Information Processing Apparatus Voice-Image Synchronization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems for synchronizing image and voice data in multimedia content generation lack the ability to easily set display periods for display elements, making it difficult to manage the timing of visual elements during voice playback.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus with an acquisition unit for voice and image data, a display control unit for synchronized display, a reception unit for adding display elements, and a setting unit to set playback periods for these elements, allowing precise control over the display duration of elements in image data during voice playback.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual designation of display start time and end time is used, then timing precision can be controlled, but operation complexity and time consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetiming precisionVSAvoidoperation simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically determines display timing by extracting voice keywords and matching them with corresponding image segments, eliminating the need for manual timing designation. The voice recognition unit and keyword extraction unit work autonomously to identify when display elements should appear based on the voice track content.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameter approach from manual time specification to automatic keyword-based timing. By extracting keywords from voice data and using them as timing triggers, the system transforms the timing setting process from a manual parameter entry task to an automated content-based determination.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Manufacturing precision

If display elements are added to specific characters in synchronized image data, then content accuracy improves, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesynchronization accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The processing apparatus integrates multiple functions into a unified system: voice data acquisition, image data acquisition, voice recognition, keyword extraction, and automatic timing determination all work together in a single apparatus. This multi-functional integration achieves accurate synchronization without requiring separate complex systems for each function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11606629B2Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program

Publication Date: 2023.03.14 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP

AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires voice data and image data, respectively, a display control unit that performs control to display the image data acquired by the acquisition unit in synchronization with the voice data, a reception unit that receives a display element to be added for display to a specific character in the image data displayed by the display control unit, and a setting unit that sets a playback period in which the specific character in the voice data is played back, as a display period of the display element received by the reception unit in the image data.