Methods, Apparatuses, and Computer Program Products for Semantic Media Conversion From Source Files to Audio/Video Files

• US 20090157407A1
• Filed: 12/12/2007
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Takahashi, Kiyotaka, Yamabe, Tetsuo
• Application Number:
  US11/954,505
• Publication Number:
  US 20090157407A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/260
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/30 Semantic analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems

Abstract

An apparatus for semantic media conversion from source data to audio/video data may include a processor. The processor may be configured to parse source data having text and one or more tags and create a semantic structure model representative of the source data, and generate audio data comprising at least one of speech converted from parsed text of the source data contained in the semantic structure model and applied audio effects. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

parsing source data having one or more tags and creating a semantic structure model representative of the source data; and

generating audio data comprising at least one of speech converted from parsed text of the source data contained in the semantic structure model and applied audio effects.

2. A method according to claim 1 further comprising generating video data based at least in part on at least one of images extracted from the source data, images extracted from linked web pages, and applied visual effects and correlating the video data with the audio data.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the source data comprises blog data.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein generating audio data comprises retrieving the applied audio effects from an audio effects library based at least in part on at least one of tag mapping, key words within the source data, and key character combinations within the source data.

5. A method according to claim 2, wherein generating video data comprises retrieving the applied visual effects from a visual effects library based at least in part on tag mapping.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein creating the semantic structure model comprises creating a semantic structure model that is a representation of the parsed source data containing at least one of a positioning of one or more elements, one or more tags, and scene information.

7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising creating a digital media file comprising the audio data.

8. A method according to claim 2, further comprising creating a digital media file comprising the correlated audio and video data.

9. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

a first executable portion for parsing source data having text and one or more tags and creating a semantic structure model representative of the source data; and

a second executable portion for generating audio data comprising at least one of speech converted from parsed text of the source data contained in the semantic structure model and applied audio effects.

10. A computer program product according to claim 9 further comprising a third executable portion for generating video data based at least in part on at least one of images extracted the source data, images extracted from linked web pages, and applied visual effects and correlating the video data with the audio data.

11. A computer program product according to claim 9, wherein the second executable portion includes instructions for retrieving the applied audio effects from an audio effects library based at least in part on at least one of tag mapping, key words within the source data, and key character combinations within the source data.

12. A computer program product according to claim 10, wherein the third executable portion includes instructions for retrieving the applied visual effects from a visual effects library based at least in part on tag mapping.

13. A computer program product according to claim 9, wherein the semantic structure model is a representation of the parsed source data containing at least one of a positioning of one or more elements, one or more tags, and scene information.

14. A computer program product according to claim 9, further comprising a third executable portion for creating a digital media file comprising the audio data.

15. A computer program product according to claim 10 further comprising a fourth executable portion for creating a digital media file comprising the correlated audio and video data.

16. An apparatus comprising a processor configured to:

parse source data having text and one or more tags and create a semantic structure model representative of the source data; and

generate audio data comprising at least one of speech converted from parsed text of the source data contained in the semantic structure model and applied audio effects.

17. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to generate video data based at least in part on at least one of images extracted from the source data, images extracted from linked web pages, and applied visual effects and to correlate the video data with the audio data.

18. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the source data comprises blog data.

19. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to retrieve the applied audio effects from an audio effects library based at least in part on at least one of tag mapping, key words within the source data, and key character combinations within the source data.

20. An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to retrieve the applied visual effects from a visual effects library based at least in part on tag mapping.

21. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to create the semantic structure model as a representation of the parsed source data containing at least one of a positioning of one or more elements, one or more tags, and scene information.

22. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to create a ditital media file comprising the audio data.

23. An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to create a digital media file comprising the correlated audio and video data.

25. An apparatus according to claim 22, further comprising:

means for generating video data based at least in part on at least one of images extracted from the source data, images extracted from linked web pages, and applied visual effects.

24. An apparatus comprising:

means for parsing source data having text and one or more tags and creating a semantic structure model representative of the source data; and

means for generating audio data comprising at least one of speech converted from parsed text of the source data contained in the semantic structure model and applied audio effects.