Systems and methods for creating narration audio

• US 8,548,618 B1
• Filed: 09/13/2010
• Issued: 10/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Audible Incorporated (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Audible Incorporated (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Story, Guy A. Jr., Hatch, Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): Flanders, Andrew C
• Application Number:
  US12/880,947
• Time in Patent Office: 1,114 Days
• Field of Search: 700/94, 704/258, 704/260, 704500-504
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43072 of multiple content streams on the same device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/439 Processing of audio elementary streams

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for processing narration audio data. In some embodiments, a portion of transcript text comprising words to be narrated by a user may be displayed. Initial narration audio data comprising words of the displayed transcript text may be received. In some embodiments, an indication of a portion of the transcript text to be re-recorded may be received. Replacement narration audio data corresponding to the portion of the transcript text to be re-recorded may be received, and the replacement narration audio data may be incorporated into the initial narration audio data.

Claims

1. A system for processing narration audio data, the system comprising:

a data store that stores transcript text comprising words to be narrated by a user; and

a computing device in communication with the data store and that is operative to;

cause display of at least a portion of the transcript text;

receive initial narration audio data corresponding to words of the displayed

transcript text narrated by the user;

store the received initial narration audio data in an audio data file;

align each word of the initial narration audio data with a corresponding word of the transcript text;

receive an indication of one or more words of the transcript text to be re-recorded based at least in part on a selection by the user of the one or more words within a displayed portion of the transcript text, wherein the one or more words have been arbitrarily selected by the user regardless of breakpoints in the transcript text;

receive replacement narration audio data corresponding to the one or more words of the transcript text to be re-recorded; and

incorporate the replacement narration audio data into the audio data file based at least in part on the alignment of the one or more words in the initial narration audio data, such that the audio data file comprises (a) at least a portion of the initial narration audio data before the one or more words, (b) the replacement narration audio data corresponding to the one or more words, and (c) at least a portion of the initial narration audio data after the one or more words.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the transcript text corresponds to the text of a book.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the replacement narration audio data is received from a microphone.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device is further operative to re-align one or more words of the initial narration audio data with the corresponding word of the transcript text after incorporating the replacement narration audio data into the initial narration audio data.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein incorporating the replacement narration audio data into the initial narration audio data comprises replacing a portion of the initial narration audio data corresponding to the one or more words of the transcript text to be re-recorded with the replacement narration audio data.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said indication comprises a single word.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein incorporating the replacement narration audio data comprises incorporating the single word replacement narration audio data into the initial narration audio data replacing each instance of previously recorded audio data corresponding to the single word in the initial narration audio data.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the computing device is further operative to:

receive a second indication to incorporate the replacement narration audio data into the initial narration audio data at each instance corresponding to said single word.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein incorporating the replacement narration audio data comprises incorporating the single word replacement narration audio data into the initial narration audio data replacing each instance of previously recorded audio data corresponding to the single word in the initial narration audio data.

10. A computer-implemented method for processing narration audio data, the computer-implemented method comprising:

as implemented by one or more computing devices configured with specific executable instructions,

causing display of at least a portion of transcript text comprising words to be narrated by a user;

receiving initial narration audio data comprising words of the displayed transcript text narrated by the user;

storing the received initial narration audio data in an audio data file;

aligning each word of the initial narration audio data with the corresponding word of the transcript text;

receiving an indication of a portion of the transcript text to be re-recorded based at least in part on a selection by the user of one or more words within a displayed portion of the transcript text, wherein the selected one or more words indicate the portion of the transcript text to be re-recorded;

receiving replacement narration audio data corresponding to the portion of the transcript text to be re-recorded; and

incorporating the replacement narration audio data into the audio data file, such that the audio data file comprises (a) at least a portion of the initial narration audio data before the one or more words, (b) the replacement narration audio data corresponding to the one or more words, and (c) at least a portion of the initial narration audio data after the one or more words.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein aligning each word of the initial narration audio data with the corresponding word of the transcript text comprises determining a start time in the initial narration audio data of the corresponding word of the transcript text.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein aligning each word of the initial narration audio data with the corresponding word of the transcript text comprises determining a starting byte in the initial narration audio data of the corresponding word of the transcript text.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising re-aligning one or more words of the initial narration audio data with the corresponding word of the transcript text after incorporating the replacement narration audio data into the initial narration audio data.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein incorporating the replacement narration audio data into the initial narration audio data comprises replacing a portion of the initial narration audio data corresponding to the one or more words of the transcript text to be re-recorded with the replacement narration audio data.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein said indication comprises a single word.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein incorporating the replacement narration audio data comprises incorporating the replacement narration audio data into the initial narration audio data replacing each instance of previously recorded audio data corresponding to the one or more words selected to be re-recorded.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving a second indication to incorporate the replacement narration audio data into the initial narration audio data at each instance corresponding to said single word.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, wherein incorporating the replacement narration audio data comprises incorporating the single word replacement narration audio data into the initial narration audio data replacing each instance of previously recorded audio data corresponding to the single word in the initial narration audio data.

19. A computer-implemented method for modifying current narration audio data created by recording words narrated from a transcript text, the computer-implemented method comprising:

as implemented by one or more computing devices configured with specific executable instructions,

retrieving an audio data file comprising the current narration audio data;

generating a notification to a user indicating a portion of the transcript text to be re-recorded, said portion comprising one or more words of the transcript text;

receiving replacement narration audio data created by the user, the replacement narration audio data corresponding to the portion of the transcript text to be re-recorded and comprising the one or more words of the portion as narrated by the user; and

based at least in part on alignment of the one or more words of the transcript text with corresponding audio data of the audio data file, replacing one or more words of the current narration audio data within the audio data file with the one or more words of the replacement narration audio data, such that the audio data file comprises (a) at least a portion of the current narration audio data before the one or more words, (b) the replacement narration audio data corresponding to the one or more words, and (c) at least a portion of the current narration audio data after the one or more words.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, further comprising generating for display one or more notes regarding the current narration audio data, wherein the one or more notes have been provided by an editor.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the portion of the transcript text to be re-recorded is determined based on feedback received from an editor.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the portion of the transcript text to be re-recorded is automatically determined based at least in part on one or more audio characteristics of the current narration audio data.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the replacement narration audio data corresponds to a single word.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 23, wherein said replacing one or more words of the current narration audio data comprises automatically replacing each instance in the current narration audio data corresponding to said single word with the replacement narration audio data.

25. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein said replacing one or more words of the current narration audio data comprises automatically replacing each instance in the current narration audio data corresponding to the one or more words with the replacement narration audio data.

26. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer-executable component for enabling a user to modify current narration audio data created by recording words narrated from a transcript text, the computer-executable component comprising:

a user interface component for;

causing display of a user interface that includes at least a portion of the transcript text, wherein the user interface comprises one or more controls that enable the user to arbitrarily select one or more words of the displayed portion of the transcript text to indicate that the selected one or more words will be re-recorded; and

an audio replacement component for;

receiving replacement narration audio data corresponding to the selected one or more words to be re-recorded; and

replacing, within an audio data file, one or more words of the current narration audio data corresponding to the one or more words to be re-recorded with the replacement narration audio data, such that the audio data file comprises (a) at least a portion of the current narration audio data before the one or more words, (b) the replacement narration audio data corresponding to the one or more words, and (c) at least a portion of the current narration audio data after the one or more words.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the replacement narration audio data comprises audio data of words spoken by the user.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the user interface further comprises one or more controls that enable the user to arbitrarily select a location in the displayed portion of the transcript text in order to re-record narration audio beginning at the selected location.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the one or more words of the current narration audio data corresponding to the one or more words to be re-recorded are replaced with replacement narration audio data based at least in part on alignment data associated with the transcript text and the current narration audio data.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the user interface further comprises a control that enables the user to select replacement of all instances of the selected one or more words with the replacement narration audio data.