Method for facilitating internet access with vocal and aural navigation, selection and rendering of internet content

• US 20030182124A1
• Filed: 03/22/2002
• Published: 09/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: S Aqua Semiconductor LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Inet Spch Property Hldg LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Khan, Emdadur R.
• Granted Patent: US 7,712,020 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270.1
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue

Abstract

A method of facilitating access to the Internet involving vocal and aural navigation, selection and rendering of Internet content. Visual Internet content is selected and rendered to produce information in amounts appropriate for representation in concise aural form to facilitate vocal selection and navigation based upon such aural representation.

Claims

1. A method of facilitating access to the Internet involving vocal and aural navigation, selection and rendering of Internet content, comprising the steps of:

establishing a bi-directional voice communication link between an audio Internet access provider and a user;

receiving, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice command signal corresponding to a Internet surfing command;

locating an Internet page corresponding to said Internet surfing command;

identifying one or more highlights associated with said Internet page;

transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice response signal corresponding to an Internet data signal representing a recitation of said one or more highlights;

receiving, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice selection signal identifying a selected one of said recited one or more highlights;

locating Internet content related to said selected one of said recited one or more highlights; and

transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice content signal corresponding to a selected portion of said related Internet content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of establishing a bi-directional voice communication link between an audio Internet access provider and a user comprises responding to an initiating voice communication from said user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of identifying one or more highlights associated with said Internet page comprises comparing sizes of selected portions of text associated with said Internet page.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of identifying one or more highlights associated with said Internet page comprises comparing colors of selected portions of text associated with said Internet page.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of identifying one or more highlights associated with said Internet page comprises selectively comparing words contained within selected portions of text associated with said Internet page.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of locating Internet content related to said selected one of said recited one or more highlights comprises:

locating said related Internet content within said Internet page when said selected one of said recited one or more highlights indicates that said related Internet content is within said Internet page; and

locating another Internet page when said selected one of said recited one or more highlights indicates that said related Internet content is within said another Internet page.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said step of locating Internet content related to said selected one of said recited one or more highlights further comprises analyzing respective portions of selected Internet content for one or more Internet content characteristics including:

one or more substantial similarities between one or more words within said selected Internet content and one or more words within said selected one of said recited one or more highlights;

a density of said selected content; and

a density of Internet links within said selected content.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of locating Internet content related to said selected one of said recited one or more highlights comprises analyzing respective portions of selected Internet content for one or more Internet content characteristics including:

one or more substantial similarities between one or more words within said selected Internet content and one or more words within said selected one of said recited one or more highlights;

a density of said selected content; and

a density of Internet links within said selected content.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said step of analyzing respective portions of selected Internet content for one or more Internet content characteristics, when a plurality of substantial similarities exist between said one or more words within said selected Internet content and said one or more words within said selected one of said recited one or more highlights, comprises:

determining a respective amount of Internet page content associated with each one of said plurality of substantial similarities; and

establishing an order for said plurality of substantial similarities according to said respective amounts of associated Internet page content.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein said step of analyzing respective portions of selected Internet content for one or more Internet content characteristics, when said density of said selected content transcends a predetermined value, comprises:

determining a respective amount of Internet page content associated with each one of said respective portions of said selected Internet content; and

establishing an order for said respective portions of said selected Internet content according to said respective amounts of associated Internet page content.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein said step of analyzing respective portions of selected Internet content for one or more Internet content characteristics, when said density of Internet links within said selected content transcends a predetermined value, comprises transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, another voice response signal corresponding to another Internet data signal representing a recitation of a selected plurality of said Internet links.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the steps of:

receiving, via said bi-directional voice communication link, another voice selection signal identifying a selected one of said recited selected plurality of said Internet links; and

locating further Internet content related to said selected one of said recited selected plurality of said Internet links.

13. A method of accessing the Internet involving vocal and aural navigation, selection and rendering of Internet content, comprising the steps of:

establishing a bi-directional voice communication link between an audio Internet access provider and a user;

initiating access to an Internet page corresponding to an Internet surfing command by transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice command signal corresponding to said Internet surfing command;

receiving, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice response signal corresponding to an Internet data signal representing a recitation of one or more highlights identified as being associated with said Internet page;

initiating access to Internet content related to a selected one of said recited one or more highlights by transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice selection signal identifying said selected one of said recited one or more highlights; and

receiving, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice content signal corresponding to a selected portion of said related Internet content.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said step of receiving, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice response signal corresponding to an Internet data signal representing a recitation of one or more highlights identified as being associated with said Internet page comprises receiving, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice response signal corresponding to an Internet data signal representing a recitation of one or more highlights identified as being associated with said Internet page based upon a comparison of a selected characteristic of selected portions of text associated with said Internet page.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein said step of initiating access to Internet content related to a selected one of said recited one or more highlights by transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice selection signal identifying said selected one of said recited one or more highlights comprises:

initiating access to said related Internet content within said Internet page by transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice selection signal identifying said selected one of said recited one or more highlights when said selected one of said recited one or more highlights indicates that said related Internet content is within said Internet page; and

initiating access to another Internet page by transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice selection signal identifying said selected one of said recited one or more highlights when said selected one of said recited one or more highlights indicates that said related Internet content is within said another Internet page.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein said step of initiating access to Internet content related to a selected one of said recited one or more highlights by transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice selection signal identifying said selected one of said recited one or more highlights comprises initiating access to Internet content related to a selected one of said recited one or more highlights by transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice selection signal identifying said selected one of said recited one or more highlights based upon an analysis of respective portions of selected Internet content for one or more Internet content characteristics including:

one or more substantial similarities between one or more words within said selected Internet content and one or more words within said selected one of said recited one or more highlights;

a density of said selected content; and

a density of Internet links within said selected content.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein said step of initiating access to Internet content related to a selected one of said recited one or more highlights by transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice selection signal identifying said selected one of said recited one or more highlights based upon an analysis of respective portions of selected Internet content for one or more Internet content characteristics, when a plurality of substantial similarities exist between said one or more words within said selected Internet content and said one or more words within said selected one of said recited one or more highlights, comprises initiating access to Internet content related to a selected one of said recited one or more highlights by transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice selection signal identifying said selected one of said recited one or more highlights based upon:

a determination of a respective amount of Internet page content associated with each one of said plurality of substantial similarities; and

establishment of an order for said plurality of substantial similarities according to said respective amounts of associated Internet page content.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein said step of initiating access to Internet content related to a selected one of said recited one or more highlights by transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice selection signal identifying said selected one of said recited one or more highlights based upon an analysis of respective portions of selected Internet content for one or more Internet content characteristics, when said density of said selected content transcends a predetermined value, comprises initiating access to Internet content related to a selected one of said recited one or more highlights by transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice selection signal identifying said selected one of said recited one or more highlights based upon:

a determination of a respective amount of Internet page content associated with each one of said respective portions of said selected Internet content; and

establishment of an order for said respective portions of said selected Internet content according to said respective amounts of associated Internet page content.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein said step of initiating access to Internet content related to a selected one of said recited one or more highlights by transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, a voice selection signal identifying said selected one of said recited one or more highlights based upon an analysis of respective portions of selected Internet content for one or more Internet content characteristics, when said density of Internet links within said selected content transcends a predetermined value, comprises receiving, via said bi-directional voice communication link, another voice response signal corresponding to another Internet data signal representing a recitation of a selected plurality of said Internet links.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising the step of initiating access to further Internet content related to a selected one of said recited selected plurality of said Internet links by transmitting, via said bi-directional voice communication link, another voice selection signal identifying a selected one of said recited selected plurality of said Internet links.