| 摘要 |
A multimedia content search module operating in a server device provides localized pronunciations of names for social networking participants. When a participant signs up for a social networking service, the participant creates a social networking profile by inputting personal information such as name as well as geographic information, i.e., a birthplace, place of residence, etc. The server device then determines a pronunciation of the name by searching multimedia content from the participant's geographic region of origin for an instance of the name. The pronunciation is then stored in the participant's social networking profile and provided in response to a request by a user for pronunciation of the social networking participant's name. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method for generating localized pronunciations of names, the method comprising:
receiving, at one or more processors, a name of a social networking participant and an indication of a geographic region of origin of the social networking participant; identifying, by the one or more processors, multimedia content that includes an instance of the name vocalized at least near the geographic region of origin; storing, by the one or more processors on a computer-readable medium, a reference to the vocalized name in a database record associated with the social networking participant; and providing, by the one or more processors, the vocalized name in response to a request for pronunciation of the social networking participant's name. |
