SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING BASED ON AUDIO SEARCH CRITERIA
First Claim
1. A method of processing a sound signal in preparation for conducting an audio-based search on a portion of the sound signal, the portion of the sound signal having an initial starting point and an initial ending point, comprising:
- identifying speech features that have a relationship to the portion of the sound signal; and
adjusting at least one of the initial starting point or the initial ending point so that the portion of the sound signal includes a speech feature that at least partially occurs before the initial starting point or at least partially occurs after the initial ending point.
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Abstract
A method of processing a sound signal in preparation for conducting an audio-based search on a portion of the sound signal where the portion of the sound signal has an initial starting point and an initial ending point includes identifying speech features that have a relationship to the portion of the sound signal. The initial starting point and/or the initial ending point may be adjusted. In one adjustment, at least one of the initial starting point or the initial ending point are adjusted so that the portion of the sound signal includes a speech feature that at least partially occurs before the initial starting point or at least partially occurs after the initial ending point. In another adjustment, the initial starting point is adjusted to remove non-speech sound from the portion of the sound signal that occurs before a first speech feature of the portion of the sound signal and/or the initial ending point is adjusted to remove non-speech sound from the portion of the sound signal that occurs after a last speech feature of the portion of the sound signal.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of processing a sound signal in preparation for conducting an audio-based search on a portion of the sound signal, the portion of the sound signal having an initial starting point and an initial ending point, comprising:
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identifying speech features that have a relationship to the portion of the sound signal; and adjusting at least one of the initial starting point or the initial ending point so that the portion of the sound signal includes a speech feature that at least partially occurs before the initial starting point or at least partially occurs after the initial ending point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of processing a sound signal in preparation for conducting an audio-based search on a portion of the sound signal, the portion of the sound signal having an initial starting point and an initial ending point, comprising:
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identifying speech features that have a relationship to the portion of the sound signal; and adjusting at least one of the initial starting point to remove non-speech sound from the portion of the sound signal that occurs before a first speech feature of the portion of the sound signal or the initial ending point to remove non-speech sound from the portion of the sound signal that occurs after a last speech feature of the portion of the sound signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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