US 12,462,806 B2
Inserting speech audio file into schedule based on linkage to a media item
David C. Jellison, Jr., Ogallala, NE (US); and Philippe Generali, Scarsdale, NY (US)
Assigned to iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by iHeart Media Management Services, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/501,760.
Application 18/501,760 is a continuation of application No. 17/349,541, filed on Jun. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,810,570, issued on Nov. 7, 2023.
Application 17/349,541 is a continuation of application No. 15/948,668, filed on Apr. 9, 2018, granted, now 11,043,221, issued on Jun. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/489,340, filed on Apr. 24, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0062763 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G10L 15/26 (2006.01); G06F 16/683 (2019.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01)
CPC G10L 15/26 (2013.01) [G06F 16/683 (2019.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
storing a plurality of media files to be broadcast in accordance with a broadcast schedule, wherein the plurality of media files include media content;
obtaining a speech audio file including speech content;
determining whether the speech content included in the speech audio file includes a reference to particular media content included in a particular media file of the plurality of media files;
creating a linkage between the speech audio file and the particular media file by creating a data record linking the speech audio file in the broadcast schedule and the particular media file;
in response to determining that the speech content included in the speech audio file includes a reference to the particular media content; configuring the data record to indicate that deletion of the particular media file is restricted; and
inserting the speech audio file in a position within the broadcast schedule, wherein the position within the broadcast schedule is selected based on the linkage between the speech audio file and the particular media file.