Phrase-programmable digital speech system

Patent · Tue Jan 27 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6742513

Raymond, W J; Morgan, R L; Miller, R L

This patent describes a phrase speaking computer system having a programmable digital computer and a speech processor, the speech processor comprising: a voice synthesizer; a read/write speech data segment memory; a read/write command memory; control processor means including processor control programs and logic connecting to the memories and to the voice synthesizer. It is arranged to scan the command memory and to respond to command data entries stored therein by transferring corresponding speech data segments from the speech data segment memory to the voice synthesizer; data conveyance means, connecting the computer to the command memory and the speech data segment memory, for transferring the command data entries supplied by the computer into the command memory and for transferring the speech data segments supplied by the computer into the speech data segment memory; and an enable signal line connecting the computer to the speech processor and arranged to initiate the operation of the processor control programs and logic when the enable signal line is enabled by the computer; the programmable computer including speech control programs controlling the operation of the computer including data conveyance command sequences that cause the computer to supply command data entries to the data conveyance means and speech processor enabling command sequences that cause computer to energize the enable signal line.

• Assignee: Jostens Learning Systems, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
• Patent Number(s): US 4639877
• OSTI ID: 6742513
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990210* -- Supercomputers-- (1987-1989)
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
COMPUTERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
DESIGN
DIGITAL COMPUTERS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
LOGIC CIRCUITS
MEMORY DEVICES
OPERATION
PROGRAMMING
READOUT SYSTEMS
SIGNALS
SPEECH
SPEECH SYNTHESIZERS
SUPERCOMPUTERS