Patent ID: 8135699

Claim:
A summarization system, comprising: an Internet-connected server comprising a computerized appliance having a coupled non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium; software executing on the computerized appliance from the non-transitory, machine-readable medium, the software providing: a function receiving a live or recorded stream of voice content having subject matter and meanings to be summarized, along with source information identifying a location where the material was originally acquired; a converter function converting the acquired material to machine-readable text form, if not in that form when acquired; a summarizer function creating a summary simultaneously while receiving the content, the summary having a format, condensing the summary on a scale of percentage of the whole of the content while maintaining the subject matter and meanings of the original; and a data repository storing a text copy of the received content and the summary created as separate files, associated and cross-referenced using the source information; wherein the software detects a shift of content during summarization and the format of the summary is revised based upon the detected shift.