SYNCHRONIZATION OF AUDIO TO READING
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1. A method comprising:
- using speech recognition to determine a location from which a user is reading in a physical text; and
synchronizing at least one audio effect with the user'"'"'s reading of the physical text based on the determined location and an electronic file that associates audio effects with locations in the physical text.
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Abstract
Methods and related computer program products, systems, and devices for providing feedback to a user based on audio input associated with a user reading a passage from a physical text are disclosed.
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1. A method comprising:
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using speech recognition to determine a location from which a user is reading in a physical text; and synchronizing at least one audio effect with the user'"'"'s reading of the physical text based on the determined location and an electronic file that associates audio effects with locations in the physical text. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device comprising:
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an electronic file including a set of words corresponding to the words in a physical text, the electronic file including a start identifier associated with a first word and an end identifier associated with a second word, the second word being subsequent to the first word in the physical text; a speech recognition device configured to determine when audio input received from the user corresponds to the first word; a device configured to iteratively play an audio file indicated by the start identifier until the speech recognition device determines audio input received from the user corresponds to the second word.
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16. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, for executing instructions on a processor, the computer program product being operable to cause a machine to:
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use speech recognition to determine a location from which a user is reading in a physical text; and synchronize at least one audio effect with the user'"'"'s reading of the physical text based on the determined location and an electronic file that associates audio effects with locations in the physical text. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a memory having an electronic file with information about a sequence of words in a physical text stored thereon; and a processor configured to; use speech recognition to determine a location from which a user is reading in a physical text; and synchronize at least one audio effect with the user'"'"'s reading of the physical text based on the determined location and an electronic file that associates audio effects with locations in the physical text.
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