US 11,810,545 B2
Systems and methods for dynamically improving user intelligibility of synthesized speech in a work environment
James Hendrickson, Ben Avon, PA (US); Debra Drylie Stiffey, North Huntingdon, PA (US); Duane Littleton, New Kensington, PA (US); John Pecorari, Harrison City, PA (US); and Arkadiusz Slusarczyk, Morris Plains, NJ (US)
Assigned to VOCOLLECT, INC., Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed by Vocollect, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed on May 7, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/869,228.
Application 16/869,228 is a continuation of application No. 15/635,326, filed on Jun. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,685,643, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Application 15/635,326 is a continuation of application No. 14/561,648, filed on Dec. 5, 2014, granted, now 9,697,818, issued on Jul. 4, 2017.
Application 14/561,648 is a continuation of application No. 13/474,921, filed on May 18, 2012, granted, now 8,914,290, issued on Dec. 16, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/488,587, filed on May 20, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2020/0265828 A1, Aug. 20, 2020
Prior Publication US 2023/0267913 A9, Aug. 24, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G10L 13/00 (2006.01); G10L 13/02 (2013.01); G10L 13/033 (2013.01)
CPC G10L 13/02 (2013.01) [G10L 13/033 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication system comprising:
a text-to-speech engine configured to provide an audible output to a user, the text-to-speech engine including an operational parameter; and
a processing circuitry configured to:
monitor an environmental condition related to the text-to-speech engine;
modify the operational parameter of the text-to-speech engine based on the monitored environmental condition and an experience level of the user with at least one of the text-to-speech engine and an area of a task application, wherein the monitored environmental condition comprises at least one of: an ambient noise level; a location of the user; a proximity of the user to another user; and a time of day;
generate one or more speech prompts related to a warehouse task based on the operational parameter; and
receive a user input indicating that the audible output of the text-to-speech engine is acknowledged by the user in response to the one or more speech prompts and in an instance in which the operational parameter is modified.
 
8. A communication system comprising:
a text-to-speech engine configured to provide an audible output to a user, the text-to-speech engine including an operational parameter; and
a processing circuitry configured to:
monitor an environmental condition related to the text-to-speech engine;
modify the operational parameter based on the monitored environmental condition, wherein the monitored environmental condition comprises an experience level of the user with at least one of the text-to-speech engine and an area of a task application;
generate one or more speech prompts related to a warehouse task based on the operational parameter; and
receive a user input indicating that the audible output of the text-to-speech engine is acknowledged by the user after the operational parameter is modified and in response to the one or more speech prompts related to the warehouse task.