Graphical user interface and method for modifying pronunciations in text-to-speech and speech recognition systems
CA 2306527 A1 · Owner: Mcnerney, Michelle · Inventors: August, Katherine G.; Mcnerney, Michelle
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A method and user interface which allow users to make decisions about how to pronounce words and parts of words based on audio cues and common words with well, known pronunciations. Users input or select words for which they want to set or modify, pronunciations. To set the pronunciation of a given letter or letter combination in the, word, the user selects the letters and is presented with a list of common words whose, pronunciations, or portions thereof are substantially identical to possible pronunciations, of the selected letters. The list of sample common words is ordered based on , frequency of correlation in common usage, the most common being designated as the default, sample …
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