Portable media device with audio prompt menu
First Claim
1. A method for using an audio prompt menu on a portable media device, comprising:
- storing an audio prompt on a portable media device;
playing said audio prompt menu on said portable media device;
receiving in response to said audio prompt menu an input from a user of said portable media device; and
transmitting a command to a remote computer, where said command requests said remote computer to perform an action based on said input.
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Abstract
Once an audio prompt has been stored on the portable media device, the audio prompt menu is played. Subsequently, an input from a user of the portable media device is then received in response to the audio prompt menu. A command is subsequently transmitted to a remote computer. The command requests the remote computer to perform an action based on the user'"'"'s input. The portable media device includes a portable media device housing containing a processor, a power source, a user interface device, communications circuitry, at least one input/output (i/o) port, and a memory. The memory includes an operating system, a media database, communication procedures for communicating with a remote computer, and instructions for performing the above described method.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for using an audio prompt menu on a portable media device, comprising:
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storing an audio prompt on a portable media device;
playing said audio prompt menu on said portable media device;
receiving in response to said audio prompt menu an input from a user of said portable media device; and
transmitting a command to a remote computer, where said command requests said remote computer to perform an action based on said input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for updating an audio prompt menu structure on a portable media device, comprising:
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receiving at a portable media device a command for adding an additional menu to a navigation database on said portable audio device;
invoking said command to update said navigation database; and
storing an audio description of said additional menu on said portable media device for later use in an audio prompt menu structure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for dynamically generating an audio prompt menu on a portable media device, comprising:
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determining that a menu structure on a portable device requires presenting an description of a media file;
locating a textual description of said media file on said portable media device;
synthesizing said textual description into an audio description on said portable media device;
generating an audio prompt menu that at least partially incorporates said audio description; and
playing said audio prompt menu on said portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A portable media device, comprising:
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a portable media device housing containing;
a processor;
a power source;
a user interface device;
communications circuitry;
at least one input/output (i/o) port; and
a memory, comprising;
an operating system;
a media database;
communication procedures for communicating with a remote computer;
instructions for storing an audio prompt in said media database;
instructions for playing said audio prompt menu;
instructions for receiving in response to said audio prompt menu an input from a user of said portable media device via said user input interface; and
instructions for transmitting a command to a remote computer via said communications circuitry, where said command requests said remote computer to perform an action based on said input. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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