Method and apparatus for generating an audio summary of a location

US9528852B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9528852-B2
Application numberUS-201213410690-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 2, 2012
Priority dateMar 2, 2012
Publication dateDec 27, 2016
Grant dateDec 27, 2016

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Various methods are described for generating an audio summary representing a location on a place exploration service. One example method may comprise receiving at least one audio file. The method may further comprise dividing the at least one audio file into one or more audio segments. Additionally, the method may comprise determining a representative audio segment for each of the one or more audio segments. The method may further comprise generating an audio summary of the at least one audio file by combining one or more of the representative audio segments of the one or more audio segments. Similar and related methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are also provided.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: obtaining at least one audio file; identifying one or more audio events in each of the at least one audio file; dividing each of the at least one audio file into one or more audio segments such that each audio segment corresponds to an audio event identified in the at least one audio file; generating one or more event identifiers for the one or more audio segments, wherein the one or more event identifiers correspond to the identif…

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What does patent US9528852B2 cover?
Various methods are described for generating an audio summary representing a location on a place exploration service. One example method may comprise receiving at least one audio file. The method may further comprise dividing the at least one audio file into one or more audio segments. Additionally, the method may comprise determining a representative audio segment for each of the one or more a…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Eronen Antti Johannes, Hannuksela Miska Matias, Heittola Toni, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01C21/3697. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 27 2016 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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