System and method for generating audio-visual summaries for audio-visual program content
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsMauro Barbieri, Gerhardus Engbertus Mekenkamp
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Abstract
The invention describes a system (1) for generating audio-visual summaries for audio-visual program content (3). The system comprises a search unit (4) for locating a pre-generated text summary (5;) associated with the program content (3); a speech synthesizer (6) for converting the text summary (5,) into speech (7); a video 5 summary generator (8) for generating a video summary (9) of the audio-visual program content (3), and an audio/video mixer (10) for mixing the synthesized speech (7) with the video summary (9). Moreover the invention describes an appropriate method for generating audio-visual summaries (5i) for audio-visual program content (3).
Claims11
A system for generating an audio-visual summary for audio-visual program content, said system comprising:
- a search unit for locating a pre-generated text summary associated with the program content but not provided with the program content;
- a speech synthesizer for converting the selected text summary into speech;
- a video summary generator for generating a video summary of the audio-visual program content;
- an audio/video mixer for mixing the synthesized speech with the video summary.
A method for automatically generating audio-visual summaries for audio-visual program content on a multimedia device, which method comprises:
- the multimedia device, locating a pre-generated text summary associated with the program content but not provided with the program content;
- synthesizing the selected text summary into speech;
- generating a video summary of the audio-visual program content;
- mixing the synthesized speech with the video summary.
A computer readable medium including code for automatically generating audio-visual summaries for audio-visual program content, said medium comprising:
- code for locating a pre-generated text summary associated with the program content but not provided with the program content;
- code for synthesizing the selected text summary into speech;
- code for generating a video summary of the audio-visual program content;
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- code for mixing the synthesized speech with the video summary.
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