MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511113241 A) filed by Prof. Niranjna Bhandari; Dr. G. V. Snigdha Raj; and Dr. Arvind Rituraj, Samba, Jammu & Kashmir, on Nov. 18, 2025, for 'use of ai voice archiving in preserving oral traditions.'
Inventor(s) include Prof. Niranjna Bhandari; Dr. G. V. Snigdha Raj; and Dr. Arvind Rituraj.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An AI-powered voice archiving system for preserving oral traditions integrates advanced speech recognition, natural language processing, and cultural metadata generation to capture and organize indigenous languages, folklore, and cultural narratives. The system employs adaptive acoustic models for accurate transcription across diverse languages and dialects, automatic metadata generation incorporating linguistic and cultural context, voice preservation technology maintaining authentic performance characteristics, and intelligent organization using knowledge graphs mapping narrative relationships. The invention features culturally-sensitive access controls, multilingual support with translation capabilities, and both cloud-based and offline functionality. The system significantly reduces preservation costs while improving accessibility and long-term sustainability of oral cultural heritage, providing communities, researchers, and cultural institutions with powerful tools to prevent irreplaceable cultural loss and maintain linguistic diversity in an era of rapid globalization."
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