Audio Locale Mismatch Detection via Speech-to-Text Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

The exponential growth of digital media content poses challenges for accurate metadata tagging, leading to inconsistent and frustrating consumer experiences due to errors in audio locale metadata, which can result in customer complaints and reduced retention rates, especially for high-profile media titles.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for detecting and correcting audio locale mismatches by preprocessing media content to isolate audio samples, using speech-to-text conversion and statistical analysis to compare language models, and updating metadata with the correct spoken language, allowing for real-time correction and improved consumer experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If automated metadata tagging is used to characterize media content, then productivity increases, but manufacturing precision deteriorates due to errors in audio locale metadata

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemetadata tagging efficiencyVSAvoidaudio locale metadata accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts audio samples from media content, converts them to text using speech-to-text conversion, and compares the converted text against the existing audio locale metadata. This feedback loop identifies mismatches between the actual spoken language and the tagged metadata, enabling automatic correction of inaccurate audio locale tags while maintaining high productivity through automated processing

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs speech-to-text conversion and language identification on audio samples before final metadata tagging is completed. By preliminarily analyzing the audio content and identifying the actual spoken language, the system can pre-correct potential metadata errors before they affect the overall tagging accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Manufacturing precision

If manual verification of metadata is performed, then manufacturing precision improves, but productivity decreases due to increased processing time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemetadata accuracyVSAvoidmetadata tagging speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-verification by automatically extracting audio samples, converting speech to text, identifying the spoken language, and comparing it against the tagged audio locale metadata. This self-service mechanism enables the system to automatically detect and correct its own metadata errors without requiring external manual verification, thereby maintaining high accuracy while preserving productivity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system replaces manual verification processes with automated speech-to-text conversion and statistical language analysis. Instead of human operators manually listening to and verifying audio locale metadata, the system uses computational methods to automatically identify the spoken language and correct metadata errors, eliminating the trade-off between accuracy and speed

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Measurement precision

If audio samples are extracted and analyzed to verify metadata, then measurement precision improves, but loss of time increases due to additional processing steps

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaudio locale identification accuracyVSAvoidmetadata verification time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts and analyzes only short audio samples (e.g., a few seconds) from each media content rather than processing the entire audio file. This partial action approach provides sufficient information to accurately identify the spoken language and verify audio locale metadata while minimizing the time loss associated with audio processing

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS10860648B1Audio locale mismatch detection
Publication Date: 2020.12.08 AMAZON TECH INC
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AI summary

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for detecting a mismatch between the spoken language in an audio file and the audio language that is tagged as the spoken language in the audio file metadata. Example methods may include receiving a media file including spoken language metadata. Certain methods include generating an audio sample from the media file. Certain methods include generating a text translation of the audio sample based on the spoken language metadata. Certain methods include determining that the spoken language metadata does not match a spoken language in the audio sample based on the text translation. Certain methods include sending an indication that the spoken language metadata does not match the spoken language.