Method and apparatus for providing audio comments about a product or service
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1. A method for providing audio comments about a product or service, the method comprising the steps of:
- prompting a user to indicate a product or service;
receiving from the user an indication of the product or service;
receiving audio comments from the user related to the indicated product or service;
associating the recorded audio comments and the indicated product or service, andgenerating a link between the recorded audio comments and an indicator of the indicated product or service, thereby enabling the user and others to access and listen to the audio comments.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing audio comments about a product or service records audio comments provided by users of the system. The recorded audio comments are associated with an indicated product or service on a web-site. A link is generated between the recorded audio comments and an indicator of the indicated product or service, enabling other users to listen to the audio comments.
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1. A method for providing audio comments about a product or service, the method comprising the steps of:
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prompting a user to indicate a product or service; receiving from the user an indication of the product or service; receiving audio comments from the user related to the indicated product or service; associating the recorded audio comments and the indicated product or service, and generating a link between the recorded audio comments and an indicator of the indicated product or service, thereby enabling the user and others to access and listen to the audio comments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Apparatus for distributing audio comments about a product or service, the apparatus comprising:
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a first information transmission system, coupled to an audio transceiver system; an audio record/playback system in two-way communication with the audio transceiver system via the first information transmission system, which receives and records the audio comments; and an information storage system, which is configured to receive and store the recorded audio comments from the audio record/playback system and to generate and provide for display a link to the recorded audio comments, thereby enabling the user and others to access and listen to the audio comments. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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