Reviewing a word in the playback of audio data

• US 20110165541A1
• Filed: 01/02/2010
• Published: 07/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yong Liu
• Original Assignee: Yong Liu
• Inventors: Liu, Yong
• Application Number:
  US12/655,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20110165541A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/169
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/04 with audible presentation of the material to be studied sound recording or reproducing G11B

Abstract

The present invention relates to reviewing and learning word contents of an audio file using a playback apparatus. The apparatus comprises of an audio playing means for playing the digital formatted audio file, an interrupt means for a user interrupt, and a processing means for implementing the methods of the present invention. The methods and apparatus, according to the present invention, allow the user to review and learn a word in the playback of the recorded audio file.

Claims

1. A method of reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data in response to an interrupt using an audio playing means, comprising:

(a) providing a dictionary of words and associated meanings stored in a storing means of said audio playing means;

(b) providing a collection of indicants stored in a storing means of said audio playing means;

each of the indicants identifies a word in said audio data;

(c) providing a mapping table stored in a storing means;

each entry of said mapping table maintains a relation between an indicant in said collection of indicants and a word in text content representing a word in said audio data;

(d) playing back said audio data;

(e) counting a playback position;

(f) receiving said interrupt through a interrupt means of said audio playing means;

(g) selecting an indicant among said collection of indicants based on said playback position;

(h) finding the word that is associated with said indicant through said mapping table;

(i) finding the meaning of said word through said dictionary;

(j) outputting said meaning.

2. The method of reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data as recited in claim 1 wherein each indicant of said collection of indicants is a start position of a word in a bitsteam of said audio data.

3. The method of reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data as recited in claim 1 wherein selecting an indicant for said word, comprising

(a) selecting the indicant that is greatest among indicants that are less than said playback position.

6. The method of reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data as recited in claim 1 wherein the meaning found in said dictionary includes definition.

7. The method of reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data as recited in claim 1 wherein the meaning found in said dictionary includes pronunciation.

8. The method of reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data as recited in claim 1 wherein said dictionary is stored remotely.

9. The method of reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data as recited in claim 1 wherein said collection of indicants is stored remotely.

10. The method of reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data as recited in claim 1 wherein outputting said meaning comprising

(a) providing a display means;

(b) displaying said meaning;

11. The method of reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data as recited in claim 1 further comprising

(a) displaying words adjacent to said word;

12. The method of reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data as recited in claim 11 further comprising

(a) stepping to an adjacent word;

(b) outputting a meaning of said adjacent word.

4. A method of reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data in response to an interrupt using an audio playing means, comprising:

(a) providing a dictionary of words and associated meanings stored in a storing means of said audio playing means;

(b) providing a collection of indicants stored in a storing means of said audio playing means;

each of the indicants identifies a word in said audio data;

(c) providing a mapping table stored in a storing means;

each entry of said mapping table maintains a relation between an indicant in said collection of indicants and a word in text content representing a word in said audio data;

(d) playing back said audio data;

(e) recording the indicant for the current word;

(f) receiving said interrupt through a interrupt means of said audio playing means;

(g) finding the word that is associated with said indicant through said mapping table;

(h) finding the meaning of said word through said dictionary;

(i) outputting said meaning.

5. The method of reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data as recited in claim 4 wherein recording the indicant for the current word, comprising

(a) finding the indicant for the current word in the playback;

(b) storing said indicant in a storing means;

13. An apparatus for reviewing a word in the playback of audio data in response to a interrupt, comprising

(a) a playback means that plays back said audio data;

(b) a storing means that stores a dictionary of words and associated meanings;

(c) a storing means that stores a collection of indicants;

each of which identifies a word in said audio data;

(d) a interrupt means that receives a interrupt for reviewing a word in the playback of said audio data;

(e) a processing means that receives said interrupt signal, determines an indicant among said indicants, finds a word that is identified by said indicant, and finds a meaning of said word through said dictionary;

14. The apparatus for reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data in recited in claim 13 further comprises a display means.

15. The apparatus for reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data in recited in claim 13 further comprises a control means for repeating the playback of said word.

16. The apparatus for reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data in recited in claim 13 further comprises a control means for reviewing words adjacent to said word.

17. The apparatus for reviewing a word in the playback of an audio data in recited in claim 13 wherein said storing means that stores said dictionary of words resides remotely in a different location.