Data processing: speech signal processing – linguistics – language – Speech signal processing – Application
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2006-05-09
Armstrong, Angela (Department: 2654)
Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language
Speech signal processing
Application
C704S211000, C704S503000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07043433
ABSTRACT:
Embodiments of the present invention provide method and apparatus for determining audience affinity and/or aptitude in portions of media works and for developing information that represent measures of the audience affinity and/or aptitude. Further embodiments of present invention provide method and apparatus for utilizing the information to create altered media works and/or to present the altered media works to an audience. One embodiment of the present invention is a method for inferring audience affinity or aptitude with regard to content or properties of portions of a media work which includes: (a) presenting the media work to an audience; (b) obtaining user input regarding presentation rates for the portions of the media work; (c) correlating content or properties of the portion with the presentation rates; and; (d) associating audience affinity or aptitude with the correlated content or properties.
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Armstrong Angela
Enounce, Inc.
Kuo Jung-hua
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