Portable browser device with adaptive personalization capability
First Claim
1. A mobile browser system with adaptive personalization and audio feedback capability for retrieving information from an information network, the information network comprising a plurality of network servers, the browser system comprising:
- a wireless communication interface operable to transmit data to one or more of the plurality of network servers, to receive user input, and to receive data from one or more of the plurality of network servers, wherein the data transmitted to the one or more of the plurality of network servers includes a request for information, and the data received from the one or more of the plurality of network servers includes information responsive to the request;
an audio interface operable to receive data from the wireless communication interface; and
an adaptive personalization module operable to monitor the user input during one or more previous sessions with the browser system, and to determine the order for presenting the requested information based on previous user input.
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Abstract
A mobile information network browser device with audio feedback and adaptive personalization capability that is capable of transmitting a request for information via a wireless communication interface from one or more servers in an information network. The browser device further includes an audio interface capable of receiving data from the wireless communication interface that is responsive to the request for information. The browser device interfaces with a wireless communication network so that it may be used in a mobile vehicle, such as an automobile. The order in which individual pieces of content in the requested information is presented to the user is modified based on indicators of the user'"'"'s interest in a topic during previous sessions. Such indicators can include whether the user input a command to skip, fast-forward, rewind, or request more detail about a category, subcategory, or topic of information. The adaptive personalization capability can also prevent redundant content from being presented.
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50 Claims
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1. A mobile browser system with adaptive personalization and audio feedback capability for retrieving information from an information network, the information network comprising a plurality of network servers, the browser system comprising:
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a wireless communication interface operable to transmit data to one or more of the plurality of network servers, to receive user input, and to receive data from one or more of the plurality of network servers, wherein the data transmitted to the one or more of the plurality of network servers includes a request for information, and the data received from the one or more of the plurality of network servers includes information responsive to the request; an audio interface operable to receive data from the wireless communication interface; and an adaptive personalization module operable to monitor the user input during one or more previous sessions with the browser system, and to determine the order for presenting the requested information based on previous user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile information network browser device with feedback capability for retrieving information from an information network, the information network comprising a plurality of network servers, the browser device comprising:
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a communication interface operable to transmit a request for information to a network server, and to receive data responsive to the request from the network server; a mobile audio device operable to transmit the request for information to the communication interface and to receive data responsive to the request from the communication interface, the mobile audio device being further operable to receive input from a user, to convert the input to a digital signal, and to transmit the digital signal to the communication interface, the mobile audio device being further operable to receive the data responsive to the request from the communication interface, and to convert the data to an audio signal for output to an audio output device; and an adaptive personalization module operable to monitor the user input during one or more previous sessions with the browser device, and to determine the order for presenting the requested information based on previous user input. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of browsing an information network via a wireless communication network and receiving responsive information using a mobile audio device, the method comprising:
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transmitting input from a user via the wireless communication network to a data processor; processing the input to determine when the user enters a valid browsing command; transmitting the browsing command to a server on the information network; receiving the responsive information from the server; adaptively determining the order for presenting the responsive information based on user input indicating interest in the category of responsive information during one or more previous sessions with the mobile audio device; formatting the responsive information in audio format; transmitting the formatted audio information to the mobile audio device via the wireless communication network; generating an audio output signal in the mobile audio device; and transmitting the audio output signal to an audio output device. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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