Speech Audio Linkage for Safe Broadcast Schedule Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Listening to pre-recorded voice tracks for media content transmission schedules is time-consuming and inconvenient, especially when updates are needed, and there is a risk of inadvertently deleting content items referenced by the voice tracks.
Innovation Solution
A content manager system converts speech audio files to text, compares the text to metadata of scheduled content items, and creates data records to indicate associations, allowing for efficient editing and updating of the transmission schedule without requiring full audio playback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users listen to pre-recorded voice tracks to audit speech content, then they can verify the accuracy of content references, but the process becomes time-consuming and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a text copy of the speech content from the voice track and displays it alongside the transmission schedule. Users can read the text representation instead of listening to the audio, enabling quick verification of content references without the time investment required for audio playback. The text copy serves as an alternative representation that preserves the semantic information needed for accuracy verification.
2Reliability
If users manually check voice tracks before deleting content items, then they can prevent accidental deletions, but the complexity of the updating process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides real-time feedback by displaying the text version of the voice track content alongside the transmission schedule during the editing process. When a user attempts to delete a content item, the system can highlight or alert the user if the voice track references that item, based on the text comparison. This feedback mechanism prevents accidental deletions without requiring manual audio checking, thereby maintaining reliability while reducing operational complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the transmission schedule is updated frequently, then the schedule remains current with latest changes, but the risk of inadvertently deleting referenced content items increases
Solution Approach 1:
The text representation of the voice track content acts as an intermediary between the voice track and the transmission schedule. During updates, the system compares the text against the current schedule to identify references. This intermediary mechanism allows frequent updates to be made safely, as the text comparison provides a clear overview of what content items are referenced, enabling users to make changes without inadvertently breaking references.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach reduces the likelihood of inadvertently deleting associated content items and streamlines the process of updating schedules by enabling text-based analysis, making it faster and more convenient for users.
Implementation Method 1
a content manager system converts a voice track (e.g., a speech audio file (SAF)) to text
Data Source
AI summary
A plurality of media files to be broadcast is stored in accordance with a broadcast schedule, wherein the plurality of media files include media content. A speech audio file, including speech content, is obtained, and a determination is made regarding whether the speech content included in the speech audio file includes a reference to particular media content included in a particular media file of the plurality of media files. A linkage is created between the speech audio file and the particular media file, and the speech audio file is inserted in a position within the broadcast schedule based on the linkage between the speech audio file and the particular media file.