Patent ID: 9202469
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
1. A method of recording human speech, the method comprising: acquiring, from a microphone coupled to electronic circuitry, an audio signal that conveys human speech; identifying, by the electronic circuitry and in real time as the audio signal is being acquired, (i) a set of speech transitions in the audio signal that mark boundaries between respective portions of human speech, and (ii) a set of noteworthy audio segments, each noteworthy audio segment being one of the portions of human speech and meeting a noteworthiness criterion, the noteworthiness criterion providing a standard for evaluating noteworthiness of portions of human speech; and after recording the audio signal, displaying a list of the identified set of noteworthy audio segments, the list enabling a user selectively to play back any of the noteworthy audio segments, wherein identifying the set of speech transitions in the audio signal includes (i) detecting Pauses in human speech in the audio signal that exceed a predetermined interval of time and (ii) marking speech transitions at times relative to the audio signal when the Pauses occur, and wherein detecting Pauses in human speech in the audio signal includes: