System and Method for Controlling the Presentation of Material and Operation of External Devices
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1. A device comprising:
- a) a microphone operable to detect speech;
b) a display operable to display material from a defined source, wherein said display is based at least in part on a set of text presentation format instructions;
c) a natural language comparator operable to compare speech detected by the microphone with material from the defined source; and
d) a computer readable medium having stored thereon a set of computer executable instructions configured to;
i) modify said set of text presentation format instructions based at least in part on an output from the natural language comparator; and
ii) store said set of text presentation format instructions as a user preference.
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Abstract
By performing a comparison of words spoken by a speaker and defined material which is presented to the speaker, information can be determined which allows for the convenient control of the presentation of material and external devices. A comparison of a speaker'"'"'s words with defined material can be beneficially used as an input for controlling the operation of an exercise apparatus, video games, material presented to an audience, and the presentation of the material itself. Similar feedback loops can also be used with measurement and stimulation of neurophysiologic states, to make the activity of reading more enjoyable and convenient, or for other purposes.
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9 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a) a microphone operable to detect speech; b) a display operable to display material from a defined source, wherein said display is based at least in part on a set of text presentation format instructions; c) a natural language comparator operable to compare speech detected by the microphone with material from the defined source; and d) a computer readable medium having stored thereon a set of computer executable instructions configured to; i) modify said set of text presentation format instructions based at least in part on an output from the natural language comparator; and ii) store said set of text presentation format instructions as a user preference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus comprising:
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a) a natural language comparator operable to derive a plurality of measurements regarding a user'"'"'s speech input based on a comparison of the user'"'"'s speech input with a text string obtained from a defined material source; b) a display control component operable to determine an image for presentation on a display based on one or more of the measurements derived by the natural language comparator; c) a metric storage system operable to store a set of performance data based on the user'"'"'s speech input. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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