Internet accessed text-to-speech reading assistant

• US 20060271627A1
• Filed: 05/10/2006
• Published: 11/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Noah John Szczepanek
• Original Assignee: Noah John Szczepanek
• Inventors: Szczepanek, Noah John
• Granted Patent: US 8,385,525 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

An Internet accessed server that on demand downloads and activates text-to-speech program elements to a subscriber'"'"'s computer. Program elements are customized to match the operating system of the subscriber'"'"'s computer. Upon termination of the text-to-speech session, the server deactivates all program elements and the subscriber becomes free to reinitiate over the Internet the text-to-speech program on the same or another computer system.

Claims

1. A system to facilitate a subscriber serial access using different computers to a program executable on said computers comprising:

(a) one of an indeterminate number of general purpose computers with internet access,

(b) an internet connected server which stores programs executable on each of said indeterminate number of general purpose computers,

(c) an internet means for the said subscriber using the one said computer to swap his electronic token with said server for the program executable on the one said computer,

whereby said computers having various operating systems and physical locations can be, as requested, provisioned serially to execute a particular tasks.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said program is a text-to-speech algorithm.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said server comprises additionally an e-text library and from which the server transfers by internet means requested text materials to the one said computer used by said requesting subscriber.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said server comprises additionally a lessons library and wherein multiple subscribers can be identified as members of a group with one of said group designated teacher with privilege to transfer text material to the said lessons library and where said server transfers by internet means requested lesson material to the one said computer used by one said requesting subscriber group member.

5. A method enabling a subscriber serial access using different computers to a program executable on said computers comprising:

(a) providing one of an indeterminate number of general purpose computers with internet access,

(b) providing an internet connected server that stores programs executable on each of said indeterminate number of general purpose computers,

(c) providing an internet means for the said subscriber using the one said computer to swap his electronic token with said server for the program executable on the one said computer,

whereby computers having various operating systems and locations can be, as requested, provisioned to execute a particular task.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said computer executable program is a text-to-speech algorithm.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein said provided server additionally stores an e-text library and from which the server transfers by internet means requested text materials to the one said computer used by said requesting subscriber.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein said provided server additionally stores a lessons library and wherein multiple subscribers can be identified as members of a group with one of said group designated teacher with privilege to transfer text material to the said lessons library and where said server transfers by internet means requested lesson material to the one said computer used by one said requesting subscriber group member.