IP Library Granted Patent US 7,440,894
Granted Patent B2
US 7,440,894 · App. 11/199,959 · Granted Oct 21, 2008

Method and system for creation of voice training profiles with multiple methods with uniform server mechanism using heterogeneous devices

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Patent No.
US 7,440,894
App. No.
11/199,959
Granted
Oct 21, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for creating user voice profiles enables a user to create a single user voice profile that is compatible with one or more voice servers. Such a system includes a training server that receives audio information from a client associated with a user and stores the audio information and corresponding textual information. The system further includes a training server adaptor. The training server adaptor is configured to receive a voice profile format and a communication protocol corresponding to one of the plurality of voice servers, convert the audio information and corresponding textual information into a format compatible with the voice profile format and communication protocol corresponding to the one of the plurality of voice servers, and provide the converted audio information and corresponding textual information to the one of the plurality of voice servers.

Claims (9)

1. A method of creating a user voice profile compatible with a plurality of voice servers, comprising:

receiving text from a user;

receiving an audio representation of the text from the user;

creating a virtual profile by storing the text and the corresponding audio representation of the text in a data repository;

converting the text and the corresponding audio representation of the text into a format compatible with at least one of the plurality of voice servers;

providing the text and the corresponding audio representation of the text to the at least one of the plurality of voice servers;

detecting the type of display device used and automatically formatting the text based on the type of display device used;

receiving feedback regarding the quality of the provided text and corresponding audio representation of the text from the at least one of the plurality of voice servers; and

providing to the at least one of the plurality of voice servers a notification when the text and corresponding audio representation of the text have changed.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2023
From: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 065566/0013 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2009
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 022354/0566 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2005
From: ZHOU, NIANJUN; BAHL, AMARJIT S.; VAN DER MEULEN, MICHAEL
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016842/0762 →