METHOD FOR CONVERTING CHARACTER TEXT MESSAGES TO AUDIO FILES WITH RESPECTIVE TITLES FOR THEIR SELECTION AND READING ALOUD WITH MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. ) Method for downloading to a mobile device content from a content provider which is accessible via an IP address or an associated DNS-/URL-address to the mobile device, the content being information data including character text, for converting the character text to at least one audio message and for storing the at least one audio message as at least one audio file on the mobile device, the method being executed by the mobile device comprising the following steps:
- a) Reading the IP address or the associated DNS-/URL-address from a memory in the mobile device;
b) Connecting to the content provider via the IP address or the associated DNS-/URL-address and downloading the content from said IP address or the associated DNS-/URL-address to the mobile device, the content being information data and the information data including the character text;
c) Recognizing the character text within the information data and determining by a text message determination rule at least one text message from the character text;
d) Determining by a short title determination rule at least one short title which is an information related to the at least one text message and which is used as an at least one file name for the at least one audio file of the at least one text message;
e) Converting the at least one text message by a Text-to-Speech software (TTS) to the respective at least one audio message;
f) Storing the respective at least one audio message as the at least one audio file on the mobile device with the respective short title as the file name; and
g) Enabling a selection of one or more of said at least one audio files for playing.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for selecting and downloading content from a content provider which is accessible via an IP/DNS/URL address to a mobile device, the content being any text information data, for converting the text information data to at least one audio message and for storing the at least one audio message as at least one audio file on the mobile device, wherein the at least one audio file is playable and discernable as a music file. Said method implemented on a mobile phone enables controlling and playing the audio messages as music files, for instance also in a car environment with a car kit enabling a control and a selection of one or more of said at least one audio files for playing from the mobile phone.
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1. ) Method for downloading to a mobile device content from a content provider which is accessible via an IP address or an associated DNS-/URL-address to the mobile device, the content being information data including character text, for converting the character text to at least one audio message and for storing the at least one audio message as at least one audio file on the mobile device, the method being executed by the mobile device comprising the following steps:
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a) Reading the IP address or the associated DNS-/URL-address from a memory in the mobile device; b) Connecting to the content provider via the IP address or the associated DNS-/URL-address and downloading the content from said IP address or the associated DNS-/URL-address to the mobile device, the content being information data and the information data including the character text; c) Recognizing the character text within the information data and determining by a text message determination rule at least one text message from the character text; d) Determining by a short title determination rule at least one short title which is an information related to the at least one text message and which is used as an at least one file name for the at least one audio file of the at least one text message; e) Converting the at least one text message by a Text-to-Speech software (TTS) to the respective at least one audio message; f) Storing the respective at least one audio message as the at least one audio file on the mobile device with the respective short title as the file name; and g) Enabling a selection of one or more of said at least one audio files for playing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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