Method and apparatus for telephonically accessing and navigating the Internet
First Claim
1. A method for creating predefined voice signals for a data file in a computer network, the method comprising:
- organizing the data in the data file into one or more sentences, a first sentence of the one or more sentences comprising one or more segments;
identifying a first segment of the one or more segments as comprising stable data;
presenting the first segment on a teleprompter; and
recording the predefined voice signals for the first segment.
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Abstract
A method for accessing and browsing the internet through the use of a telephone and the associated DTMF signals is disclosed. The preferred embodiment provides a system that converts the information content of a web page from text to speech (voice signals), signals the hyperlink selections of a web page in an audio manner, and allows selection of the hyperlinks through the use of DTMF signals generated from a telephone keypad. Upon receiving a DTMF signal corresponding to a hyperlink, the corresponding web page is fetched and again delivered to the user via one of the available delivery methods such as voice, fax-on-demand, electronic mail, or regular mail.
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2 Claims
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1. A method for creating predefined voice signals for a data file in a computer network, the method comprising:
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organizing the data in the data file into one or more sentences, a first sentence of the one or more sentences comprising one or more segments;
identifying a first segment of the one or more segments as comprising stable data;
presenting the first segment on a teleprompter; and
recording the predefined voice signals for the first segment.
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2. A method for accessing and navigating a computer network, the method comprising:
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receiving a request comprising data signals that correspond to a unique address of a first data file residing on the computer network, and the first data file comprising a selectable element associated with a unique address of a second data file residing on the computer network;
transmitting a response that corresponds to text stored in the first data file;
generating voice signals that correspond to the response;
signaling the selectable element contemporaneously with playback of the voice signals to indicate the selectable element;
producing a facsimile copy of the first data file, comprising;
searching a database for an existing facsimile of the first data file and, if found, transmitting the existing facsimile; and
if there is no existing facsimile, generating a facsimile of the first data file, storing the facsimile in the database, and transmitting the generated facsimile.
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