AUDIO-BOOK PLAYBACK METHOD AND APPARATUS
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1. An audio-book playback method, comprising:
- buffering text data that is to be played back by speech;
converting the buffered text data to speech data;
performing speech-playback by using the speech data; and
buffering next text data that is to be played back by speech.
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Abstract
An audio-book playback method includes buffering text data that is to be played back by speech, converting the buffered text data to speech data, performing speech-playback by using the speech data, and buffering next text data for continuous playback. The provided audio-book playback method and an apparatus enable a user to enjoy reading a book while also listening to content of the book being voiced by a multimedia playback device. Moreover, double buffering technology is employed to provide seamless text and speech-playback services.
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21 Claims
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1. An audio-book playback method, comprising:
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buffering text data that is to be played back by speech; converting the buffered text data to speech data; performing speech-playback by using the speech data; and buffering next text data that is to be played back by speech. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An audio-book playback method, comprising:
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selecting an audio-book playback mode; and based on the selection, performing one of a text-playback operation, a speech-playback operation and a text and speech-playback operation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable recordable medium having embodied thereon a computer program to execute a method, the method comprising:
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buffering text data that is to be played back by speech; converting the buffered text data to speech data; performing speech-playback using the speech data; and buffering next text data that is to be played back by speech.
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16. An audio-book playback apparatus, comprising:
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a display to display text data; a buffer to buffer text data that is to be played back by speech; and a TTS converter to convert the text data stored in the buffer to speech data, wherein the audio-book playback apparatus outputs the text data and the speech data simultaneously with buffering text data that is to be played back next. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A portable multimedia playback device, comprising:
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a frame; and an audio-book playback apparatus connected to the frame, the audio-book playback apparatus comprising; buffering text data that is to be played back by speech; converting the buffered text data to speech data; performing speech-playback by using the speech data; and buffering next text data that is to be played back by speech.
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19. An audio-book playback apparatus having a display and a speaker, the apparatus comprising:
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a text-viewer function to provide text data to the display to be displayed to a user; and a book teller function to provide speech data corresponding to the text data to the speaker to be transmitted to the user, wherein the text data is displayed by the display and the speech data is transmitted by the speaker simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method of playing back an audio book, the method comprising:
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providing text data to be displayed to a user; and providing speech data corresponding to the text data to be transmitted to the user such that the text data is displayed and the speech data is transmitted simultaneously.
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