A New Internet Radio News Service Using Speech Rate Conversion Technology

Abstract

This paper presents a new Internet radio news service using speech rate conversion technology. The key feature of this service is that three different speech rates (rapid, normal and slow) can be selected based on the user's needs. Using this service, for example, elderly users can listen slowly, and busy or visually impaired users can listen rapidly. This speech rate conversion service on the Internet will enable more wide spread use of information services to complement conventional broadcast services.