Patent ID: 9495967
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G06F,G10L,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of recording audio comprising: using one or more processors to perform operations of: receiving a voice exemplar from a plurality of participants in an audio event; recording audio of the audio event; determining a first audio event segment and a second audio event segment of the recorded audio, the first and second audio event segments determined based upon identifying changes in at least one identified active speaker, the first audio event segment having a first set of one or more active speakers and the second audio event segment having a second set of one or more active speakers, the changes in at least one identified active speaker identified based upon matching the received voice exemplars with audio in the first and second audio event segments; receiving verification information for the first audio event segment from at least one person from the first set of active speakers for the first audio event segment, the verification information indicating an opinion of the at least one person as to whether the first audio event segment is an accurate reproduction of the audio event; receiving first digital rights management (DRM) information for the first audio event segment from the at least one person from the first set of active speakers; receiving second DRM information for the second audio event segment, the first DRM information specifying a usage restriction on the first audio event segment and the second DRM information specifying a usage restriction on the second audio event segment, wherein the first and second DRM information specify different usage restrictions; and responsive to receiving verification information, first DRM information, and second DRM information, producing a master audio file including the first and second audio event segments, and the verification information, wherein the master audio file implements a first DRM restriction corresponding to the first DRM information for the first audio event segment and a second DRM restriction corresponding to the second DRM information for the second audio event segment.