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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Cerence Operating Company, Burlington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Yitshak Lior Ben Gigi, Burlington, MA (US);
Caitlin Vachon, Burlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Cerence Operating Company, Bulington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/16 (2006.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/26 (2024.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G10L 25/54 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/165 (2013.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/26 (2024.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 25/54 (2013.01); B60K 2360/148 (2024.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for interacting with an audio stream to obtain lyric information, control playback of the audio stream, and control aspects of the audio stream. In some instances, end users can request that the audio stream play with a lead vocal track or without a lead vocal track. Obtaining lyric information includes receiving via a text to speech module an audio playback of the lyric information.