AUDIO MERGE TAGS

• US 20140278404A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Parlant Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Parlant Technology Incorporated
• Inventors: Holmes, Tyson, Stovall, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US13/838,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20140278404A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/235
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/033 Voice editing, e.g. manipulating the voice of the synthesiser
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/088 Word spotting
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/54 for retrieval

Abstract

A method of creating a message. The method includes recording a message. The method also includes identifying an audio merge tag in the message. The method further includes replacing the audio merge tag with alternative audio.

Claims

1. A method of creating a message, the method comprising:

recording a message;

identifying an audio merge tag in the message; and

replacing the audio merge tag with alternative audio.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein recording a message includes prompting a user to record a message.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein prompting a user to record a message includes providing a script to the user.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the script includes identification of the audio merge tag text.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein prompting a user to record a message includes the user creating a script.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the user identifies the audio merge tag during creation of the script.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein recording the message includes a user recording the message on a touch tone phone.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the user identifies the audio merge tag by pressing a key on the touch tone phone.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the key includes the “

1”

key.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

the user identifying a second audio merge tag in the message by pressing the “

1”

key on the touch tone phone a second time.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

the user identifying a second audio merge tag in the message by pressing the “

2”

key on the touch tone phone.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

prompting a user to record the alternative audio if the alternative audio does not exist.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

prompting a user to record the alternative audio if the alternative audio does not exist in the user'"'"'s voice.

14. In a computing system, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by the computing system, performs the steps:

recording a message;

identifying an audio merge tag in the message; and

replacing the audio merge tag with alternative audio.

15. The system of claim 14 further comprising:

recording a second message, wherein the second message includes the alternative audio.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the second message includes audio before and after the alternative audio.

17. The system of claim 14 further comprising:

creating a synthetic message; and

comparing the synthetic message and the message to identify the audio merge tag.

18. In a computing system, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by the computing system, performs the steps:

providing a script to a user;

receiving a recorded message from the user based on the script;

identifying an audio merge tag in the message; and

replacing the audio merge tag with alternative audio.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the script includes identification of the audio merge tag text.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the user identifies the audio merge tag during creation of the script.

21. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

creating a synthetic message; and

comparing the synthetic message and the recorded message to identify the audio merge tag.

22. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

recording a second message, wherein the second message includes the alternative audio.

23. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

providing feedback to the user if either;

the audio merge tag is incorrect;

or

the alternative audio is incorrect.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the feedback includes prompting the user to make a corrected recording.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the feedback includes allowing the user to accept a corrected recording.

26. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

using predictive analysis to identify at least one of;

the audio merge tag;

or

the alternative audio.

27. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

presenting a menu to the user, wherein the menu;

identifies an audio merge tag for the user;

allows the user to select an identifier which indicates the alternative audio which should be used, such as the recipient'"'"'s name;

presents a list of intended recipients;

or

presents one or more questions to the user.

28. The system of claim 27 wherein the menu includes an audio menu.

29. The system of claim 27 wherein the menu includes a visual menu.