System and method for audio content navigation

• US 8,296,150 B2
• Filed: 08/22/2011
• Issued: 10/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AudioEye, Inc.
• Original Assignee: AudioEye, Inc.
• Inventors: Bradley, Nathan T., Ide, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Chawan, Vijay B
• Application Number:
  US13/214,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20110307259A1
• Time in Patent Office: 428 Days
• Field of Search: 704/270.1, 709/224, 709/217, 709/203, 709/247, 709/219, 709/218, 709/202, 705/319, 715/733, 715/205
• US Class Current: 704/270.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML

Abstract

A system and method for communicating one or more audio files through a network. One or more original files of an original web site are converted into one or more audio files. An indication is provided to a user that the one or more original files are available as the one or more audio files in response to the user navigating the one or more original files. The one or more audio files are delivered to a computing device of the user through the network in response to a request to access the one or more audio files.

Claims

1. A method for communicating one or more audio files through a network, the method comprising:

converting one or more original files of an original website into the one or more audio files;

indicating to a user that the one or more original files are available as the one or more audio files in response to the user navigating the one or more original files; and

delivering the one or more audio files to a computing device of the user through the network in response to a request to access the one or more audio files.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing keystroke navigation enabling the user to navigate the one or more audio files hierarchically associated with the one or more original files.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

delivering audible narration indicating how to navigate the one or more audio files utilizing the keystroke navigation.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of commands for navigating the one or more audio files utilizing keystroke navigation are associated with a plurality of keys of the computing device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more original files are converted prior to a user requesting the audio files.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more original files form the original website, and wherein the audio files are organized hierarchically corresponding to the one or more original files of the original website.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the original website include a program for performing the indicating using a tone.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more audio files include visual and non-visual components of an original website including the one or more original files.

9. A server for providing audio content to a user over a network, the server comprising:

the server is in communication with the network, the server hosts one or more of a plurality of original websites, the server includes a program operable to;

convert one or more original files of the one or more of the plurality of original websites into one or more audio files;

indicate to the user that the one or more original files are available as the one or more audio files in response to the user navigating the one or more original files;

delivering the one or more audio files to a computing device of the user through the network in response to a selection of the one or more audio files.

10. The server of claim 9, wherein the server provides keystroke navigation enabling the user to navigate the one or more audio files hierarchically associated with the one or more original files.

11. The server of claim 10, wherein the server is further operable to stream audible narration indicating to the user how to navigate the one or more audio files utilizing the keystroke navigation.

12. The server of claim 9, wherein a plurality of commands for navigating the one or more audio files utilizing keystroke navigation are associated with a plurality of keys of the computing device.

13. The server of claim 9, wherein the one or more audio files are created prior to the user requesting the audio files.

14. The server of claim 9, wherein the one or more audio files include visual and non-visual components from the one or more of the plurality of original websites.

15. The server of claim 9, wherein the server is further operable to hierarchically organize the one or more audio files associated with the one or more original files of the one or more of the plurality of original websites.

16. An apparatus for providing an audio website to a user over a network, the apparatus comprising:

a server in communication with the computer of a user through the network, wherein the server accesses an original website comprising text content and non-text content, and

wherein the server is configured to (a) convert the text and non-text content of the original website into audio files comprising the audio website, (b) assign a hierarchy to the audio files corresponding to the hierarchy of the original website, (c) indicate to the user that the original website is available as an audio website in respond to the user navigating the original website, and (d) deliver the audio files to the computer in response to a selection from a user to access the audio files.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the one or more audio files are created prior to a user requesting the audio files.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the user navigates the audio files hierarchically associated with the text content and non-text content utilizing keystroke navigation of the computing device, and wherein a plurality of commands for navigating the audio files utilizing the keystroke navigation are associated with a plurality of keys of the computing device.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the selection is generated utilizing the keystroke navigation, wherein the keystroke navigation is enabled to a) select menu options;

b) advance, rewind, stop, and repeat the audio files;

c) move to a next audio file in a hierarchy; and

d) move to a previous audio file in the hierarchy.