Deriving menu-based voice markup from visual markup
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1. A computer implemented transcoding method comprising:
- annotating visual markup to convert implicit topical headings to explicit topical headings;
for each explicit topical heading, creating a corresponding menu item in voice markup;
further creating a text block in said voice markup for text associated with said identified heading; and
,linking said text block with said menu item in said voice markup, said linking providing a configuration for audio playback of said text block responsive to a vocalization of said corresponding menu item, whereinthe implicit topical headings and the explicit topical headings each include at least two different levels of headings.
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Abstract
A visual markup to voice markup transcoding system, method and machine readable storage. The basic method can include identifying at least one heading in visual markup; creating a corresponding menu item in voice markup; further creating a text block in the voice markup for text associated with the identified heading; and, linking the text block with the menu item in the voice markup. Additional headings can be identified in the visual markup; and, each of the creating, further creating and linking steps can be repeated for each identified additional heading. Notably, the visual markup can be formatted according to the hypertext markup language (HTML), and the voice markup is formatted according to the voice extensible markup language (VXML).
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8 Claims
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1. A computer implemented transcoding method comprising:
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annotating visual markup to convert implicit topical headings to explicit topical headings; for each explicit topical heading, creating a corresponding menu item in voice markup; further creating a text block in said voice markup for text associated with said identified heading; and
,linking said text block with said menu item in said voice markup, said linking providing a configuration for audio playback of said text block responsive to a vocalization of said corresponding menu item, wherein the implicit topical headings and the explicit topical headings each include at least two different levels of headings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6)
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5. A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for transcoding visual markup into voice markup, the computer program comprising a routine set of instructions for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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annotating visual markup to convert implicit topical headings to explicit topical headings; for each explicit topical heading, creating a corresponding menu item in voice markup; further creating a text block in said voice markup for text associated with said identified heading; and
,linking said text block with said menu item in said voice markup, said linking providing a configuration for audio playback of said text block responsive to a vocalization of said corresponding menu item, wherein the implicit topical headings and the explicit topical headings each include at least two different levels of headings. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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