User interface for text to speech conversion
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a user interface includinga display for displaying text andspeech synthesizer means including a loudspeaker, which converts an input, dependent upon a text, to an audio output representative of a person reading the text; and
control means, for controlling the display and for providing an input to the speech synthesizer means, which controls the display of a text, to provide an input corresponding to the displayed text to the speech synthesizer, and to highlight a portion or portions of the displayed text, wherein initiation of the highlighting of a text portion is delayed by the control means until after the beginning of the audio output corresponding to the text portion.
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Abstract
An electronic device which includes a user interface having a display for displaying text and a speech synthesiser including a loudspeaker, arranged to convert an input, dependent upon a text, to an audio output representative of a person reading the text. The device may delay with respect to the audio output corresponding to a portion of text the display of the portion of text. The device may also or alternatively delay with respect to the audio output corresponding to a portion of text the highlighting of the portion of text within a displayed text.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a user interface including a display for displaying text and speech synthesizer means including a loudspeaker, which converts an input, dependent upon a text, to an audio output representative of a person reading the text; and control means, for controlling the display and for providing an input to the speech synthesizer means, which controls the display of a text, to provide an input corresponding to the displayed text to the speech synthesizer, and to highlight a portion or portions of the displayed text, wherein initiation of the highlighting of a text portion is delayed by the control means until after the beginning of the audio output corresponding to the text portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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26. A hand-held radio communications device comprising:
a user interface including; a display for displaying text and speech synthesizer means including a loudspeaker, arranged to convert an input, dependent upon a text, to an audio output representative of a person reading the text; and
control means for controlling the display and for providing an input to the speech synthesizer means, arranged to control the display of a text, to provide an input corresponding to the displayed text to the speech synthesizer, and to highlight a portion or portions of the displayed text, wherein initiation of the highlighting of a text portion is delayed by the control means until after the beginning of the audio output corresponding to the text portion.
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27. A document reader comprising a user interface including:
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a display for displaying text and speech synthesizer means including a loudspeaker, arranged to convert an input, dependent upon a text, to an audio output representative of a person reading the text; and
control means for controlling the display and for providing an input to the speech synthesizer means, arranged to control the display of a text, to provide an input corresponding to the displayed text to the speech synthesizer, and to highlight a portion or portions of the displayed text, wherein initiation of the highlighting of a text portion is delayed by the control means until after the beginning of the audio output corresponding to the text portion.
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28. A car comprising:
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a hand-held radio communications device which comprises; a user interface which includes; a display for displaying text, and speech synthesizer means including a loudspeaker, arranged to convert an input, dependent upon a text, to an audio output representative of a person reading the text; and control means for controlling the display and for providing an input to the speech synthesizer means, arranged to control the display of a text, to provide an input corresponding to the displayed text to the speech synthesizer, and to highlight a portion or portions of the displayed text, wherein initiation of the highlighting of a text portion is delayed by the control means until after the beginning of the audio output corresponding to the text portion, or a document reader which comprises; a user interface having; a display for displaying text, and speech synthesizer means including a loudspeaker, arranged to convert an input, dependent upon a text, to an audio output representative of a person reading the text; and control means for controlling the display and for providing an input to the speech synthesizer means, arranged to control the display of a text, to provide an input corresponding to the displayed text to the speech synthesizer, and to highlight a portion or portions of the displayed text, wherein initiation of the highlighting of a text portion is delayed by the control means until after the beginning of the audio output corresponding to the text portion; wherein the display is-mounted for use by the driver.
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29. A method for displaying text and providing speech synthesis of the text comprising the steps of:
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displaying the text; converting a text portion to audio output; determining that the text portion should be highlighted; delaying, until after the beginning of presentation of audio output, and then highlighting the text portion.
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30. An electronic device comprising:
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a user interface including; a display for displaying text and speech synthesizer means including a loudspeaker, arranged to convert an input, dependent upon a text, to an audio output representative of a person reading the text; and control means, for controlling the display and for providing an input to the speech synthesizer means, arranged to control the display of a text, to provide an input corresponding to the displayed text to the speech synthesizer means, and to delay the initiation of the display of a text portion until after the beginning of the audio output corresponding to the text portion. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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31. A method for displaying text and providing speech synthesis of the text comprising the steps of:
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converting a text portion to audio output; delaying, until after the beginning of presentation of audio output, and then displaying the text. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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39. A computer program executable in a processor of an electronic device having a display and speech synthesizer means including a loudspeaker, the computer program comprising a computer program code configuring the processor to provide control means, for controlling the display and for providing an input to the speech synthesizer means, which controls the display of a text, to provide an input corresponding to the displayed text to the speech synthesizer, and to highlight a portion or portions of the displayed text, wherein initiation of the highlighting of a text portion is delayed by the control means until after the beginning of the audio output corresponding to the text portion.
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