Identifying corresponding regions of content
US9799336B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L15/183
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A content alignment service may generate content synchronization information to facilitate the synchronous presentation of audio content and textual content. In some embodiments, a region of the textual content whose correspondence to the audio content is uncertain may be analyzed to determine whether the region of textual content corresponds to one or more words that are audibly presented in the audio content, or whether the region of textual content is a mismatch with respect to the audio content. In some embodiments, words in the textual content that correspond to words in the audio content are synchronously presented, while mismatched words in the textual content may be skipped to maintain synchronous presentation. Accordingly, in one example application, an audiobook is synchronized with an electronic book, so that as the electronic book is displayed, corresponding words of the audiobook are audibly presented.
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