Advanced database preprocessing and preparations that enable telecommunication services based on speech synthesis

Speech Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 51-62

  Spiegel, Murray F ^a  

^a TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Database preprocessing; Reverse directory services; Speech synthesis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

ADVANCED DATABASE PREPROCESSING;

SPEECH SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0031248314     PISSN: 01676393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6393(97)00039-3     Document Type: Article

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