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Method of labelling takes in an audio editing system
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1994-05-11
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Granted: 1997-02-04
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Expires: 2014-05-11
Abstract
Abstract A method of labelling digital audio data corresponding to recorded audio ("takes"). According to this method speech recognition software is employed to generate text based on a portion of the recorded audio data. The generated text is then associated with the audio data file, thereby labelling the file based on its content. According to this technique, the need for monitoring and manual entry of text data in labelling takes is eliminated.
Inventors
- 👤 Reuel A. Ely
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 18:25
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04H; H04H60/00; H04H60/02; H04H60/04; G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of automatically labeling takes in an audio editing system comprising: (a) providing a workstation having memory means and a processor unit associated therewith; (b) programming said workstation with operating system software; (c) accessing with said workstation a digital data file corresponding to a speech take; (d) interfacing said system software with speech recognition software; (e) subsequent to said interfacing and said accessing, implementing said speech recognition software to translate at least a portion of said digital data file corresponding to a speech take into a set of data that is representative of text; (f) subsequent to said implementing, creating a file identifier which is derived from said set of data and associating said file identifier with said digital data file; and (g) subsequent to said creating and associating, storing said digital data file and the associated file identifier on a storage medium, thereby facilitating accessing of said digital data file.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of automatically labeling takes in an audio editing system comprising: (a) providing a workstation having memory means and a processor unit associated therewith; (b) programming said workstation with operating system software; (c) accessing with said workstation a digital data file corresponding to a speech take; (d) interfacing said system software with speech recognition software; (e) subsequent to said interfacing and said accessing, implementing said speech recognition software to translate at least a portion of said digital data file corresponding to a speech take into a set of data that is representative of text; (f) subsequent to said implementing, creating a file identifier which is derived from said set of data and associating said file identifier with said digital data file; and (g) subsequent to said creating and associating, storing said digital data file and the associated file identifier on a storage medium, thereby facilitating accessing of said digital data file.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said workstation includes a central processing unit and a digital signal processor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said step of creating further comprises phonetically translating said portion of said digital data file into said set of data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said workstation is operatively coupled to an audio mixer console.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said digital data file is downloaded to said workstation from said audio mixer console.
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