Visual Presentation of AudioAndText™
AudioAndText™ is a new technology that integrates and synchronizes audio and text together, and delivers
it in a superior presentation format. It allows you to quickly find topics of interest by
browsing and searching, and gives you instant on-demand access to the corresponding audio. Its
unique dual sensory presentation let's you both see and hear the message, providing improved
educational value and better understanding of the content.
AudioAndText™ solves these limitations of Streaming Audio / Podcasting:
- Streaming Audio is very time-consuming - and limited to sequential playback
- Audio and Video are not searchable
- Converting audio into AudioAndText™ allows Google and other internet search engines to "see" your content which lets them direct new web traffic to your site
- A transcript alone does not give you the speaker's vocal inflections and non-verbal communications which can substantially change the meaning of the message
- Most people comprehend better by seeing text as opposed to just hearing the audio
- Skimming audio for pertinent details is difficult and slow
- Audio and video files cannot be printed
- You cannot copy and paste information from audio or use text based electronic translation tools
Below are screen displays showing AudioAndText™ in use in a variety of different applications.
Corporate Financial Data: View corporate Investor Relations site using AudioAndText™ for Earnings Conference Calls
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The above screen display shows a corporate Investor Relations page and demonstrates how AudioAndText™ can be used to present
earnings conference calls and other financial data.
The above screen display shows the search results of all Earnings Call transcripts that have the term 'Enterprise Storage'.
The highlighted search results are shown in a Key Word In Context (KWIC) bulleted format so that you can better judge if the result was relevant.
Each highlighted word is a direct link into that transcript and to that exact location within the document.
The above screen display shows an individual Earnings Call transcript with the search term(s) highlighted.
The little grey speaker symbols along the right side of the transcript are called Play Points. By clicking on any one of
them, you can play the corresponding audio.
When a PlayPoint is playing audio it will change the image shape to give you a visual cue of the location. Clicking on a
PlayPoint toggles between Play and Pause. Audio will continue to play through subsequent PlayPoints until you click the
Stop/Pause button.
Talk Radio Show: Quickly find what interests you in long talk shows
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The screen display above is from a home improvements talk radio program. It shows the Index page with show dates listed
chronologically and table of contents links for each show. People save time by going directly to what interests them and
then being able to instantly read or hear the show.
The screen display above is from a home improvements talk radio program. On the left side of the screen it shows all the
different topic categories. On the right side it lists the related topics of discussion rated and sorted by order of relevance.
In a library with hundreds of talk shows, being able to extract out related topics of discussion provides a treasure trove of useful
information to the talk show audience, and builds an easily accessible knowledgebase.
All topics of discussion are direct links to that show and location, with instant on-demand access to the text and audio.
The screen display above is from a home improvements talk radio program. It shows an individual talk show with the search
terms ("tree") highlighted.
Displayed the top of the transcript is the table of contents, available for every show.
The Play Point on the right at time location 1:16 is currently playing audio (as denoted by the changed image symbol of a Play/Pause button).
At the top right on the toolbar, the buttons "First", "Prev", "Next", and "Last", are used when search terms are
highlighted in a transcript. These buttons let you navigate from search term to search term and help save you time
because there could be many pages of text between search terms in a long show. One hour of a talk show produces about
30-40 pages of text in a transcript.
Screen Layout Descriptions:
AudioAndText™ works by using a
Visible Audio Player™ along with a toolbar that lets you search, navigate,
jump around and listen to any part of the audio that interests you.
Below is a screen display of an individual transcript after doing a search. Search words are highlighted.
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Description of Screen Elements
Search Transcripts - Will search across all show transcripts for the search criteria supplied by the user. The result of this search will be the KWIC FULL view.
- Enter Search Keyword(s)
- Enter Type of search you want done.
- Any Words - will cause the search to find any transcripts that have ANY of the search keywords supplied.
- All Words - will cause the search to find any transcripts that have ALL of the search keywords supplied (words to not have to be next to each other).
- Exact Phrase - will cause the search to find any transcripts that have the EXACT PHRASE match of the search keywords supplied (words must appear exactly as entered).
- Broaden - will increase the scope of search results. This can be helpful to find misspelled words, synonyms, variations of words, etc.
- This button will start the Search function. The search engine will look at all of the different show transcripts and try and match the keywords supplied by the user. The result of this search will be the KWIC FULL view.
Audio Player Controls - Note: the primary way of playing or pausing audio is not by using the controls here, but by clicking on the Play-Points along the right side of the text area.
- Previous Button - Will cause the audio to start playing from the previous Play-Point (audio segment).
- Play / Pause Button - Will cause the audio to start playing from the current position. If audio is currently playing, will cause the audio to Pause.
- Next Button - Will cause the audio to start playing from the next Play-Point (audio segment).
- Volume Control - Horizontal slider and speaker symbol (left makes volume lower, right makes volume higher).
- Help Button - Will cause a pop-up help page to appear with more detailed instructions on how to use the audio player.
- Status Area - When audio segments are being loaded, this area is used to indicate the progress and display status messages.
- Broadband Button - Select the internet connection speed (Broadband is the default). The Broadband setting uses higher quality audio (and larger file sizes).
- Dialup Button - Select the internet connection speed (Modem Dialup speed is recommended to be at least 56kbs). The Dialup setting uses lower quality audio (and smaller file sizes).
Font Size Controls - Allows users to select the best font size for them.
- + (Plus Symbol Button) - Will increase the font size in the content area one increment.
- - (Minus Symbol Button) - Will decrease the font size in the content area one increment.
- R (Reset Button) - Will reset the font size in the content area to the default values.
Search Result Navigation Controls - Allows users to quickly navigate between Search Result Hits (Keyword Hits are highlighted). This can be a great time-saver as Hit results can be many pages apart. This feature is used after you have done a Search All Transcripts, and selected (clicked on) a transcript from the Search Results page. Note: these buttons only appear after you have done a search and are viewing an individual show transcript (that has highlighted "hits").
- Last Button - Go the last occurrence of the highlighted search word (hit).
- Prev Button - Go the previous occurrence of the highlighted search word (hit).
- Next Button - Go the next occurrence of the highlighted search word (hit).
- First Button - Go the first occurrence of the highlighted search word (hit).
Play Point Indicators - Along the right side of the transcript are the Play Points, which synchronize a location in the transcript to a point on the Show Timeline, and will play audio at that point (Play Points occur every few seconds). After a Play Point has been clicked, the audio will play from that point on (continuing on to sub-sequent audio segments). As a visual cue to keep track of the currently playing location, the speaker symbol is turned into a small Play-Pause button when that PlayPoint is active.
- PlayPoints --> Play-Pause Button - These are the primary way to Play and Pause audio (by clicking on them). The symbols represent PlayPoints and show the Timeline. If you click on a grey speaker symbol, it will change the image to a Play-Pause button which indicates that the current PlayPoint is active. Clicking on the button toggles between Play and Pause.
- Timeline Indicator - Play Points speaker symbols also include the time location (in minutes:seconds), to allow you to go to find things using the show timeline.
Search Options - Selects where the search engines looks for results. Either across all shows / transcripts in the archive, or within an individual show or transcript.
Individual Show/Transcript Search: Allows the user to search for text just inside the currently visible transcript.
- Search Archive or All
- Search the entire Archive, collection of content, or content Library (will search across all transcripts). This is the default search setting.
Search this Show - Will just search for text just inside the currently visible transcript. (Note: you must first be viewing an individual show / transcript, so the search engine knows where to look)
Main Buttons: - These buttons and the rest of the functions on the grey toolbar are always visible at the top of the screen.
- List All Button - This button will list all of the show transcripts in the Archive, sorted from most recent to oldest. Each entry consists of the Show Name, Date, and a Description of the show topics. This is the default page that first comes up.
- Print Button - This button will let you print the content. It will first bring up a Print Preview page in a new browser window to show you how it will look. The Print Preview window can be left open for online reference. You must manually close this window when you are finished with it.
- Help Button - This button will display AudioAndText™ Help Information.
Transcript View Screen Elements:
- Highlighted Text - The Search Keywords are highlighted in the transcript. Two Step Process: Steps: 1) Do a Search, and then 2) Select an individual Show / Transcript from the Search Results Page
- Bolded Speaker Names - The speaker names are bolded for better visibility.
- Content Area - This content area is in a separate frame and can be scrolled up and down while the Search and Navigation functions remain visible at the top of the screen.
How the Visible Audio Player™ works
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Example of Play Point:
The PlayPoint in this example
is located 1 minute and 36
seconds into the show.
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The Visible Audio Player™ works by using Play Points located inside the transcript area along the
right side of the screen and displayed with the timeline and grey speaker symbol.
When a Play Point section is currently playing, the grey speaker symbol changes into a Play - Pause button.
This acts as a visual cue to tell you where in the transcript the audio is playing from. The Play - Pause button
(along the right side of the text area) can be clicked with the mouse button to Play or Pause audio at any time.
This gives you direct access - on-demand playing ability at any point, and solves the problems of sequential playback
that hampers streaming audio. In addition by both seeing and hearing the content you get a better understanding of the message.
Example of a Play Point - PLAYING:
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Example of a Play Point - PAUSED:
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Additional Samples of AudioAndText™
Below are samples of how AudioAndText™ has been tailored for different applications and types of audio content.
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Pictured Below: Is the Index (List All) page for an archive website that contains old and rare TV audio soundtracks. The content is divided up into categories and each audio soundtrack has a description.
Pictured Below: Each item on the Index (List All) page
has a date, title, and background / summary information. In addition, some clients like The Village Chapel (show
below), have links to each of the topics of discussion covered during that sermon, which will take you directly to
that location if clicked.
At the end of each topic of discussion is its timestamp shown in (minutes:seconds)
format. Each Play Point in the transcript also has a timestamp shown that allows you to find content of interest by
it's time location.
Pictured Below: Is an archive of presidential speeches. Each item on the Index (List All) page
has a picture of the speaker, date, title, and links to each of the topics of discussion covered during that speech.
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By clicking on the "List All" button on the toolbar, you can view the Index (List All) page. This page
lists all the content in the archive or library. It is sorted chronologically (and grouped within categories if
appropriate).
To view an individual transcript click on the title link (shown in blue), or to save time, you can click on the
specific Topic of discussion.
The Visible Audio Player™ toolbar always remains conveniently located at the top of the screen,
while the transcript area is free to scroll up and down for long content.
AudioAndText™ unlocks cumbersome, time-consuming, sequential playback audio and converts it into fast
on-demand, easy to use, searchable content, presented in a dual sensory (visual+audio) format that improves message
understanding.
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