Social network system

• US 10,042,821 B1
• Filed: 03/23/2016
• Issued: 08/07/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Prosports Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Prosports Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Cronin, John E., Fields, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): VO, HUYEN X
• Application Number:
  US15/078,778
• Time in Patent Office: 867 Days
• Field of Search: 704 1- 10, 704243-250, 704255, 704257, 704270, 7042701
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/12 Use of codes for handling textual entities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/72 for transmitting results of analysis
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

The present invention includes systems and methods for sending social media messages without the need for keyboard inputs. A microphone captures live audio speech data and transmits the audio data to a processing unit. The processing unit converts the audio to speech data. The processing unit also removes censored words, emphasizes key words, and edits that data to include product and promotional messages where appropriate. The processing unit then uses code words contained in the speech data to send the speech data to the appropriate social media outlets for output.

Claims

1. A method for publishing audio speech as text social media messages using code words, the method comprising:

receiving audio signals from a plurality of wearable devices worn by a plurality of users each speaking a plurality of code words, wherein the wearable device includes;

a microphone that captures the code words spoken by the user as audio signals, and

a radio transmitter that transmits the audio signals to a processing unit that includes a radio receiver, wherein the transmitted audio signals are assigned to different radio transmission channels each having data parameters that control a frequency monitored by the radio receiver, and wherein each channel is assigned to a different user;

executing instructions stored in memory by a processor of the processing unit, the instructions executed to;

identify the user associated with the received audio signal based on the radio transmission channel used to transmit the received audio signal,

convert the received audio signal into a digital record comprising corresponding text data, wherein the text data record is assigned a unique timestamp, and

identify that the digital text data record assigned the unique timestamp includes the plurality of code words based on matching to text stored within a database associated with the identified user, wherein the plurality of code words identified within the text data record assigned the unique timestamp includes;

a first matching code word that marks a beginning of a social media message to be published within the converted text of the text data record,

a second matching code word that marks an end of the social media message to be published within the converted text of the text data record, and

a third matching code word that authorizes publication of a portion of the text data record defined by the first and the second matching code word as a social media message via a corresponding social media server tied to the third matching code word; and

generating a social media message to be published on the corresponding social media server based on the identification of the third code word within the converted text data record, wherein the message includes the portion of the converted text data record associated with the first and the second code word, and wherein the generated social media message is associated with the identified user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

comparing the portion of the digital text data record associated with the first and the second code word with one or more databases that includes special terms; and

modifying the portion of the digital text data record based on the comparison.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the special terms include specific words to be censored from the social media message.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein modification of the converted text data record that includes one or more censored words is performed by redacting the converted text data record.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein modification of the converted text data record that includes one or more censored words is performed by replacing the censored words with a placeholder.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the special terms include specific key words to be emphasized in the social media message.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the emphasis of the specific key words in the social media message is provided via markup language formatting commands.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the special terms include sponsored terms associated with a particular product or promotional message to be included in the social media message.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein identification of the user associated with the received audio includes comparing the received audio against a database that includes information about a plurality of different users.

10. A system for publishing audio speech as text social media messages using code words, the system comprising:

a wearable device worn by a user that includes;

a microphone that captures audio signals based on the user speaking a plurality of code words, and

a radio transmitter that transmits the received audio signals to a processing unit that includes a radio receiver, wherein the transmitted audio signals are assigned to different radio transmission channels each having data parameters that control a frequency monitored by the radio receiver, and wherein each channel is assigned to a different user;

a processing unit that includes instructions stored in memory, the instructions executed by the processor to;

identify the user associated with the received audio signal based on the radio transmission channel used to transmit the received audio signal,

convert the received audio signal into a digital record comprising corresponding text data, wherein the text data record is assigned a unique timestamp, and

identify that the digital text data record assigned the unique timestamp includes the plurality of code words based on matching to text stored within a database associated with the identified user, wherein the plurality of code words identified within the text data record assigned the unique timestamp includes;

a first matching code word that marks a beginning of a social media message to be published within the converted text of the text data record,

a second matching code word that marks an end of the social media message to be published within the converted text of the text data record, and

a third matching code word that authorizes publication of a portion of the text data record defined by the first and the second matching code word as a social media message via a corresponding social media server tied to the third matching code word; and

a communication interface that generates a social media message to be published on the corresponding social media server based on the identification of the third code word within the converted text data record, wherein the message includes the portion of the converted text data record associated with the first and the second code word, and wherein the generated social media message is associated with the identified user.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor further:

compares the portion of the digital text data record associated with the first and the second code word with one or more databases that includes special terms; and

modifies the portion of the digital text data record based on the comparison.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the special terms include specific words to be censored from the social media message.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein modification of the converted text data record that includes one or more censored words is performed by redacting the converted text data record.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein modification of the converted text data record that includes one or more censored words is performed by replacing the censored words with a placeholder.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the special terms include specific key words to be emphasized in the social media message.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the emphasis of the specific key words in the social media message is provided via markup language formatting commands.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the special terms include sponsored terms associated with a particular product or promotional message to be included in the social media message.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein identification of the user associated with the received audio includes comparing the received audio against a database that includes information about a plurality of different users.