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System and method for integrated delivery of media and synchronized transcription
Assignee: HEARING ROOMCOM LLC
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Filing: 2000-02-03
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Granted: 2003-01-28
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Expires: 2020-02-03
Abstract
Abstract A system for the capture of audio, video and other media from news and other events combines digitized delivery of those media with accompanying high-accuracy textual streams, synchronized with the content. Governmental, corporate and other group events may be captured using microphones, video camera and other equipment, whose output is digitized and sent to a transcription facility containing speech recognition workstations. Human transcription agents may assist in the initial conversion to text data, and human editorial agents may further review the audio and textual streams contemporaneously, to make corrections, add highlights, identify foreign phrases and otherwise increase the quality of the transcription service. Subscribers to the service may access a Website or other portal to view the media and text in a real time or near-real time to the original event, and access archival versions of other events for research, editing and other purposes. The subscribers may configure their accounts to deliver the streaming content in different ways, including full content delivery and background execution which triggers on key words for pop up text, audio, video or other delivery of important portions in real time. The subscribers may set up their accounts to stream different events at different dates and times, using different keywords and other settings.
Inventors
- 👤 Philip S. Angell
- 👤 Mohammad A. Haque
- 👤 Jason D. Levine
- 👤 Frank Gary Bivings, Jr.
- 👤 Matthew B. Benson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 20:46
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10L; G10L15/00; G10L15/26; H; H04; H04L; H04L65/00; H04L65/1066; H04L65/1101; H04L65/60; H04L65/61; H04L65/612; H04L65/75; H04L65/752; H04L65/762; H04M; H04M2201/00; H04M2201/40; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/42391
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A system for generating synchronized media and textual streams, the system comprising: a first interface to at least one streaming media source; a distribution server in communication with the first interface, the distribution server storing the media stream; and a second interface in communication with the distribution server and a transcription engine, said transcription engine receiving the media stream and producing a textual stream corresponding to the media stream and outputting said textual stream to said distribution server, wherein said distribution server synchronizes said textual stream with said stored media stream and produces a combined media and textual stream, and wherein said distribution server outputs said combined media and textual stream to a recipient such that the recipient can observe said combined media and textual stream on a synchronized and simultaneous basis.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
132 words
A system for generating synchronized media and textual streams, the system comprising: a first interface to at least one streaming media source; a distribution server in communication with the first interface, the distribution server storing the media stream; and a second interface in communication with the distribution server and a transcription engine, said transcription engine receiving the media stream and producing a textual stream corresponding to the media stream and outputting said textual stream to said distribution server, wherein said distribution server synchronizes said textual stream with said stored media stream and produces a combined media and textual stream, and wherein said distribution server outputs said combined media and textual stream to a recipient such that the recipient can observe said combined media and textual stream on a synchronized and simultaneous basis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one streaming media source comprises an audio server outputting digitized audio to the first interface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the distribution server comprises a database for storing the media stream and the textual stream, and the distribution server synchronizes the textual stream and the media stream for storage in the database.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the transcription engine comprises a voice recognition server executing a speech recognition module outputting a raw transcription stream, the voice recognition server presenting the raw transcription stream to a transcription agent to monitor the generation of the raw transcription stream.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The system of claim 4 , wherein the transcription engine comprises a scopist workstation, the scopist workstation receiving the raw transcription stream from the voice recognition server and presenting the raw transcription stream to an editorial agent to edit and output as the textual stream.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the combined media and textual stream is output to the recipient at a client workstation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 6 , wherein the combined media and textual stream is output via an Internet connection.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 7 , wherein the client workstation comprises an administrative module, the administrative module managing the delivery of the combined media and textual stream to the recipient.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
83 words
The system of claim 8 , wherein the administrative module comprises delivery configurations, the delivery configurations comprising at least one of full delivery of the combined media and textual stream, background delivery of the combined media and textual stream, scheduling of the delivery of the combined media and textual stream, delivery of an alert based upon detection of a keyword in the textual stream, and delivery of the combined media and textual stream based upon detection of a keyword in the textual stream.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one streaming media source comprises a video server outputting digitized video to the first interface.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the textual stream comprises textual output in a plurality of languages.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the textual stream comprises textual output corresponding to a plurality of speakers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 12 , wherein the textual stream comprises a plurality of channels, each corresponding to one of the speakers.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of generating synchronized media and textual streams, comprising: a) receiving a media stream from at least one streaming media source; b) storing the media stream in a distribution server; c) outputting the media stream to a transcription engine; d) generating a textual stream corresponding to the media stream in the transcription engine; e) synchronizing the media stream with the textual stream; f) producing a combined media and textual stream; and g) outputting the combined media and textual steam to a recipient.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of generating synchronized media and textual streams, comprising: a) receiving a media stream from at least one streaming media source; b) storing the media stream in a distribution server; c) outputting the media stream to a transcription engine; d) generating a textual stream corresponding to the media stream in the transcription engine; e) synchronizing the media stream with the textual stream; f) producing a combined media and textual stream; and g) outputting the combined media and textual steam to a recipient.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one streaming media source comprises an audio server outputting digitized audio.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the distribution server comprises a database for storing the media stream and textual stream and wherein the step (e) of synchronizing the media stream and the textual stream is performed by the distribution server for storage in the database.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the transcription engine comprises a voice recognition server, further comprising a step of (h) executing a speech recognition module on the voice recognition server and outputting a raw transcription stream, the voice recognition server presenting the raw transcription stream to a transcription agent to monitor the generation of the raw transcription stream.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein the transcription engine comprises a scopist workstation, further comprising a step of (i) receiving the raw transcription stream from the voice recognition server in the scopist workstation and presenting the raw transcription stream to an editorial agent to edit and output as the textual stream.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the combined media and textual stream is output to the recipient at a client workstation.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 19 , wherein the combined media and textual stream is output via an Internet connection.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 20 , wherein the combined media and textual stream are received at the client workstation, the client workstation comprising an administrative module, further comprising a step of (j) managing the delivery of the combined media and textual stream to the recipient using the administrative module.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
94 words
The method of claim 21 , wherein the step (j) of managing comprises a step of using the administrative module to set delivery configurations, the delivery configurations comprising at least one of full delivery of the combined media and textual stream, background delivery of the combined media and textual stream, scheduling of the delivery of the combined media and textual stream, delivery of an alert based upon detection of a keyword in the textual stream, and delivery of the combined media and textual stream based upon detection of a keyword in the textual stream.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one streaming media source comprises a video server outputting digitized video to the first interface.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the textual stream comprises textual output in a plurality of languages.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the textual stream comprises textual output corresponding to a plurality of speakers.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 25 , wherein the textual stream comprises a plurality of channels, each corresponding to one of the speakers.
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