Visualizing, navigating and interacting with audio content

US8990093B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8990093-B2
Application numberUS-201213598403-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 29, 2012
Priority dateAug 24, 2011
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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Methods and arrangements for visually representing audio content in a voice application. A display is connected to a voice application, and an image is displayed on the display, the image comprising a main portion and at least one subsidiary portion, the main portion representing a contextual entity of the audio content and the at least one subsidiary portion representing at least one participatory entity of the audio content. The at least one subsidiary portion is displayed without text, and the image is changed responsive to changes in audio content in the voice application.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: connecting a display with a voice application which provides audio content, the voice application comprising a telecom voice application with at least one voice site; displaying an image on the display, the image providing a visual synopsis of the audio content to impart an intuitive summary of the audio content, the image comprising a main portion and at least one subsidiary portion, the main portion representing a contextual entity o…

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What does patent US8990093B2 cover?
Methods and arrangements for visually representing audio content in a voice application. A display is connected to a voice application, and an image is displayed on the display, the image comprising a main portion and at least one subsidiary portion, the main portion representing a contextual entity of the audio content and the at least one subsidiary portion representing at least one participa…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nanavati Amit Anil, Rajput Nitendra, IBM
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04M3/493. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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