Abstract: In one embodiment, digital content labeling includes receiving digital media content. Content is broken into topically homogenous segments, and these segments are clustered in accordance with segment similarities. A topic label is associated by user assignment or user confirmation with a segment in a cluster, and this topic label is propagated to other segments in the same cluster. A label rank may be associated with a label.

Abstract: An apparatus and a concomitant method for recognizing speech in a noisy environment are provided. The present method includes applying a first interpolation weight to a clean speech model to produce a weighted clean speech model, applying a second interpolation weight to a noise model to produce a weighted noise model, and deriving a noisy speech model directly from the weighted clean speech model and the weighted noise model. At least one of the first interpolation weight and the second interpolation weight is computed in a maximum likelihood framework.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for adapting original musical tracks for karaoke use. In one embodiment, an original musical track is separated into vocal elements and non-vocal elements. The vocal elements are aligned with corresponding text transcriptions (e.g., text-based lyrics), and the aligned text-based lyrics are then displayed to a user while the non-vocal elements are simultaneously played in a manner that is synchronous with the display of the lyrics.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for performing speech recognition using observable and meaningful relationships between words within a single utterance and using a structured data source as a source of constraints on the recognition process. Results from a first constrained speech recognition pass can be combined with information about the observable and meaningful word relationships to constrain or simplify subsequent recognition passes. This iterative process greatly reduces the search space required for each recognition pass, making the speech recognition process more efficient, faster and accurate.