公开(公告)号：DE3272234D1

公开(公告)日：1986-09-04

申请号：DE3272234

申请日：1982-01-29

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BARNETT CHRISTOPHER JOHN ,  DYCHE MARK PHILIP ,  GOLDING VICTOR GERALD ,  NG YAT HUNG

IPC: G10L13/00 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G09B21/00 ,  G10L11/00

Abstract: An audio response terminal for a data processing system which provides an audio output for data that is displayed on a video display unit. The terminal has a control unit that is separate from the display controls, but receives inputs from the display buffer and a separate key pad. The control unit gives the user the ability to specify which rows or columns of a screen of data are to be spoken and also four modes of speech, spell, phonetic spell, speak with punctuation or plain speech. A microprocessor using a translator examines each alphanumeric character and provides a string of digitized phonemes which drive a speech synthesizer. The speech synthesizer provides an audio output signal to a loudspeaker or headphone socket.