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Apparatus and method for automatic dissection of segmented audio signals

US7962330B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

Sony Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

Silke Goronzy · Erlangen, DE
Thomas Kemp · Rancho Santa Fe, US
Ralf Kompe · Schkölen, DE
Yin Hay Lam · Stuttgart, DE
Krzysztof Marasek · Warszawa, PL
Raquel Tato · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 10, 2004
Grant date	Jun 14, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 5, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG10L15/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for automatic dissection of segmented audio signals, wherein at least one information signal for identifying programs included in said audio signals and for identifying contents included in said programs. Content detection device detects programs and contents belonging to the respective programs in the information signal. Program weighting device weights each program includes in the information signal based on the contents of the respective program detected by the content detection device. Program ranking device indentifies programmers of the same category and ranking said programs based on a weighting result for each program provided by the program weighting device.

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