User driven audio content navigation
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a voice-driven application hosted on a telecom network, one or more audio browsing commands, wherein the one or more audio browsing commands comprises a change in audio speed command;
responsive to the one or more audio browsing commands, saving an application state corresponding to a current point of user interaction with audio contained at a node of the voice-driven application;
cutting the audio until the current point of user interaction associated with the receipt of the one or more audio browsing commands;
generating a marker corresponding to the cut position in the audio;
subtracting an additional time from the audio from the current point of user interaction;
re-synthesizing the audio to produce a portion of the audio having an altered playback speed according to the one or more audio browsing commands, wherein the re-synthesized audio comprises audio having an overlap between a time where the receipt of the one or more audio browsing commands was received and where the speed change starts based upon the additional time subtracted from the audio; and
storing a marker location and number corresponding to the generated marker along with the speed change associated with the audio speed command.
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Abstract
Systems and associated methods configured to provide user-driven audio content navigation for the spoken web are described. Embodiments allow users to skim audio for content that seems to be of relevance to the user, similar to visual skimming of standard web pages, and mark point of interest within the audio. Embodiments provide techniques for navigating audio content while interacting with information systems in a client-server environment, where the client device can be a simple, standard telephone.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a voice-driven application hosted on a telecom network, one or more audio browsing commands, wherein the one or more audio browsing commands comprises a change in audio speed command; responsive to the one or more audio browsing commands, saving an application state corresponding to a current point of user interaction with audio contained at a node of the voice-driven application; cutting the audio until the current point of user interaction associated with the receipt of the one or more audio browsing commands; generating a marker corresponding to the cut position in the audio; subtracting an additional time from the audio from the current point of user interaction; re-synthesizing the audio to produce a portion of the audio having an altered playback speed according to the one or more audio browsing commands, wherein the re-synthesized audio comprises audio having an overlap between a time where the receipt of the one or more audio browsing commands was received and where the speed change starts based upon the additional time subtracted from the audio; and storing a marker location and number corresponding to the generated marker along with the speed change associated with the audio speed command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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