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Audio output of a document from mobile device
US9105262B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9105262-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213346710-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2012 |
| Priority date | Dec 12, 2008 |
| Publication date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
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Architecture for playing a document converted into an audio format to a user of an audio-output capable device. The user can interact with the device to control play of the audio document such as pause, rewind, forward, etc. In more robust implementation, the audio-output capable device is a mobile device (e.g., cell phone) having a microphone for processing voice input. Voice commands can then be input to control play (“reading”) of the document audio file to pause, rewind, read paragraph, read next chapter, fast forward, etc. A communications server (e.g., email, attachments to email, etc.) transcodes text-based document content into an audio format by leveraging a text-to-speech (TTS) engine. The transcoded audio files are then transferred to mobile devices through viable transmission channels. Users can then play the audio-formatted document while freeing hand and eye usage for other tasks.
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What is claimed is: 1. A mobile client, comprising: a processor; a requesting component configured to send, from the mobile client, a request to a server for audio signals representing at least a portion of a document, the at least portion of the document including textual information, the audio signals including a result of transcoding the textual information, the request including information associated with capabilities of the mobile client for audio presentation; a receivi…
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- What does patent US9105262B2 cover?
- Architecture for playing a document converted into an audio format to a user of an audio-output capable device. The user can interact with the device to control play of the audio document such as pause, rewind, forward, etc. In more robust implementation, the audio-output capable device is a mobile device (e.g., cell phone) having a microphone for processing voice input. Voice commands can then…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Shih Sheng-Yao, Kung Yun-Chiang, Che Chiwei, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G10L13/00. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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