Patents Assigned to Nexidia, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9001976
    Abstract: A method for speaker adaptation includes receiving a plurality of media files, each associated with a call center agent of a plurality of call center agents and receiving a plurality of terms. Speech processing is performed on at least some of the media files to identify putative instances of at least some of the plurality of terms. Each putative instance is associated with a hit quality that characterizes a quality of recognition of the corresponding term. One or more call center agents for performing speaker adaptation are determined, including identifying call center agents that are associated with at least one media file that includes one or more putative instances with a hit quality below a predetermined threshold. Speaker adaptation is performed for each identified call center agent based on the media files associated with the identified call center agent and the identified instances of the plurality of terms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Nexidia, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon A. Arrowood, Robert W. Morris, Marsal Gavalda
  • Patent number: 7949527
    Abstract: This invention relates to processing of audio files, and more specifically, to an improved technique of searching audio. More particularly, a method and system for processing audio using a multi-stage searching process is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Nexidia, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon A. Arrowood, Robert W. Morris, Kenneth K. Griggs
  • Publication number: 20090164217
    Abstract: This invention relates to processing of audio files, and more specifically, to an improved technique of searching audio. More particularly, a method and system for processing audio using a multi-stage searching process is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: Nexidia, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon A. Arrowood, Robert W. Morris, Kenneth K. Griggs
  • Publication number: 20090119101
    Abstract: An approach to alignment of transcripts with recorded audio is tolerant of moderate transcript inaccuracies, untranscribed speech, and significant non-speech noise. In one aspect, a number of search terms are formed from the transcript such that each search term is associated with a location within the transcript. Possible locations of the search terms are then determined in the audio recording. The audio recording and the transcript are then aligned using the possible locations of the search terms. In another aspect a search expression is accepted, and then a search is performed for spoken occurrences of the search expression in an audio recording. This search includes searching for text occurrences of the search expression in a text transcript of the audio recording, and searching for spoken occurrences of the search expression in the audio recording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: Nexidia, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth King Griggs
  • Patent number: 7231351
    Abstract: An approach to alignment of transcripts with recorded audio is tolerant of moderate transcript inaccuracies, untranscribed speech, and significant non-speech noise. In one aspect, a number of search terms are formed from the transcript such that each search term is associated with a location within the transcript. Possible locations of the search terms are then determined in the audio recording. The audio recording and the transcript are then aligned using the possible locations of the search terms. In another aspect a search expression is accepted, and then a search is performed for spoken occurrences of the search expression in an audio recording. This search includes searching for text occurrences of the search expression in a text transcript of the audio recording, and searching for spoken occurrences of the search expression in the audio recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Nexidia, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth King Griggs