Method of accessing cultural resources or digital contents, such as text, video, audio and web pages by voice recognition with any type of programmable device without the use of the hands or any physical apparatus.

• US 20090326953A1
• Filed: 06/26/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Meivox LLC
• Original Assignee: Meivox LLC
• Inventors: Monita Castro, Elisabet, Peralta Gimenez, Alonso J.
• Application Number:
  US12/215,310
• Publication Number:
  US 20090326953A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270.1
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence

Abstract

The use of voice as a means of communication with a computer or programmable device (117), as well as, converting text to speech, allows visually or physically disabled people access to texts in any format such as, but not limited to, newspapers, books, Blogs, or web pages accessible through the Internet or other means of communication with their device (117) or computer. Likewise, users are enabled to access other cultural content such as movies, documentaries, music, etc. The invention also allows non-disabled people access to the same, in conditions that prevent them from using their hands, such as driving, or being outside their normal place to live or work.

Claims

1. System for reading text by voice control, comprising:

voice recognizer for recognizing verbal commands of the user,

a downloader for downloading the text,

a text reader for reproducing the text on a user device, wherein the text has a structure that comprises basic elements and higher layer groups of the basic elements, wherein based on a control file associated to the text, in which the location of each basic element as well as the location of the higher layer groups is indicated, the user is enabled to control by means of voice commands, which of the basic elements or higher layer groups is reproduced by the reader.

2. System according to claim 1, wherein the text reader reproduces the text on a display.

3. System according to claim 1, further comprising a converter for converting text to voice and the text reader reproducing the voice.

4. System according to claim 1, further being adapted for reproducing audiovisual material by voice control, comprising:

a downloader for downloading the audiovisual material and

an audio and video player for reproducing the audiovisual material.

5. System according to claim 1, wherein the voice recognizer recognizes the spelling of letters, numbers and/or symbols and concatenates them until obtaining an Internet address or URL, the system furthermore comprising an Internet browser for going to the corresponding page or website.

6. System according to claim 5, wherein the Internet browser initiates an Internet search engine based on a user request and the voice recognizer recognizes keywords to be searched dictated by the user.

7. System according to claim 6, further comprising means for providing the user with the result of the search requested by the user and a selector for enabling the user to select from the pages found, the page that the user wishes to access.

8. System for browsing to an Internet page or website, comprising:

a voice recognizer for recognizing the spelling of letters, numbers and/or symbols by a user and concatenating them until obtaining an Internet address or URL, and

an Internet browser for browsing to the corresponding page or website.

9. System according to claim 8, wherein the Internet browser initiates an Internet search engine based on a user request and the voice recognizer recognizes keywords to be searched dictated by the user.

10. System according to claim 9, further comprising means for providing the user with the result of the search requested by the user and a selector for enabling the user to select from the pages found, the page that the user wishes to access.

11. System for initiating an Internet search comprising:

an Internet browser for initiating an Internet search engine based on a user request, and

a voice recognizer for recognizing keywords to be searched dictated by the user.

12. System according to claim 11, further comprising means for providing the user with the result of the search requested by the user and a selector for enabling the user to select from the pages found, the page that the user wishes to access.

16. A computer program comprising computer program code means adapted to perform the steps of claim 12, when said program is run on a computer.

13. Method for reading text by voice control, comprising the steps of:

recognizing verbal commands of the user,

downloading the text,

reproducing the text on a user device, wherein the text has a structure that comprises basic elements and higher layer groups of the basic elements, wherein based on a control file associated to the text, in which the location of each basic element as well as the location of the higher layer groups is indicated, it is controlled by means of voice commands of the user, which of the basic elements or higher layer groups is reproduced by the reader.

14. Method for browsing to an Internet page or website, comprising the steps of:

recognizing the spelling of letters, numbers and/or symbols by a user and concatenating them until obtaining an Internet address or URL, and

browsing to the corresponding page or website.

15. Method initiating an Internet search comprising the steps of:

initiating an Internet search engine based on a user request, and

recognizing keywords to be searched dictated by the user.