Method for coordinating visual and speech web browsers
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1. A method of accessing information in a distributed database, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request for information at a proxy server;
retrieving, by said proxy server, the information from the distributed database;
separating the information, by said proxy server, into an audio component and a visual component;
sending, by said proxy server, the audio component to a speech browser on a client machine; and
sending, by said proxy server, the visual component to a visual browser on the client machine.
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Abstract
A method of accessing information on a distributed database. In a preferred embodiment, a proxy server receives a request for information from a client machine. The proxy server retrieves the information from the distributed database. The proxy server separates the information into an audio component and a visual component, and sends the audio component to an audio browser located on a client machine, and sends the visual component to a visual browser located on the client machine, thereby providing integrated speech and visual browsing.
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1. A method of accessing information in a distributed database, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for information at a proxy server;
retrieving, by said proxy server, the information from the distributed database;
separating the information, by said proxy server, into an audio component and a visual component;
sending, by said proxy server, the audio component to a speech browser on a client machine; and
sending, by said proxy server, the visual component to a visual browser on the client machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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11. A computer software product in computer readable medium for accessing information in a distributed database, the computer software product comprising:
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first instructions for receiving a request for information at a proxy server;
second instructions for retrieving, by said proxy server, the information from the distributed database;
third instructions for separating, by said proxy server, the information into an audio component and a visual component;
fourth instructions for sending, by said proxy server, the audio component to a speech browser on a client machine; and
fifth instructions for sending, by said proxy server, the visual component to a visual browser on the client machine. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for accessing information in a distributed database, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a request for information at a proxy server;
said proxy server for retrieving the information from the distributed database;
said proxy server for separating the information into an audio component and a visual component;
said proxy server for sending the audio component to a speech browser on a client machine; and
said proxy server for sending the visual component to a visual browser on the client machine. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of accessing information in a distributed database, comprising the steps of:
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sending a request for information to be retrieved from a distributed database to a proxy server;
retrieving, by said proxy server, the information from the distributed database;
separating, by said proxy server, the information into an audio component and a visual component;
sending, by said proxy server, the audio component to a first component of a browser; and
sending, by said proxy server, the visual component to a second component of the browser. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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