Patent №
US 8,990,087
Granted
2015-03-24
Filed 2008
Owner
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Lab
AI components
2
nlp · speech
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
12242394
A method for providing text to speech from digital content in an electronic device is described. Digital content including a plurality of words and a pronunciation database is received. Pronunciation instructions are determined for the word using the digital content. Audio or speech is played for the word using the pronunciation instructions. As a result, the method provides text to speech on the electronic device based on the digital content.
AI classification
Ownership
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
assignment · 288120692
Assignors
LATTYAK, JOHN, KIM, JOHN T., CHU, ROBERT WAI-CHI, NGUYEN, LAURENT AN MINH
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.