INTERPRETATION SYSTEM, INTERPRETATION METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM WITH INTERPRETATION PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON, AND INTERPRETATION PROGRAM

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interpretation system capable of outputting synthesized speech increasingly approximate to speaker's vocal quality, an interpretation method, a recording medium with an interpretation program recorded thereon, and an interpretation program. PSOLUTION: The interpretation system is equipped with a speech recognition section 101 which recognizes the input speech entered by a first language, an interpretation section 102 which interprets the result of the speech recognition to a second language, a speech synthesis section 103 which subjects the interpreted second language to speech synthesis, a vocal quality analysis section 104 which analyzes the a vocal quality of the first language, a vocal quality similarity metering section 105 which meters the similarity of the vocal quality of the first language, and vocal quality of the second language, and a vocal quality controller 106 which controls the vocal quality of the second language undergoing the speech synthesis in the speech synthesis section 103 based on the result of the vocal quality similarity metering obtained in the vocal quality similarity metering section 105, and thereby the vocal quality of the first language and the vocal quality of the second language are made relatively similar and the occurrence of sense of incongruity is reduced as far as possible. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI