Audio Narration Parameter Customization Service
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumers face challenges in customizing audio content, such as audiobooks, due to high costs and time-consuming processes of producing new recordings tailored to their preferences, as existing solutions require entire new recordings for changes in narrators, languages, or other aspects, which is not economically feasible for catering to individual tastes.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented content customization service that allows users to modify and customize audio narration parameters like pitch, language, accent, and mood through user interfaces, enabling dynamic changes and storage of settings for sharing across devices, with options for local or server-based modification and transmission of customized narrations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a new recording is produced to customize audio content to user preferences, then the customization accuracy is improved, but the production cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying narration parameters (pitch, language, accent, mood) of existing audio content through processing rather than creating new recordings. This allows customization to user preferences while avoiding the high costs of new production, directly resolving the contradiction between customization accuracy and production cost.
2Manufacturing precision
If an entirely new recording is produced for customized audio content, then the customization quality is improved, but the time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-processing audio content into modular narration segments that can be quickly reconfigured. This preparation work is done once, enabling rapid customization later without time-consuming new recordings, thus resolving the contradiction between customization quality and time consumption.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple customized narrations are produced for different users, then the user satisfaction is improved, but the economic feasibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses copying by creating customized narrations through parameter modification of existing audio content rather than producing new recordings for each user. This allows multiple user-specific versions to be generated economically from a single source, resolving the contradiction between user satisfaction and economic feasibility.
4Adaptability or versatility
If audio content is customized to individual user tastes, then the personalization level is improved, but the complexity of the production process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing audio content into discrete narration parameter segments (pitch, language, accent, mood) that can be independently modified. This modular approach enables personalization without requiring complex overall production processes, as each parameter can be adjusted separately using standardized techniques.
Data Source
AI summary
A content customization service is disclosed. A user computing device and/or a content customization server may customize a narration associated with an item of content at the request of a listener or a rights-holder. One or more user interfaces may be provided to facilitate these requests. Some examples of customization include specifying settings for the language, accent, mood, or speaker of the narration. Other examples of customization include specifying settings for the bass, treble, pitch, pace, or contrast of the narration. These settings may be collected as narration settings information. The content customization service may distribute this information over an electronic network. The content customization service may provide recommendations to help users select customizations.