A speech synthesiser would also read the word aloud and release a "mysterious sound".
Basically, these systems rely on an input interface comprised of speech recogniser and semantic analyser, a dialogue manager, and an output interface comprised of response generator and speech synthesiser.
You can send and receive e-mail on the new Clarion AutoPC, for example, choosing to have your messages displayed on a small screen or read aloud by speech synthesiser.
Stephen Hawking, the world's most famous wheelchair user, has had a computer upgrade to speed up his ability to talk through his speech synthesiser – but has insisted on keeping its distinctive electronic voice.
He constructed a speech synthesiser capable of uttering short, simple sentences, but was better known for his mechanical man, dressed in a Turkish costume and seated behind a wooden cabinet, that could play chess.
Despite being virtually paralysed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis since his mid 20s, he travels the world on speaking engagements, communicating with a speech synthesiser and a hand-held device to select words.
The A Brief History of Time author, who is almost completely paralysed, said his trademark computerised voice had given him the chance to connect with others after he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 21. "I was able to speak with a speech synthesiser, though it gave me an American accent.
The data is then run through translation software before being run through a speech synthesiser.
Radiosynthesis was carried out on a FASTlab synthesiser module (GE Healthcare) using a single-use disposable AH113804 (18F) Injection FASTlab cassette.
Prof Hawking communicates using an optical device that interprets twitches of his cheek muscles to point at different words on a computer that can then be voiced using a speech synthesiser.
