System and method for transcribing audio files of various languages

• US 20050091274A1
• Filed: 10/28/2003
• Published: 04/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Stanford, Joey
• Granted Patent: US 7,321,852 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/685 using automatically derived transcript of audio data, e.g. lyrics speech recognition G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context

Abstract

System, method and program product for transcribing an audio file included in or referenced by a web page. A language of text in the web page is determined. Then, voice recognition software of the language of text is selected and used to transcribe the audio file. If the language of the text is not the language of the audio file, then a related language is determined. Then, voice recognition software of the related language is selected and used to transcribe the audio file. The related language can be related geographically, by common root, as another dialect of the same language, or as another language commonly spoken in the same country as the language of the text. Another system, method and program product is disclosed for transcribing an audio file included in or referenced by a web page. A domain extension or full domain of the web page and an official language of the domain extension or full domain are determined. Then, voice recognition software of the official language is used to attempt to transcribe the audio file. If the official language is not a language of the audio file, then a language related to the official language is determined. Then, voice recognition software of the related language is selected and used to transcribe said audio file. The related language can be related geographically, by common root, as another dialect of the same language, or as another language commonly spoken in the same country as the official language.

Claims

1. A method for transcribing an audio file included in or referenced by a web page, said method comprising the steps of:

determining a language of text in said web page,

selecting voice recognition software of said language of said text, and

using said voice recognition software to transcribe said audio file.

2. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the step of determining said language of said text comprises the step of comparing said text to a multi-lingual data base to identify words of said text which match words in said multi-lingual data base.

3. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein if the language determined in the determining step is not the language of said audio file, then further comprising the steps of:

determining a language related to the language determined in the determining step;

selecting voice recognition software of said related language; and

using said voice recognition software of said related language to transcribe said audio file.

4. A method as set forth in claim 3 wherein the related language is related geographically to the language of said text.

5. A method as set forth in claim 3 wherein the related language is another dialect of the language of said text.

6. A method as set forth in claim 3 wherein the related language has a common root as the language of said text.

7. A method as set forth in claim 3 wherein the related language is commonly spoken in a same country as the language of said text.

8. A system for transcribing an audio file included in or referenced by a web page, said system comprising:

means for determining a language of text in said web page,

means for selecting voice recognition software of said language of said text, and

means for using said voice recognition software to transcribe said audio file.

9. A method for transcribing an audio file included in or referenced by a web page, said method comprising the steps of:

determining a domain extension of said web page, and an official language of said domain extension, and if said official language is not a language of said audio file,

determining a language related to said official language;

selecting voice recognition software of said related language; and

using said voice recognition software of said related language to transcribe said audio file.

10. A method as set forth in claim 9 wherein the related language is related geographically to said official language.

11. A method as set forth in claim 9 wherein the related language is another dialect of said official language.

12. A method as set forth in claim 9 wherein the related language has a common root as said official language.

13. A method as set forth in claim 9 wherein the related language is commonly spoken in a same country as said official language.

14. A computer program product for transcribing an audio file included in or referenced by a web page, said computer program product comprising:

a computer readable medium;

first program instructions to determine a domain extension of said web page, and an official language of said domain extension, and if said official language is not a language of said audio file,

second program instructions determine a language related to said official language;

third program instructions select voice recognition software of said related language; and

fourth program instructions use said voice recognition software of said related language to transcribe said audio file; and

wherein

said first, second, third and fourth program instructions are recorded on said medium.

15. A method for transcribing an audio file included in or referenced by a web page, said method comprising the steps of:

determining a country of a full domain of said web page;

determining an official language of said country;

selecting voice recognition software of said official language, and

using said voice recognition software to transcribe said audio file.

16. A method as set forth in claim 15 wherein if said official language is not a language of said audio file, further comprising the steps of:

determining a language related to said official language;

selecting voice recognition software of said related language; and

using said voice recognition software of said related language to transcribe said audio file.