System For Distributing A Text Document
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1. A system for distributing a text document comprising:
- a data conditioning system including;
a data receiver for receiving the text document in a received document format; and
a conversion system for converting the text document from the received document format to text data in a standardized text-to-speech format; and
a transmission system for transmitting the text data in the standardized text-to-speech format, whereby a receiver, including a text-to-speech converter, can be used for converting the text data into speech.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system for distributing a text document (101) comprising: a data conditioning system (102) including: a data receiver for receiving the text document (101) in a received document format; and a conversion system for converting the text document (101) from the received document format to text data in a standardised text-to-speech format; and a transmission system (105) for transmitting the text data in the standardised text-to-speech format, whereby a receiver (109), including a text-to-speech converter, can be used for converting the text data into speech.
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1. A system for distributing a text document comprising:
- a data conditioning system including;
a data receiver for receiving the text document in a received document format; and
a conversion system for converting the text document from the received document format to text data in a standardized text-to-speech format; and
a transmission system for transmitting the text data in the standardized text-to-speech format, whereby a receiver, including a text-to-speech converter, can be used for converting the text data into speech. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 12, 14, 23, 25, 27, 36)
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48. A method of distributing a text document, comprising the steps of:
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receiving the text document from a print publication process;
converting the text document to converted data in a standardized format, the conversion process comprising inserting markup for assisting navigation between parts of the document when said parts are output as speech; and
transmitting the converted data in the standardized format, whereby a receiver, including an audio output device, can be used for outputting the converted data as speech and for navigating between said parts of the document when those parts are output as speech. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 54, 55, 57, 59, 64)
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72. An output device for outputting speech by text-to-speech synthesis, wherein the output device is adapted to receive a document in a standardized text format, and to navigate through the document in response to the receipt of geographical location data.
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