Voice review of privacy policy in a mobile environment

• US 20070156269A1
• Filed: 03/07/2007
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lalitha Suryanaraya
• Original Assignee: Lalitha Suryanaraya
• Inventors: Suryanaraya, Lalitha
• Granted Patent: US 7,707,036 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0407 wherein the identity of one or more communicating identities is hidden cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for anonymous credentials or for identity based cryptographic systems H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/168 above the transport layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing aural review of a privacy policy are disclosed. Generally, a first version of a privacy policy is retrieved. A natural language version of the privacy policy is then retrieved based on at least one user preference and an audio representation of the natural language version of the privacy policy is played through an audio system of a device to a user.

Claims

1. A method for aural review of a privacy policy, the method comprising the steps of:

retrieving a first version of a privacy policy;

retrieving a natural language version of the privacy policy based at least one user preference; and

playing an audio representation of the natural language version of the privacy policy through an audio system of a device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

requesting an input in response to the natural language version of the privacy policy.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first version of the privacy policy is an extensible mark-up language version of the privacy policy.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving a natural language version of the privacy policy comprises retrieving a file in an audio format.

5. A computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for aural review of a privacy policy, the set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:

retrieving a first version of a privacy policy;

retrieving a natural language version of the privacy policy based on at least one user preference; and

playing an audio representation of the natural language version of the privacy policy through an audio system of a device.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising a set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:

requesting an input in response to the natural language version of the privacy policy.

7. A system for providing aural review of a privacy policy comprising:

a server operative to receive a first version of a privacy policy, to retrieve a natural language version of the privacy policy based at least one user preference, and to play an audio representation of the natural language version of the privacy policy through an audio system of a device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the server is further operative to request an input in response to the natural language version of the privacy policy.

9. A method for aural review of a privacy policy, the method comprising the steps of:

retrieving a first version of a privacy policy;

retrieving a natural language version of the privacy policy based on at least one user preference; and

transmitting the natural language version of the privacy policy in an audio format to a device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

playing the natural language version of the privacy policy at the device.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

requesting an input in response to the natural language version of the privacy policy.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the first version of the privacy policy is an extensible mark-up language version of the privacy policy.

13. A computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for aural review of a privacy policy, the set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:

retrieving a first version of a privacy policy;

retrieving a natural language version of the privacy policy based on at least one user preference; and

transmitting the natural language version of the privacy policy in an audio format to a device.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, further comprising a set of instructions for:

requesting an input in response to the natural language version of the privacy policy.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the server is further operative to request an input in response to the natural language version of the privacy policy.

15. A system for providing aural review of a privacy policy comprising:

a server operative to retrieve a first version of a privacy policy, to retrieve a natural language version of the privacy policy based on at least one user preference, and to transmit the natural language version of the privacy policy in an audio format to a device.