Methods and apparatus for delivering ancillary information to the user of a portable audio device
First Claim
1. A personal audio player comprising, in combination:
- an audio program reproduction unit for delivering audio program content to a user of said audio player, an audio announcement generator for delivering one or more timed announcement messages to the user of said audio player, and a control interface for accepting preference data specifying one or more conditions which, when satisfied, determine the time or times at which said announcement messages are delivered to said user.
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Abstract
A personal audio player including an audio program reproduction unit for delivering audio program content to a user and an announcement generator for delivering one or more timed announcement messages or alarm signals to the user of said audio player. A control interface accepts preference data specifying the time at which announcement messages are delivered to said user. The audio player may take the form hand-held music player or cellular phone which is coupled to an earpiece which may be touched to request an announcement message. Announcement messages may take the form of prerecorded human voices and may be transmitted to the player from a remote source. Announcement messages may also contain data from a remote source and may be delivered in both audible and visual form.
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19 Claims
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1. A personal audio player comprising, in combination:
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an audio program reproduction unit for delivering audio program content to a user of said audio player, an audio announcement generator for delivering one or more timed announcement messages to the user of said audio player, and a control interface for accepting preference data specifying one or more conditions which, when satisfied, determine the time or times at which said announcement messages are delivered to said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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