Patent ID: 7890327
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying instructions executable by a processor to perform a method for content analysis comprising: receiving composite media content; identifying at least one speech segment based from the composite media content; tracking a speech flow pattern with a state transition machine through a plurality of speech segments of the composite media content; extracting scenes from the composite media content based on the state transitions in the speech flow pattern, wherein each scene comprises a plurality of speech segments; and classifying the scenes as one of discussion content or narration content according to the speech flow pattern; dividing a plurality of narration-classified speech segments according to corresponding image content into a first set of homogeneous segments of the composite media content, wherein the first set of homogeneous segments each have homogeneous content; and dividing a plurality of discussion-classified speech segments according to feature space associations into a second set of homogeneous segments of the composite media content, wherein the second set of homogeneous segments each have homogeneous content.