Multi-modal information retrieval system
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a document containing a first content portion and a second content portion;
providing a speech mark-up language version of said first content portion; and
providing a visual mark-up language version of said second content portion.
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Abstract
Multi-modal system which enables documents to be interpreted as either or both of voice browser-based documents and/or visual browser-based documents for a thin client such as a portable telephone. Special techniques and additions are added into the document to enable the document to be converted between voice markup and visual markup languages. In addition, the document can be simultaneously viewed in both of the voice markup and the visual markup languages. Special techniques are used to allow keeping track of the browsing position within this document.
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22 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a document containing a first content portion and a second content portion;
providing a speech mark-up language version of said first content portion; and
providing a visual mark-up language version of said second content portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18)
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10. A method, comprising:
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browsing a document through either a speech-based mode or a visually-based mode;
tracking a current position of browsing of the document in either the speech-based mode or the visually-based mode; and
switching from browsing of the document in one of the speech-based or visually-based modes to the other of the modes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17)
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19. A system, comprising:
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an information storage unit which stores a document in a structured language, the document containing a first portion and a second portion;
a conversion server which interprets the document to enable the first portion to be provided in a speech mark-up language and the second portion to be provided in a visual mark-up language. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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