Systems and methods for conversation enhancement

• US 8,407,049 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2009
• Issued: 03/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cogi, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Cogi, Inc.
• Inventors: Cromack, Mark, Dolan, Robert, Wittenstein, Andreas, Brahm, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo, Huyen X.
• Application Number:
  US12/386,854
• Publication Number:
  US 20090306981A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,434 Days
• Field of Search: 704/275, 704/270, 704/231, 704/235, 704/249, 704/254, 704/270.1, 704/7, 704/9, 704/251, 704/257
• US Class Current: 704/235
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/64 Browsing; Visualisation therefor generation of a list or set of audio data G06F16/638
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/683 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/685 using automatically derived transcript of audio data, e.g. lyrics speech recognition G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/301 Management of recordings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/303 Marking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/305 Recording playback features, e.g. increased speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5133 Operator terminal details

Abstract

This invention description details systems and methods for improving human conversations by enhancing conversation participants'"'"' ability to: —Distill out and record core ideas of conversations. —Classify and prioritize these key concepts. —Recollect commitments and issues and take appropriate action. —Analyze and uncover new insight from the linkage of these ideas with those from other conversations.

Claims

1. A computer programs executing from non-transitory media, for facilitating the highlighting of conversations comprising:

digitizing and recording the conversations;

storing the conversations and user identified conversation segments for later review;

transcribing the user identified conversation segments, of the recorded conversations into text;

storing the transcribed conversation segments and identification data, in association with the conversations;

searching for previously recorded conversations based on key words or phrases in the titles, participants, notes, bookmarks, dates, times of the conversations as well as the segments of transcribed text associated with those conversations; and

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providing resultant conversations with common attributes for user review by enumerating conversations based on the results of key word searches.

2. The programs of claim 1 wherein portions of the conversation are selectively not recorded to address privacy and legality requirements.

3. The programs of claim 1 further comprising playing back earlier identified segments of the conversation to at least one user while the conversation is still in progress.

4. The programs of claim 1 wherein at least one of monitoring and identifying participants in the live conversation interact via a web browser or computer software client application.

5. The programs of claim 1 further comprising forwarding and sharing access to previously recorded conversations with other participants and guests.