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Granted Patent B2
US 10,614,829 · App. 14/877,465 · Granted Apr 7, 2020

Method and apparatus to determine and use audience affinity and aptitude

Inventor: Donald J. Hejna, Jr. (Los Altos, CA)
Assignee: Virentem Ventures, LLC
G10L25/51G10L25/48H04H60/31H04H60/33H04H60/46H04H60/65H04N9/87
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,614,829
App. No.
14/877,465
Granted
Apr 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment is a method of presenting an audio or audio-visual work which includes: (a) detecting media work content properties in an audio portion of the audio or audio-visual work using a media work content properties detection apparatus; (b) associating a presentation rate of the audio of the audio portion of the audio or audio-visual work with the detected media work content properties; and (c) presenting the portion of the audio or audio-visual work using the media work content properties detection apparatus so that the audio is presented at the presentation rate; wherein the media work content properties comprise one or more indicia of words of interest; and wherein the audio or audio-visual work includes conversations.

Claims (15)

1. A method of presenting an audio or audio-visual work which comprises:

detecting media work concept information in an audio portion of the audio or audio-visual work using a media work concept information detection apparatus;

associating a presentation rate of the audio of the audio portion of the audio or audio-visual work with the detected media work concept information; and

presenting the portion of the audio or audio-visual work using a presentation apparatus so that the audio is presented at the presentation rate;

wherein the media work concept information comprise one or more indicia of words of interest; and

wherein the audio or audio-visual work includes conversations.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the words of interest are words of interest to security.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the words of interest to security include bomb, terrorist and drugs.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the audio or audio-visual work includes recorded conversations and wherein the recorded conversations include one or more of telephone conversations and cell phone conversations.

5. A method of presenting an audio or audio-visual work which comprises:

detecting media work concept information in an audio portion of the audio or audio-visual work using a media work concept information detection apparatus;

associating a presentation rate and volume of the audio of the audio portion of the audio or audio-visual work with the detected media work concept information; and

presenting the portion of the audio or audio-visual work using a presentation apparatus so that the audio is presented at the presentation rate and the volume;

wherein the media work content properties comprise indicia of words of interest.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the audio or audio-visual work comprises a multiplicity of conversations and wherein a particular conversation is presented with increased volume and decreased presentation rate.

Continuity (6)
Continuation 13932242 · Jul 1, 2013
Continuation 12454464 · May 18, 2009
Continuation 11406142 · Apr 17, 2006
Continuation 09398612 · Sep 16, 1999
Continuation In Part 09169031 · Oct 9, 1998
Related Publication 20160035371A1 · Feb 4, 2016
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