Method and System for Navigation of Audio and Video Files

A system for navigation of an audio or a video file, comprising:

• a text generation tool associated with the file and extracting phrases from the text;
• a user interface including a display of a plurality of phrases representing the content of the text, and including means for progressing though the file to advance the display;
• means for emphasizing a displayed phrase to indicate the relevance of the phrase in a predefined section of the file;
• and
• an animator for animating the display of phrases to show changes in the emphasizing during progression through the file.

A computer software product for navigation of a file, the product comprising a computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer in which program comprising computer-executable instructions are stored, which instructions, when read executed by a computer, perform the following steps:

• providing an audio or video file;
• generating text associated with the file;
• displaying a plurality of phrases from the text for the file;
• emphasizing a displayed phrase to indicate the relevance of the phrase in a predefined section of the file;
• and
• animating the display of phrases to show changes in the emphasizing during progression through the file.

A method of providing a service to a customer over a network, the service comprising:

• providing an audio or video file;
• generating text associated with the file;
• displaying a plurality of phrases from the text for the file;
• emphasizing a displayed phrase to indicate the relevance of the phrase in a predefined section of the file;
• and
• animating the display of phrases to show changes in the emphasizing during progression through the file.