US 12,443,388 B2
Audio skip back response to noise interference
Brant Candelore, Poway, CA (US); and Mahyar Nejat, La Jolla, CA (US)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/209,365.
Prior Publication US 2024/0419389 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. G10L 25/30 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 3/165 (2013.01) [G10L 25/78 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for responsive playback of spoken word content, the method comprising:
outputting the spoken word content at a beginning point by an audio player to a listener during a listening session;
detecting a first interfering noise present while an interfered portion of the spoken word content is outputted;
determining a first skip back point in the outputted spoken word content prior to the interfered portion, based, at least in part, on:
analyzing a written form of the outputted spoken word content to identify one or more content features that indicate one or more places in the spoken word content to serve as the first skip back point and/or to avoid as the first skip back point; and
using the one or more content features, identifying the first skip back point; and
outputting a first playback portion beginning at the first skip back point and including the interfered portion and an additional portion of the spoken word content that is previously played during the listening session.