Method and system for embedding audio titles

• US 6,448,485 B1
• Filed: 03/16/2001
• Issued: 09/10/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Barile, Steven E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fletcher, Marlon T.
• Application Number:
  US09/809,019
• Publication Number:
  US 20020129692A1
• Time in Patent Office: 543 Days
• Field of Search: 846/00--04, 846/09--10, 846/15, 846/17, 846/18, 846/34, 846/45, 846/49--50, 846/53, 846/55--56, 846/66, 844/77.R, 844/78
• US Class Current: 84/609
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0041 in coded form
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/061 MP3, i.e. MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, lossy audio compression
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/091 Info, i.e. juxtaposition of unrelated auxiliary information or commercial messages with or between music files metadata G10H2240/075
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/3027 used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

A system and method for embedding audio titles is presented. Information encoded in a format is received about an audio program. The information is transformed into an audio signal conveying an audio description about the audio program. The audio description and the audio program are then embedded in a predetermined format.

Claims

1. A method for embedding audio titles, said method comprising:

receiving information, encoded in a format, about an audio program;

transforming said information into an audio signal representing an audio description about said audio program, said audio description being audible to a listener when played on an audio playback device; and

embedding said audio description, with said audio program, in a predetermined format.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said information about said audio program includes a title of said audio program.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said information about said audio program includes a description about said audio program.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said audio program includes a piece of music.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said audio description includes information downloaded from an information source, the information source having information different from said information about said audio program.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said format of said information includes a text format.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said transforming includes transforming said information in said text format into said audio signal using a text-to-speech engine.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said format of said information includes an audio format.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined format includes an MP3 ID3 tag.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing said embedded audio description to a nonvolatile memory.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said audio description includes compressed data.

12. A method for navigating through audio programs, said method comprising:

playing back, on an audio playback device, an audio signal comprising at least one embedded audio program and at least one audio description relating to said at least one audio program, said audio description being audible to a listener when played; and

navigating through said at least one audio program based on said at least one audio description.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein said audio playback device includes a CD player.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein said audio playback device includes a car stereo system.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein said audio playback device includes a handheld device.

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein said audio playback device includes a personal digital music player.

17. The method according to claim 12, wherein said audio playback device includes an MP3 player on a personal computer.

18. The method according to claim 12, wherein said navigating is achieved by executing navigation commands.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein said navigation commands include at least one of “

play”

, “

skip”

, and “

repeat”

.

20. The method according to claim 18, wherein said navigation commands are issued through voice commands.

21. A system for embedding audio titles, said system comprising:

a transformer configured to receive information, encoded in a format, about an audio program, said transformer being further configured to transform said information into an audio signal representing an audio description about said audio program, said audio description being audible to a listener when played on an audio playback device; and

an embedder configured to embed said audio description, with said audio program, in a predetermined format.

22. The system according to claim 21, wherein said transformer includes a text-to-speech engine configured to transform said information in said text format into said audio signal.

23. A computer-readable medium encoded with a plurality of processor-executable instruction sequences for:

receiving information, encoded in a format, about an audio program;

transforming said information into an audio signal representing an audio description about said audio program, said audio description being audible to a listener when played on an audio playback device; and

embedding said audio description, with said audio program, in a predetermined format.

24. The computer-readable medium according to claim 23, wherein said information about said audio program includes a description about said audio program.

25. The computer-readable medium according to claim 23, wherein said format of said information includes a text format.

26. The computer-readable medium according to claim 25, wherein said transforming includes transforming said information in said text format into said audio signal using a text-to-speech engine.

27. The computer-readable medium according to claim 23, wherein said predetermined format includes an MP3 ID3 tag.

28. A computer-readable medium encoded with a plurality of processor-executable instruction sequences for:

playing back, on an audio playback device, an audio signal comprising at least one embedded audio program and at least one audio description relating to said at least one audio program, said audio description being audible to a listener when played; and

navigating through said at least one audio program based on said at least one audio description.

29. The computer-readable medium according to claim 28, wherein said audio playback device includes a personal digital music player.

30. The computer-readable medium according to claim 28, wherein said audio playback device includes a digital music player on a personal computer.