Real-time vs non-real time audio streaming

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022093119-A1
Application number	US-202017028261-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 22, 2020
Priority date	Sep 22, 2020
Publication date	Mar 24, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

One or more audio data is received. An expected bitrate of the one or more audio data is determined. An input bitrate of the one or more audio data is determined. An R value using the expected bitrate and the input bitrate is determined. The R value is compared to an R threshold.

First claim

1 . A computer-implemented method for determining real-time vs. non-real time audio streaming, the computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by one or more computer processors, one or more audio data; determining, by one or more computer processors, an expected bitrate of the one or more audio data; determining, by one or more computer processors, an input bitrate of the one or more audio data; calculating, by one or more computer processors, an R value using the expected bitrate and the input bitrate; comparing, by one or more computer processors, the R value to an R threshold.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
responsive to the R value being larger than the R threshold, adding, by one or more computer processors, the one or more audio data to a batch audio list.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
responsive to the R value being smaller than the R threshold, adding, by one or more computer processors, the one or more audio data to a real-time audio list.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the comparing is done after a threshold period of time.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:
processing, by one or more computer processors, the one or more audio data on the batch audio list using a lower priority than any one or more audio on a real-time audio list.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , further comprising:
processing, by one or more computer processors, the one or more audio data on the real-time audio list using a higher priority than any one or more audio on a batch audio list.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the R value is calculated by dividing the input bitrate by the expected bitrate.

8 . A computer program product for determining real-time vs. non-real time audio streaming, the computer program product comprising:
one or more computer readable storage media; and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive one or more audio data;
program instructions to determine, by one or more computer processors, an expected bitrate of the one or more audio data;
program instructions to determine, by one or more computer processors, an input bitrate of the one or more audio data;
program instructions to calculate, by one or more computer processors, an R value using the expected bitrate and the input bitrate;
program instructions to compare, by one or more computer processors, the R value to an R threshold.

9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:
responsive to the R value being larger than the R threshold, add the one or more audio data to a batch audio list.

10 . The computer program product of claim 8 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:
responsive to the R value being smaller than the R threshold, add the one or more audio data to a real-time audio list.

11 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the comparing is done after a threshold period of time.

12 . The computer program product of claim 9 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:
process the one or more audio data on the batch audio list using a lower priority than any one or more audio on a real-time audio list.

13 . The computer program product of claim 10 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:
process the one or more audio data on the real-time audio list using a higher priority than any one or more audio on a batch audio list.

14 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the R value is calculated by dividing the input bitrate by the expected bitrate.

15 . A computer system for determining real-time vs. non-real time audio streaming, the computer system comprising:
one or more computer processors; one or more computer readable storage media; and program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive one or more audio data;
program instructions to determine, by one or more computer processors, an expected bitrate of the one or more audio data;
program instructions to determine, by one or more computer processors, an input bitrate of the one or more audio data;
program instructions to calculate, by one or more computer processors, an R value using the expected bitrate and the input bitrate;
program instructions to compare, by one or more computer processors, the R value to an R threshold.

16 . The computer system of claim 15 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, to:
responsive to the R value being larger than the R threshold, add the one or more audio data to a batch audio list.

17 . The computer system of claim 15 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, to:
responsive to the R value being smaller than the R threshold, add the one or more audio data to a real-time audio list.

18 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the comparing is done after a threshold period of time.

19 . The computer system of claim 16 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, to:
process the one or more audio data on the batch audio list using a lower priority than any one or more audio on a real-time audio list.

20 . The computer system of claim 17 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, to:
process the one or more audio data on the real-time audio list using a higher priority than any one or more audio on a batch audio list.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Bolanos Daniel
• Diamond Susan L
• Borse Santosh Subhashrao

Classifications

• G10L19/167 Primary

  Audio streaming, i.e. formatting and decoding of an encoded audio signal representation into a data stream for transmission or storage purposes · CPC title

• G10L15/30

  Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications · CPC title

• G10L15/26

  Speech to text systems (G10L15/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G10L25/51 Primary

  for comparison or discrimination · CPC title