A unit selection text-to-speech synthesis system optimized for use with screen readers

dc.contributor.author	Χαλαμανδάρης, Αιμίλιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Καραμπέτσος, Σωτήριος Χ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Τσιάκουλης, Πύρρος	el
dc.contributor.author	Ράπτης, Σπύρος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-01T15:43:41Z
dc.date.available	2015-05-01T15:43:41Z
dc.date.issued	2015-05-01
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/9392
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=5606343	el
dc.subject	Speech synthesis
dc.subject	Assistive computer technology
dc.subject	Handicapped aids
dc.subject	Σύνθεση ομιλίας
dc.subject	Multilingual design
dc.subject	Πολύγλωσσος σχεδιασμός
dc.subject	Υποστηρικτική τεχνολογία των υπολογιστών
dc.title	A unit selection text-to-speech synthesis system optimized for use with screen readers	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Technology
heal.classification	Electronics
heal.classification	Τεχνολογία
heal.classification	Ηλεκτρονική
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heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85126453
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012108
heal.identifier.secondary	ISSN : 0098-3063
heal.identifier.secondary	INSPEC Accession Number: 11615664
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1109/TCE.2010.5606343
heal.language	en
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heal.publicationDate	2010-08
heal.bibliographicCitation	Chalamandaris, A., Karabetsos, S., Tsiakoulis, P. and Raptis, S. (2010). A unit selection text-to-speech synthesis system optimized for use with screen readers. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 56(3). August 2010. IEEE. pp. 1890-1897. Available from: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=5491078. [Accessed 10/2010]	en
heal.abstract	Currently, unit-selection text-to-speech technology is the common approach for near-natural speech synthesis systems. Such systems provide an important aid for blind or partially-sighted people, when combined with screen reading software. However, although the overall quality of the synthetic speech achieved by such systems can be quite high, this fact alone does not guarantee a high level of user satisfaction. Many issues have to be coped with in order to fulfill users' expectations when integrating such systems with screen reading tools aiming to assist blind users. This work describes the design and the implementation approaches for the efficient integration of this technology into screen reading environments. In particular, the issues of natural language processing, speed optimization, multilingual design and overall quality optimization are mainly addressed in this paper. In order to evaluate the resulting system, we carried out subjective assessment tests where expert users provided feedback about performance, quality and overall experience.	en
heal.sponsor	IEEE Consumer Electronics Society	el
heal.publisher	IEEE	el
heal.journalName	IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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