Speech-Based Content Synchronization via Phrase Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing synchronization technologies for electronic devices do not allow for updating location settings of content items based on various types of input, limiting the enhancement of user experience in consuming digital content across multiple devices.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system where electronic devices or a remote content service receive audio signals representing speech, perform speech-to-text conversion, and determine associated locations within content items, enabling the updating of location settings and allowing users to create and share phrases for synchronization across devices within groups.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing synchronization technologies are used, then basic content synchronization between devices is maintained, but the ability to update location settings based on various types of input (such as speech) is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a content service server as an intermediary that handles speech-to-text conversion and phrase matching. The electronic device captures speech, sends it to the server, and receives location updates. This mediator approach allows the device to gain speech-based synchronization capability without implementing complex speech processing locally, thus improving adaptability while managing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional manual or mechanical navigation methods (clicking, scrolling) with speech-based control. Users can speak phrases to jump to specific locations in content items, substituting physical interaction with acoustic input. This enables more versatile location updates while maintaining simple user interaction.
2Ease of operation
If speech-to-text conversion and phrase matching are implemented, then dynamic location updating based on speech is enabled, but processing time and system resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs speech-to-text conversion and phrase matching in the background or asynchronously. The content service server processes speech input and determines location updates without blocking the user interface. This preliminary processing approach allows the system to maintain ease of operation while minimizing perceived processing time for the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements direct phrase-to-location mapping where recognized phrases immediately correspond to predefined locations in content items. Once speech is converted to text and matched, the system rapidly jumps to the target location without intermediate steps. This rushing through the process minimizes time loss after speech recognition.
3Adaptability or versatility
If group-based synchronization is implemented, then content consumption experience across multiple devices is enhanced, but network communication and coordination overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges individual device synchronization with group-based synchronization by allowing location updates determined from speech to be automatically shared with other devices in the group. The content service server consolidates location settings across multiple devices, enabling coordinated content consumption without requiring complex peer-to-peer communication between devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The content service server provides universal synchronization functionality that serves both individual device needs and group-based coordination. The same server infrastructure handles speech processing, phrase matching, and group synchronization, eliminating the need for separate group management systems and reducing overall complexity.
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AI summary
Techniques for enhancing synchronization capabilities of electronic devices based on audio and on group activities are described herein. The electronic device may be configured to receive an audio signal that represents speech. The electronic device may determine whether the audio signal is associated with a location in a content item or whether the audio signal corresponds to a phrase. The electronic device may update a location setting based on the determined location, may update a location setting based on the phrase, or may provide an option to create a phrase. The electronic device may be further configured to determine a location setting for a content item based on a location setting for that content item received from another device, that device and the electronic device belonging to a group.