System and method for integrated delivery of media and synchronized transcription
First Claim
1. A system for generating synchronized media and textual streams, the system comprising:
- a first interface to at least one streaming media source;
a distribution server in communication with the first interface, the distribution server storing the media stream; and
a second interface in communication with the distribution server and a transcription engine, said transcription engine receiving the media stream and producing a textual stream corresponding to the media stream and outputting said textual stream to said distribution server, wherein said distribution server synchronizes said textual stream with said stored media stream and produces a combined media and textual stream, and wherein said distribution server outputs said combined media and textual stream to a recipient such that the recipient can observe said combined media and textual stream on a synchronized and simultaneous basis.
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Abstract
A system for the capture of audio, video and other media from news and other events combines digitized delivery of those media with accompanying high-accuracy textual streams, synchronized with the content. Governmental, corporate and other group events may be captured using microphones, video camera and other equipment, whose output is digitized and sent to a transcription facility containing speech recognition workstations. Human transcription agents may assist in the initial conversion to text data, and human editorial agents may further review the audio and textual streams contemporaneously, to make corrections, add highlights, identify foreign phrases and otherwise increase the quality of the transcription service. Subscribers to the service may access a Website or other portal to view the media and text in a real time or near-real time to the original event, and access archival versions of other events for research, editing and other purposes. The subscribers may configure their accounts to deliver the streaming content in different ways, including full content delivery and background execution which triggers on key words for pop up text, audio, video or other delivery of important portions in real time. The subscribers may set up their accounts to stream different events at different dates and times, using different keywords and other settings.
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1. A system for generating synchronized media and textual streams, the system comprising:
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a first interface to at least one streaming media source;
a distribution server in communication with the first interface, the distribution server storing the media stream; and
a second interface in communication with the distribution server and a transcription engine, said transcription engine receiving the media stream and producing a textual stream corresponding to the media stream and outputting said textual stream to said distribution server, wherein said distribution server synchronizes said textual stream with said stored media stream and produces a combined media and textual stream, and wherein said distribution server outputs said combined media and textual stream to a recipient such that the recipient can observe said combined media and textual stream on a synchronized and simultaneous basis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of generating synchronized media and textual streams, comprising:
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a) receiving a media stream from at least one streaming media source;
b) storing the media stream in a distribution server;
c) outputting the media stream to a transcription engine;
d) generating a textual stream corresponding to the media stream in the transcription engine;
e) synchronizing the media stream with the textual stream;
f) producing a combined media and textual stream; and
g) outputting the combined media and textual steam to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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