Phonetic Searching

An improved method and apparatus is disclosed which uses probabilistic techniques to map an input search string with a prestored audio file, and recognize certain portions of a search string phonetically. An improved interface is disclosed which permits users to input search strings, linguistics, phonetics, or a combination of both, and also allows logic functions to be specified by indicating how far separated specific phonemes are in time.Georgia Tech Research Corporatio

An extensible Web tool for the collection, sharing, and annotation of audio documents

Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-63).The growth of the World Wide Web has been accompanied by a proliferation of rich, time-based media such as audio and video documents. However, the ability to categorize and index these documents has not improved comparably, a limitation for humans and machines alike to browsing, retrieving, and making sense of them. Motivated by a need to collect and annote natural sounds, this thesis proposes a web-based audio annotation system and describes its design and implementation. Users upload audio using a browser or via cell phone stream, and add timed annotations in the form of comments, tags, or metadata. Plug-ins allow custom scripts to parse metadata and add functionality to the user interface. Finally, applications in the fields of environmental monitoring, oral histories, and music performance and analysis are described. In particular, the flexibility of cell phones and adaptability of plug-ins makes the system applicable to other disciplines and is the main contribution of this work.by Yang Yang.M.Eng

Rhythmic input to an interactive multimedia system for learning music

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1996.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 60-63).by Jae H. Roh.M.S

VoiceNotes--an application for a voice-controlled hand-held computer

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1992.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-126).by Lisa Joy Stifelman.M.S

Interactively skimming recorded speech

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Media Arts & Sciences, 1994.Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-156).Barry Michael Arons.Ph.D

The audio notebook : paper and pen interaction with structured speech

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Media Arts & Sciences, 1997.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-150).Lisa Joy Stifelman.Ph.D