Methods and systems for transcription playback with variable emphasis

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to:

• automatically determine a current operational context of a vehicle;
• analyze a transcription of an audio communication to identify an operational term pertaining to the current operational context of the vehicle within the transcription;
• create an indicator identifying the operational term within the transcription for emphasis when the operational term pertains to the current operational context of the vehicle;
• identify a user-configured playback rate;
• select a first subset of one or more audio samples for reconstructing audio for the operational term having a reduced playback rate;
• selecting a second subset of one or more audio samples for reconstructing audio for a remainder of the transcription having the user-configured playback rate;
• and
• generate an audio reproduction of the transcription of the audio communication using the first subset of one or more audio samples having the reduced playback rate and the second subset of one or more audio samples having the user-configured playback rate, wherein the operational term is selectively emphasized within the audio reproduction based on the indicator by selectively varying the user-configured playback rate.

A system comprising:

• a data storage element to maintain a transcription of an audio communication;
• a user interface to receive indication of a user-configured playback rate;
• and
• a processing system coupled to the user interface and the data storage element to:
• receive indicia of a current operational context of a vehicle from one or more systems onboard the vehicle;
• analyze the transcription of the audio communication to identify, within the transcription, an operational term pertaining to the current operational context;
• create an indicator identifying the operational term within the transcription for emphasis when the operational term pertains to the current operational context of the vehicle;
• select a first subset of one or more audio samples for reconstructing audio for the operational term having a reduced playback rate;
• selecting a second subset of one or more audio samples for reconstructing audio for a remainder of the transcription having the user-configured playback rate;
• and
• in response to selection of the transcription for playback, generate an audio output corresponding to the transcription of the audio communication using the first subset of one or more audio samples having the reduced playback rate and the second subset of one or more audio samples having the user-configured playback rate, wherein the operational term is selectively emphasized within the audio output based on the indicator by selectively varying the user-configured playback rate.