US 2015/0310107 A1Published application

Video and audio content search engine

OwnerShadi A. Alhakimiinventor

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Abstract

A method is provided for indexing video and audio content on the internet, comprising: searching the internet for files containing audio or video (A/V) content; obtaining text associated with a file containing A/V content; generating a first searchable index of the associated text; storing the first searchable index in a database; processing audio of files that do not contain associated text through a speech-to-text recognition module to generate first processed associated text; generating a second searchable index of the first processed associated text; storing the second searchable index with the searchable first index in the database; and making the first and second searchable indexes stored in the database available to users who submit search request terms to be matched with the associated text and first processed associated text in the database. Rather than storing sounds as part of a speech-to-text training process, Cymatics images may be created and stored.

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Dependent claims

A method for indexing video and audio content on the internet, comprising:

searching the internet for files containing audio or video (A/V) content;
obtaining text associated with a file containing A/V content;
generating a first searchable index of the associated text with at least one of the title of the A/V file, a description of the A/V content, a URL link to the A/V file, and timing information of the associated text in relation to the A/V content;
storing the first searchable index in a database;
processing audio of files that do not contain associated text through a speech-to-text recognition module to generate first processed associated text;
generating a second searchable index of the first processed associated text with at least one of the title of the A/V file, a description of the A/V content, a URL link to the A/V file, and timing information of the processed associated text in relation to the A/V content;
storing the second searchable index with the searchable first index in the database;
and
making the first and second searchable indexes stored in the database available to users who submit search request terms to be matched with the associated text and first processed associated text in the database.

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A video and audio internet search engine, comprising:

an indexer configured to:
search the internet for files containing audio or video (A/V) content;
obtain text associated with a file containing A/V content;
and
generate a first searchable index of the associated text with at least one of the title of the A/V file, a description of the A/V content, a URL link to the A/V file, and timing information of the associated text in relation to the A/V content;
a speech-to-text recognition engine configured to process audio of files that do not contain associated text through a speech-to-text recognition module to generate first processed associated text;
the indexer further configured to generate a second searchable index of the first processed associated text with at least one of the title of the A/V file, a description of the A/V content, a URL link to the A/V file, and timing information of the processed associated text in relation to the A/V content;
a database coupled to the indexer and configured to store the first and second searchable indexes;
a user interface configured to receive search request terms for a user;
and
a matching engine configured to:
search the database in an attempt to match the received search request terms with the associated text and the first processed associated text;
and
provide results of the search to the user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.