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Method for converting character text messages to audio files with respective titles determined using the text message word attributes for their selection and reading aloud with mobile devices

  • US 10,523,807 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2017
  • Issued: 12/31/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing system for audibly providing character text, the computing system comprising:

  • a processor; and

    a memory with computer code instructions stored thereon, the processor and the memory, with the computer code instructions, causing the computing system to audibly provide character text by;

    determining a title based on at least a portion of character text, the determining the title including identifying text in the title from (i) text content within the portion of the character text and (ii) text characteristics of words within at least the portion of the character text;

    converting at least the portion of the character text to an audio message;

    displaying the determined title in a graphical user interface (GUI); and

    directing the audio message to play in response to selection of the displayed title, wherein the selection of the displayed title is performed via a mobile device or a car infotainment or audio system, and wherein at least one of;

    (i) the text characteristics include at least one of word size and underline; and

    (ii) the computing system communicates with the car infotainment or audio system via a directly wired connection or wirelessly and via an adaptor, wherein the adaptor comprises a communication interface and a communication link to the car infotainment or audio system, wherein the communication link is a separate wire or is a controller area network (CAN) bus or another vehicle bus.

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