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8174981 |
Late frame recovery method
Method of processing a transmitted encoded media data stream is received. If a data element arrives prior to, or at, a predetermined playout deadline, the data element is decoded, the media...
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8165888 |
Reproducing apparatus
Disclosed is a reproducing apparatus comprising: a reproduction section to reproduce reproduction data comprising sound data and/or image data; a selection section to calculate evaluation values...
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8155964 |
Voice quality edit device and voice quality edit method
This invention includes: a voice quality feature database (101) holding voice quality features; a speaker attribute database (106) holding, for each voice quality feature, an identifier enabling a...
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8145496 |
Time varying processing of repeated digital audio samples in accordance with a user defined effect
A programmed “Stutter Edit” creates, stores and triggers combinations of effects to be used on a repeated short sample (“slice”) of recorded audio. The combination of effects (“gestu...
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8145497 |
Media interface for converting voice to text
Provided are a user interface for processing digital data, a method for processing a media interface, and a recording medium thereof. The user interface is used for converting a selected script...
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8121849 |
Content filtering for a digital audio signal
According to some embodiments, content filtering is provided for a digital audio signal.
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8116463 |
Method and apparatus for detecting audio signals
A method and an apparatus for detecting audio signals are disclosed. The input audio signal is inspected to check whether it is a foreground frame or a background frame; the detected background...
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8117034 |
Synchronise an audio cursor and a text cursor during editing
A speech recognition device (1) processes speech data (SD) of a dictation and thus establishes recognized text information (ETI) and link information (LI) of the dictation. In a synchronous...
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8103511 |
Multiple audio file processing method and system
An audio file generation method and system. A computing system receives a first audio file comprising first speech data associated with a first party. The computing system receives a second audio...
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8095367 |
Methods and systems for parasitic sensing
Methods and systems of parasitic sensing are shown and described. The method includes, measuring, at a first time using one or more electrical elements native to a domain, a parameter of a circuit...
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8050926 |
Apparatus and method for adjusting prompt voice depending on environment
An apparatus for adjusting a prompt voice depending on an environment comprises a receiver module used for receiving a background sound, an analyzer module generating a control signal according to...
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8050415 |
Method and apparatus for detecting audio signals
A method and an apparatus for detecting audio signals are disclosed. The input audio signal is detected to determine whether it is a background frame. The detected background signal is further...
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8050931 |
Sound masking system and masking sound generation method
In a masking sound generation apparatus, a CPU analyzes a speech utterance speed of a received sound signal. Then, the CPU copies the received sound signal into a plurality of sound signals and...
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8037413 |
Brush tool for audio editing
This specification describes technologies relating to editing digital audio data. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method is provided. The method includes displaying a visual...
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8032360 |
System and method for high-quality variable speed playback of audio-visual media
A system and method for high-quality variable speed playback of audio-visual (A/V) media is provided. The system receives an encoded visual signal and an encoded audio signal. The encoded visual...
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RE42647 |
Text-to speech conversion system for synchronizing between synthesized speech and a moving picture in a multimedia environment and a method of the same
The present invention provides a text-to-speech conversion system (TTS) for interlocking synchronizing with multimedia and a method for organizing input data of the TTS which can enhance the...
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7996230 |
Selective security masking within recorded speech
A marker is derived from an interaction between a person and an agent of a business and the agent's user interface. A part of a speech signal that corresponds to a portion of the person's special...
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7991619 |
System and method using blind change detection for audio segmentation
A system, method and computer program product for performing blind change detection audio segmentation that combines hypothesized boundaries from several segmentation algorithms to achieve the...
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7962335 |
Robust decoder
Techniques and tools related to delayed or lost coded audio information are described. For example, a concealment technique for one or more missing frames is selected based on one or more factors...
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7945446 |
Sound processing apparatus and method, and program therefor
Spectrum envelope of an input sound is detected. In the meantime, a converting spectrum is acquired which is a frequency spectrum of a converting sound comprising a plurality of sounds, such as...
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7933768 |
Vocoder system and method for vocal sound synthesis
A vocoder system for improving the performance expression of an output sound while lightening the computational load. The system includes formant detection means and division means in which the...
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7865360 |
Audio device
An audio device for modifying the voice transmitted during a telephone call particularly suitable for a mobile telephone system receives from the user of the audio device an analog speech signal. A...
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7865367 |
System for enhancing live speech with information accessed from the world wide web
A system that includes a speaker workstation and a system that includes an auditor device. The speaker workstation is configured to perform a method for generating a Speech Hyperlink-Time table in...
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7865370 |
Content filtering for a digital audio signal
According to some embodiments, content filtering is provided for a digital audio signal.
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RE41939 |
Audio/video reproducing apparatus and method
An audio/video reproducing apparatus is connectable to a communications network for selectively reproducing items of audio/video material from a recording medium in response to a request received...
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7831421 |
Robust decoder
Techniques and tools related to delayed or lost coded audio information are described. For example, a concealment technique for one or more missing frames is selected based on one or more factors...
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7814284 |
Redundancy elimination by aggregation of multiple chunks
A data redundancy elimination system. In particular implementations, a method includes storing in a memory one or more aggregation trees, each aggregation tree comprising one or more base chunk...
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7796626 |
Supporting a decoding of frames
For supporting a decoding of encoded frames, which belong to a sequence of frames received via a packet switched network, it is detected whether a particular encoded frame has been received after a...
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7792674 |
System and method for providing virtual spatial sound with an audio visual player
A method and machine-readable medium for providing virtual spatial sound with an audio visual player are disclosed. Input audio is processed into output audio having spatial attributes associated...
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7778837 |
Demographic based classification for local word wheeling/web search
Systems and methods that create a classification of sentences in a language, and further construct associated local versions of language models, based on geographical location and/or other...
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7778823 |
Pre-processing individual audio items in a media project in order to improve real-time processing of the media project
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of processing audio data while creating a media presentation. The media presentation includes several audio streams. The method processes a...
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7743016 |
Method and apparatus for data processing and encoding and decoding method, and apparatus therefor
An apparatus for processing a signal and method thereof are disclosed. Data coding and entropy coding are performed with interconnection, and grouping is used to enhance coding efficiency. The...
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7739112 |
Signal coupling method and apparatus
A signal connecting method and apparatus is provided which can reduce noises and create natural synthesized voices. The signal connecting method (or apparatus) for connecting a plurality of...
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7734472 |
Speech recognition enhancer
The invention concerns a speech recognition enhancer (51) and a speech recognition system comprising such speech recognition enhancer (51), an audio input unit (41) and a speech recognizer (61, 3)....
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7698138 |
Broadcast receiving method, broadcast receiving system, recording medium, and program
A broadcast receiving system includes a broadcast receiving part for receiving a broadcast in which additional information that corresponds to an object appearing in broadcast contents and that...
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7698139 |
Method and apparatus for a differentiated voice output
In a method and apparatus for a differentiated voice output, systems existing in a vehicle, such as the on-board computer, the navigation system, and others, can be connected with a voice output...
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7693717 |
Session file modification with annotation using speech recognition or text to speech
An apparatus comprising a session file, session file editor, annotation window, concatenation software and training software. The session file includes one or more audio files and text associated...
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7684977 |
User adaptive system and control method thereof
In an interface unit, an input section obtains an input signal of user's speech or the like and an input processing section processes the input signal and detects information relating to the user....
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7664650 |
Speech speed converting device and speech speed converting method
The invention relates to speech speed conversion, and provides a speech speed converting device and a speech speed converting method for changing a speed of voice without degrading the voice...
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7653550 |
Interface for providing modeless timeline based selection of an audio or video file
A timeline-based approach for selecting and manipulating audio tracks is presented. This is accomplished via a graphical user interface that provides users with a series of visual cues and...
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7644000 |
Adding audio effects to spoken utterance
A system receives a spoken utterance, identifies at least one keyword within the spoken utterance, and identifies a function using the identified at least one keyword. The system further performs...
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7633928 |
Communication data method and system for voice applications excecutable by user equipment
A communication system includes a data base storing voice applications corresponding to programs executable by user equipment and user profiles. The voice applications are arranged to provide...
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7610109 |
Recording and/or reproducing apparatus and recording apparatus
A recording and/or reproducing apparatus includes a microphone, a semiconductor memory, an operating section and a controller. An output signal from the microphone is written in the semiconductor...
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7603280 |
Speech output apparatus, speech output method, and program
A speech output apparatus is disclosed, which can allow the user to easily catch synthetic speech when the synthetic speech is output upon being superposed on a music output. The apparatus output...
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7603434 |
Central system providing previews of a user's media collection to a portable media player
A system and method for providing previews of media files from a user's media collection to an associated portable media player are provided. In general, media files from the user's media...
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7574275 |
Recording apparatus, reproducing apparatus, and recording and/or reproducing apparatus
The present invention provides an apparatus having a microphone, an analog to digital converting circuit, a semiconductor memory, input device, and a controller. The analog to digital converting...
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7571104 |
Dynamic real-time cross-fading of voice prompts
A system and method are provided for creating shorter more natural sounding voice messages and prompts from a plurality of pre-recorded sound segments, the prerecorded sound segments are...
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7567898 |
Regulation of volume of voice in conjunction with background sound
An audio information processing system, which when incorporated in home audio video systems, provides independent volume control capability, independent equalization setting capability and...
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7558730 |
Speech recognition and transcription among users having heterogeneous protocols
A system is disclosed for facilitating speech recognition and transcription among users employing incompatible protocols for generating, transcribing, and exchanging speech. The system includes a...
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7546242 |
Method for reproducing audio documents with the aid of an interface comprising document groups and associated reproducing device
A method of reproduction by a reproduction apparatus for reproducing audio documents forming part of a set of documents. The method includes a prior step of partitioning of the documents of the set...
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