AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK OF A SPEECH SEGMENT FOR MEDIA DEVICES CAPABLE OF PAUSING A MEDIA STREAM IN RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CUES
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1. A method for presenting a recorded speech segment on a multimedia device comprising:
- playing audio using a multimedia device;
detecting speech in an environment proximate to a multimedia device;
recording the detected speech;
pausing the playing of the audio; and
audibly presenting the recorded speech.
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Abstract
A multimedia device can be used to play audio. Speech in an environment proximate to a multimedia device can be detected. The detected speech can be recorded. The playing of the audio can be paused. The recorded speech can be audibly presented. A condition to resume the paused audio can be detected. The paused audio can be resumed from the previously paused position.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for presenting a recorded speech segment on a multimedia device comprising:
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playing audio using a multimedia device; detecting speech in an environment proximate to a multimedia device; recording the detected speech; pausing the playing of the audio; and audibly presenting the recorded speech. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product for presenting a recorded speech segment on a multimedia device comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising; computer usable program code configured to play audio using a multimedia device; computer usable program code configured to detect speech in an environment proximate to a multimedia device; computer usable program code configured to record the detected speech; computer usable program code configured to pause the playing of the audio; and computer usable program code configured to audibly present the recorded speech. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A multimedia device comprising:
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an audio microphone configured to record audio; a speaker configured to play audio; a data store configured to store digitally encoded audio; an environment sensor configured to selectively detect an occurrence of speech likely to be directed at a user of the multimedia device and to automatically record the detected speech in the data store; and a playback controller configured to audibly present digitally encoded audio of the data store via the speaker, wherein the playback controller is configured to selectively pause a playback of a first audio file stored responsive to an occurrence of a pause event and to automatically audibly present the automatically recorded detected speech upon pausing the playback of the first audio file. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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