A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHORING AND PLAYBACK OF AUDIO COINCIDENT WITH LABEL DETECTION

The invention provides a labeling and content authoring scheme that enables seamless labeling, authoring, and playback of authored content, e.g., audio. In an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus comprises a scanner for acquiring an index value associated with a label, a microphone for recording audio from a user, a speaker for playing pre-recorded audio, and a processor for controlling the recording and playback of audio. The index value identifies an object and is implemented on the label using machine readable code. Memory storage stores the recorded audio for later playback. In operation, the index value is first read from the label. The processor then compares the read index value to one more index values stored in memory, wherein each stored index value is linked to one or more pre-recorded audio clips. If a match is not found between the read index value and any of the stored index values, the processor enters a record mode that enables the microphone to obtain audio, which is thereby stored in memory along with an association between the index value. and the recorded audio. If a match is found, the processor enters a playback mode enabling playback via a speaker of the pre-recorded audio associated with the read index value.