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Method and apparatus for modifying digital messages containing at least audio

  • US 9,185,225 B1
  • Filed: 06/08/2011
  • Issued: 11/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising steps of:

  • obtaining a digital representation of a message having at least audio from a mailbox of a user in a server;

    automatically converting, by a processor, speech contained in the audio of the message to corresponding text;

    automatically converting, by the processor, the audio of the message to a corresponding spectral diagram, the spectral diagram being a frequency domain representation of the audio of the message;

    presenting a unified display on a computing device screen containing both the text and the spectral diagram to the user;

    automatically editing the text in response to one or more user inputs in relation to the presentation of the text;

    using the spectral diagram to remove sound in the audio that does not correspond to the text;

    automatically editing, by the processor, the digital representation of the message, including the audio of the message, in a manner corresponding to the editing of the text;

    annotating the text in response to one or more user inputs in relation to the presentation of the text;

    annotating the digital representation of the message, including the audio of the message, in a manner corresponding to the annotating of the text; and

    storing, in the server, the edited and annotated digital representation of the message.

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