FTS2000

Abstract: A user-access interface to a voice message service system (16) includes a voice channel (13) and a data channel (14). The data channel enables the user to interact with the voice-mail service system via a video terminal or display-equipped computer (11) and to print message headers on the terminal or display. The user can then visually scan the headers. The user can then listen to the messages or record new messages via the voice channel. The interactive interface between the terminal or computer and the voice message service system over the data channel is provided by a function (30) executing on the terminal or computer and a function (31) executing on the voice-message service system.

Abstract: Techniques to provide integrated voice service management are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile computing device having a voice service manager operative to receive control directives from one or more application programs, and manage one or more service features provided by multiple voice service platforms based on the received control directives, with at least one of the multiple voice service platforms comprising a voice over packet voice service platform. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A voice synthesis system for interactive voice services comprises a voice server connected to a packet network dispensing a voice service to a user terminal by executing a service file associated with the voice service. An HTTP client in the voice server transmits a request containing a text to be synthesized during execution of the service file. The service file includes an address designating a resource in a voice synthesis server connected to the packet network and a command responsive to the audio format for commanding the transmitting of the request to the voice synthesis server. An HTTP server in the voice synthesis server transmits to the voice server an audio response including the text that has been synthesized by the voice synthesis server independently of the voice server.

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle voice information service device capable of improving the quality of voice information service, reducing memory capacity require for performing the sound information service greatly, and eliminating time and labor required for storing voice information in a storage medium when a vehicle is shipped in advance. SOLUTION: Voice information is taken in from voice database by connecting to the voice database through a network by an interface part 2, and this taken-in sound information is down-loaded by an information processing part 3 and is stored in a storage part 4. Voice playback processing is done in a voice playback part 5 using the stored voice information to provide voice information service by the obtained sound. For example, when voice information service is provided in accordance with a situation at the time of path guide of a vehicle in Japan, voice information is down-loaded from sound data base as required and is stored in the storage part 4 to correspond to it instead of storing all voice information covering all areas of Japan into a ROM such as a CD. COPYRIGHT: (C)2001,JPO