Visual marker for speech enabled links
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1. A method for notifying a user that a hyperlink is enabled for activation through a voice input comprising:
- displaying, on a display of a device, a first visual marker for the hyperlink to indicate that the hyperlink is activatable through a click;
displaying, on the display of the device, a second visual marker for the hyperlink to indicate that the hyperlink is activatable through the voice input in addition to being activatable through the click,wherein the second visual marker is not displayed for the hyperlink when the hyperlink is not activatable through the voice input even if the hyperlink is activatable through the click,wherein the second visual marker is different from the first visual marker;
presenting a user interface for a user to turn on or off the second visual marker and configure characteristics of the second visual marker,wherein the configurable characteristics of the second visual marker includes an underline element, an enclosure element, a background element, a font element, a font size element, an emphasis element; and
linking speech-related elements and functions of the device with activation status of the second visual marker so that the speech-related elements and functions are activated when the second visual marker is turned on and the speech-related elements and functions are deactivated when the second visual marker is turned off.
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Abstract
A method for notifying a user that a link is enabled for activation through voice input. The method can display a visual marker for a hyperlink to indicate that the hyperlink is activatable thorough voice input. The visual marker is not displayed for the hyperlink when the hyperlink is not activatable through voice input even if the hyperlink is activatable through other forms of user input. Visual markers can include such indicators as double underlining the hyperlink, surrounding the hyperlink with a box, and altering the background color of the hyperlink.
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1. A method for notifying a user that a hyperlink is enabled for activation through a voice input comprising:
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displaying, on a display of a device, a first visual marker for the hyperlink to indicate that the hyperlink is activatable through a click; displaying, on the display of the device, a second visual marker for the hyperlink to indicate that the hyperlink is activatable through the voice input in addition to being activatable through the click, wherein the second visual marker is not displayed for the hyperlink when the hyperlink is not activatable through the voice input even if the hyperlink is activatable through the click, wherein the second visual marker is different from the first visual marker; presenting a user interface for a user to turn on or off the second visual marker and configure characteristics of the second visual marker, wherein the configurable characteristics of the second visual marker includes an underline element, an enclosure element, a background element, a font element, a font size element, an emphasis element; and linking speech-related elements and functions of the device with activation status of the second visual marker so that the speech-related elements and functions are activated when the second visual marker is turned on and the speech-related elements and functions are deactivated when the second visual marker is turned off. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a computer for causing the computer to perform the step of:
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displaying, on a display of a device, a first visual marker for a hyperlink to indicate that the hyperlink is activatable through a click; displaying, on the display of the device, a second visual marker for the hyperlink to indicate that the hyperlink is activatable through the voice input in addition to being activatable through the click, wherein the second visual marker is not displayed for the hyperlink when the hyperlink is not activatable through the voice input even if the hyperlink is activatable through the click, wherein the second visual marker is different from the first visual marker; presenting a user interface for a user to turn on or off the second visual marker and configure characteristics of the second visual marker, wherein the configurable characteristics of the second visual marker includes an underline element, an enclosure element, a background element, a font element, a font size element, an emphasis element; and linking speech-related elements and functions of the device with activation status of the second visual marker so that the speech-related elements and functions are activated when the second visual marker is turned on and the speech-related elements and functions are deactivated when the second visual marker is turned off.
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9. A system for notifying a user that a hyperlink is enabled for activation through a voice input comprising:
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a device with a display displayed thereon a visual interface having a first visual marker for the hyperlink to indicate that the hyperlink is activatable through a click and a second visual marker for the hyperlink to indicate that the hyperlink is activatable thorough a voice input, where the second visual marker is not displayed for the hyperlink when the hyperlink is not activatable through voice input even if the hyperlink is activatable through the click, wherein the second visual marker is different from the first visual marker; and a user interface for a user to turn on or off the second visual marker and configure characteristics of the second visual marker, wherein the configurable characteristics of the second visual marker includes an underline element, an enclosure element, a background element, a font element, a font size element, an emphasis element; wherein speech-related elements and functions of the device are linked with activation status of the second visual marker so that the speech-related elements and functions are activated when the second visual marker is turned on and the speech-related elements and functions are deactivated when the second visual marker is turned off. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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