Content delivery and speech system and apparatus for the blind and print-handicapped
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a user interface adapted to be operated by a print-disabled individual;
a memory that contains a database of content;
a text-to-speech converter; and
an audio output.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a user interface that is adapted to be operated by a print-disabled individual, a memory storing a database of content, a text-to-speech converter, and an audio output. The device may include time scale modification, decompression and decryption functions. The device'"'"'s content database includes index files, one or more libraries, tables of contents and/or catalog files. The device may be part of a system that receives content updates from a remote server content database. The devices may periodically communicate with the server to receive updates that the server receives from one or more remote sources. The system may also include an audio file generator that pre-processes the content files.
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32 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a user interface adapted to be operated by a print-disabled individual;
a memory that contains a database of content;
a text-to-speech converter; and
an audio output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A content delivery system, comprising:
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a server that includes a server content database and a server subscriber database; and
one or more portable electronic devices, each portable electronic device in communication with the server, wherein each portable electronic device includes;
a user interface adapted to be operated by a print-disabled individual, a memory that contains a device content database, a text-to-speech converter, and an audio output. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of delivering content to a print-disabled or visually-impaired individual, comprising:
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providing an individual with a portable electronic device, wherein the device includes a user interface, a memory that contains text format content files and audio format content files, a text-to-speech converter for converting the text format content files to audio format, a processor programmed with time scale modification functions, and an audio output; and
periodically updating the memory with updated text format content files and updated audio format content files. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A user interface for a portable electronic device, comprising:
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at least one volume control;
a document library control;
a table of contents control for selecting a table of contents in the document library;
a document selection control; and
a plurality of navigation controls for navigating through the document library and through individual documents selected from the library. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A database structure, comprising:
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a plurality of content files, wherein the content files include text format files and audio format files; and
a plurality of index files, wherein at least one index file is associated with one of the content files, and wherein the at least one index file includes data corresponding to a plurality of locations within the associated content file. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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