METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK-BASED AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. A network-based method for providing augmentative communication comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving a request for augmentative communication content from a client device, wherein the request is directed to a server, wherein said server has a server-side storage device, and wherein said client device and said server are connected via a network;
(b) retrieving said augmentative communication content from said server-side storage device; and
(c) outputting said augmentative communication content to means for generating perceptible output on said client device.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method and system of augmentative communication which employs a server, a network, and a client device to generate augmentative communication output on the client device. A user on the client device receives augmentative communication output by generating a request directed to the server, which the server receives through the network. The server retrieves the requested augmentative communication content from storage and outputs it to the client device through the network. In one mode of operation, augmentative communication content is outputted directly from the server to one or more means for generating perceptible output on the client device. In a second mode of operation, the augmentative communication content is provided to the client device as a set of augmentative communication pages, whereby once the client device has received the set of pages, the connection to the server is no longer needed. Thus, the present invention provides the user with augmentative communication output that is portable, accessible from multiple devices, and requires little storage space or processing power from the user'"'"'s device. A network-based method and system for creating and editing augmentative communication pages is also provided.
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1. A network-based method for providing augmentative communication comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a request for augmentative communication content from a client device, wherein the request is directed to a server, wherein said server has a server-side storage device, and wherein said client device and said server are connected via a network; (b) retrieving said augmentative communication content from said server-side storage device; and (c) outputting said augmentative communication content to means for generating perceptible output on said client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A network-based method for providing augmentative communication comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a request for a set of augmentative communication pages from a client device, wherein the request is directed to a server, wherein said server has a server-side storage device, and wherein said client device and said server are connected via a network, wherein said set of augmentative communication pages comprises a plurality of files including user page files, images, audio files, or a combination thereof, and wherein said user page files comprise computer readable program code means for; displaying text; displaying images; displaying one or more arrays of user controls; generating requests for augmentative communication content; or a combination thereof; (b) generating at least a portion of said set of augmentative communication pages on said server; (c) saving the at least a portion of said set of augmentative communication pages to said server-side storage device; (d) retrieving said set of augmentative communication pages from said server-side storage device; (e) outputting said set of augmentative communication pages to a client-side storage device; (f) opening one of said set of augmentative communication pages on said client device, wherein said one of said set of augmentative communication pages is opened from said client-side storage device, and wherein said one of said set of pages contains at least one computer readable program code means for generating a request for augmentative communication content; (g) generating a request for augmentative communication content from said at least one computer readable program code means for generating a request for augmentative communication content contained on said one of said set of augmentative communication pages; and (h) outputting said augmentative communication content to means for generating perceptible output on said client device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A network-based system for providing augmentative communication comprising:
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(a) means for receiving a request for augmentative communication content from a client device, wherein the request is directed to a server, wherein said server has a server-side storage device, and wherein said client device and said server are connected via a network; (b) means for retrieving said augmentative communication content from said server-side storage device; and (c) means for outputting said augmentative communication content to means for generating perceptible output on said client device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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