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Streaming speech with synchronized highlighting generated by a server
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In this article, a speech synthesis system and method including an application consisting of two networked parts, a client and a server, which uses the capabilities of the server to speech enable a client that does not have speech capabilities.Abstract:
A speech synthesis system and method including an application consisting of two networked parts, a client and a server, which uses the capabilities of the server to speech enable a client that does not have speech capabilities. The system has been designed to enable a client computer with audio capabilities to connect and request text to speech operations via a network or internet connection.read more
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