SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AUDIO CONTENT

• US 20120239405A1
• Filed: 05/30/2012
• Published: 09/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nathan T. Bradley, William C O'Conor
• Original Assignee: Nathan T. Bradley, William C O'Conor
• Inventors: O'Conor, William C., Bradley, Nathan T.
• Application Number:
  US13/483,758
• Publication Number:
  US 20120239405A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/260
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

A system and method for generating audio content. Content is automatically retrieved from a website. The content is converted to audio files. The audio files are associated with a hierarchy. The hierarchy is determined from the website. One or more audio files are communicated to an electronic device utilized by a user in response to a request from the user.

Claims

1. A method for generating audio content, comprising:

automatically retrieving content from a website;

converting the content to audio files;

associating the audio files with a hierarchy, wherein the hierarchy is determined from the website; and

communicating one or more of the audio files to an electronic device utilized by a user in response to a request from the user.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the content is retrieved from a plurality of websites utilizing a predetermined schedule.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

generating an audio website that mimics the website.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

indicating the audio website is available in response to a user accessing the website.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the user navigates the audio website utilizing keystroke navigation.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

storing the audio files in a database for subsequent retrieval by one or more users.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more audio files are communicated to an audio interface for audio playback to the user.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the audio files describe text content and non-text content within the content.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

filtering the retrieved content to remove source code references prior to performing the converting.

10. A server for generating audio content, the server comprising:

a network interface operable to communicate with one or more electronic devices utilized by one or more users, wherein the network interface receives selections of a website from the one or more electronic devices; and

logic including;

a scraping engine for retrieving content from the website, wherein the reading engine retrieves the content utilizing a hierarchy from the website and according to a predetermined schedule;

a conversion engine for converting the content to an audible website including one or more audio files, wherein the one or more audio files are organized within the audible website utilizing the hierarchy; and

a database for storing the audible website for access by the one or more users through the one or more electronic devices.

11. The server according to claim 10, wherein the logic further comprises:

a filtering engine operable to filter the content including at least removing source code prior to performing the conversion of the content.

12. The server according to claim 10, wherein the conversion engine is a text-to-speech conversion engine.

13. The server according to claim 10, wherein the logic further comprises:

a scheduler operable to set the predetermined schedule.

14. The server according to claim 10, wherein the content includes text content and non-text content, and wherein the non-text content is described by the conversion engine.

15. The server according to claim 14, wherein the the user navigates the audio website utilizing keystroke navigation.

16. A computing device for generating an audible website, comprising:

a processor for executing a set of instructions; and

a memory for storing the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions are executed to;

automatically retrieve content from a website;

convert the content to audio files;

associate the audio files with a hierarchy, wherein the hierarchy is associated with the website; and

communicate one or more of the audio files to an electronic device utilized by a user in response to a request from the user.

17. The computing device according to claim 16, wherein the content is automatically retrieved utilizing scraping of the website, and wherein a plurality of websites are scraped according to a predetermined schedule.

18. The computing device according to claim 16, wherein the set of instructions are further executed to:

generate an audio website that mimics the website utilizing the audio files; and

indicate the audio website is available in response to the user accessing the website.

19. The computing device according to claim 16, wherein the user navigates the audio website utilizing keystroke navigation through the electronic device.

20. The computing device according to claim 16, wherein the content includes text content and non-text content, and wherein the audible website is generated prior to the request.