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Speech-driven selection of an audio file

US7842873B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Franz Gerl · Neu-Ulm, DE
Daniel Willett · Eltville am Rhein, DE
Raymond Brueckner · Blaustein, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 12, 2007
Grant date	Nov 30, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 19, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG10H2240/141
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for detecting a refrain in an audio file having vocal components. The method and system includes generating a phonetic transcription of a portion of the audio file, analyzing the phonetic transcription and identifying a vocal segment in the generated phonetic transcription that is repeated frequently. The method and system further relate to the speech-driven selection based on similarity of detected refrain and user input.

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