998-07-20 Parameter database of spatial parameters and linguistic labels

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GB0009687A Expired - Fee Related GB2346525B (en) 1997-07-25 1998-07-20 Neural network providing spatial parameters when stimulated by linguistic parameters of speech

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GB2346788B (en) 2001-02-14
GB2346525B (en) 2001-02-14
GB0009689D0 (en) 2000-06-07
GB2346526A (en) 2000-08-09
GB0009687D0 (en) 2000-06-07
GB2346527A (en) 2000-08-09
GB2346525A (en) 2000-08-09
GB2346527B (en) 2001-02-14
GB2346788A (en) 2000-08-16
GB0009707D0 (en) 2000-06-07
GB0009708D0 (en) 2000-06-07

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