Multimedia Error Correction via Phoneme-Level Lip Synchronization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing video editing technologies lack efficient methods for correcting errors in multimedia files, such as language errors, mispronunciations, and inappropriate content, especially in short form videos where mistakes can significantly impact quality and engagement.

Innovation Solution

A method that utilizes advanced technologies in phoneme synthesis, voice synthesis, lip synchronization, and audio processing to identify errors in multimedia files, generate corrected audio segments, and synchronize lip movements with the corrected audio, ensuring seamless integration and natural flow.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If traditional video editing methods are used to correct errors in multimedia files, then the correction process requires re-recording or manual editing, but this increases time consumption and reduces productivity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveerror correction accuracyVSAvoidcorrection efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates a copy of the original audio segment and generates a corrected version through phoneme-level manipulation. The corrected audio segment is synthesized by modifying phoneme sequences, durations, and pitch contours while preserving the original speaker's voice characteristics, avoiding the need for complete re-recording

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary analysis of the original audio to extract phoneme sequences, speaker characteristics, and contextual information before generating corrections. This preliminary processing enables rapid error correction by preparing the phoneme-level representation and correction plans in advance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If audio segments are replaced with corrected versions, then language errors are fixed, but lip synchronization may become mismatched

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelanguage accuracyVSAvoidlip-audio synchronization
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments both the audio and video content at the phoneme level, creating a fine-grained correspondence between lip movements and phonetic units. This segmentation enables independent modification of phoneme sequences while maintaining synchronization by adjusting the timing and duration of individual phonemes to match the lip movement patterns

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts phoneme durations, timing, and pitch contours in the corrected audio segment to match the temporal characteristics of the original lip movements. This dynamic parameter adjustment maintains lip-sync while correcting linguistic errors, allowing flexible modification without breaking synchronization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If phoneme-level manipulation is used to generate corrected audio, then natural speech flow is preserved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenatural speech flowVSAvoidprocessing system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a universal phoneme-level processing framework that handles multiple correction types (language errors, mispronunciations, inappropriate content) through a unified architecture. This multi-functional approach manages complexity by providing a single processing pipeline that can generate natural-sounding corrections for various error types without requiring separate specialized systems

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20250174249A1Wrong phrase replacement
Publication Date: 2025.05.29 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for wrong phrase replacement is provided. The embodiment may include, in response to identifying an error spoken by a presenter in a multimedia file, generating a plan to correct the error. The embodiment may also include generating a corrected audio segment based on the plan. The embodiment may further include replacing an original audio segment in the multimedia file containing the error with the corrected audio segment. The embodiment may also include modifying a lip movement in a video segment of the multimedia file so lip movements of the presenter correspond to respective phonetics in the corrected audio segment. The embodiment may further include replacing an original lip movement with the modified lip movement so that the modified lip movement corresponds with the corrected audio segment.