Patent ID: 11048749

Abstract:
A searchable media object comprises means for playing a media file; an audio file processor operable to receive a standard audio file and convert the standard audio file into machine coding; an Automatic Speech Recognition processor, operable to receive the standard audio file, determine each spoken word and output a string of text comprising each of the determined words, wherein each word in the string is accorded a time indicative of the time of occurrence of the word in the string; an assembler, operable to receive the machine coding, the string of text and the relevant topics and therefrom, assemble the self contained searchable media object comprising a media player operable without connection to the internet; and, a search engine operable to receive a user word search enquiry, search the string of text for the word search enquiry, determine the accorded time of the occurrence of each word enquiry in the string of text, display the occurrences of the determined word search enquiry to a user, receive a user instruction indicative of a user selected word and retrieve the relevant portion of the audio file in which the selected word search enquiry occurs and playback the retrieved relevant portion to the user.