Audio mining

[shamus]

Aurix - Aurix audio miner

Aurix audio miner - phonetic audio mining software.

BBN

BBN audio indexer - LVCSR audio mining system.

CallMiner

CallMiner - Speech analytics software.

Nexidia - FastTalk

FastTalk - phonetic audio mining software ("phonetic search engine").

ScanSoft

ScanSoft speech indexing - LVCSR audio mining system.

Witness Systems

Witness systems - Speech analytics for call centres.

[arch0nmyc0n]

whilst I'm not well versed in this technology, I assume the teachers will be aware of this... will they be wearing a microphone? cause I'm just thinking the background noise would be quite immense if the microphone is located far away. Though the programs may compensate for this as we've all seen on CSI :P From a brief look at the websites provided I think most of the software is assuming the voice is near a microphone such as a phone... just thought I'd point that out...

While it may not be your department and perhaps this isn't quite the place to discuss it (or you don't want to hear it , have you discussed the legal ethics of this? To my knowledge where I am, unless all parties are aware they are being recorded it is illegal to record the conversation. Plus if this is involving children the parents or guardians must sign off on it first... I have heard there are different precidences set concerning the difference between video and audio records, doing both I'd be sure the legal stuff is checked out first...

[3fingersalute]

whilst I'm not well versed in this technology, I assume the teachers will be aware of this... will they be wearing a microphone? cause I'm just thinking the background noise would be quite immense if the microphone is located far away. Though the programs may compensate for this as we've all seen on CSI :P From a brief look at the websites provided I think most of the software is assuming the voice is near a microphone such as a phone... just thought I'd point that out...

While it may not be your department and perhaps this isn't quite the place to discuss it (or you don't want to hear it , have you discussed the legal ethics of this? To my knowledge where I am, unless all parties are aware they are being recorded it is illegal to record the conversation. Plus if this is involving children the parents or guardians must sign off on it first... I have heard there are different precidences set concerning the difference between video and audio records, doing both I'd be sure the legal stuff is checked out first...

I'm not sure on the mics, we're just doing preliminary research right now, I've looked at some conferencing style mics as well as individual mics that the instructors could wear on their shirts.

This is a project that will be funded by a major university, it is going to be used to study teaching habits and then used as an educational tool from what I gather. The legalities won't be a concern, the instructors know this project is in the works, and anybody attending the class will be given the option to attend a different class that is not being observed from what I've been told.

[arch0nmyc0n]

I figure it was something to that fact, but I felt it proper to point it out. Very interesting idea and I'd like to know the final solution when the time arrives...

[confus-ed]

Audio mining software is of course some voice recognition software & a database, & lots of folks understand databases, so I'd have thought if you want to do it on the cheap, that its possible with some voice recognition software, & a few pc's with webcams ?

How are you wanting to analyse movement ?

[3fingersalute]

Audio mining software is of course some voice recognition software & a database, & lots of folks understand databases, so I'd have thought if you want to do it on the cheap, that its possible with some voice recognition software, & a few pc's with webcams ?

How are you wanting to analyse movement ?

I'm not entirely sure, details are kind of sketchy at the moment. I should hopefully know more within the next week or two.