Patent ID: 7092496

Claim:
A method of processing an information signal containing content presented in accordance with at least one modality, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining the information signal, wherein the information signal represents speech obtained in accordance with one of a voice message system and a real-time phone conversation; marking a portion of the information signal in response to a user input such that a content detection step is performed on the marked portion of the information signal to detect whether the marked portion of the information signal includes particular content; performing content detection on the information signal to detect whether the information signal includes the particular content presented in accordance with the at least one modality; and automatically generating a control signal as a direct result of detection of the particular content without a need for a selective input by a user contemporaneous with the detection of the content, for use in automatically controlling at least one of a rendering property of the particular content and automatic implementation of a specific action relating to the particular detected content.