System and method for creating audio files

• US 8,589,169 B2
• Filed: 07/10/2012
• Issued: 11/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2002
• 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:
  US13/545,417
• Publication Number:
  US 20120278714A1
• Time in Patent Office: 497 Days
• Field of Search: 709/231, 709/217, 709/203, 709/224, 709/219, 709/218, 709/202, 705/51, 705/53, 705/57, 705/80, 360/132, 715/203, 715/255, 715/205, 715/733, 725/112, 725/93, 725/92, 726/20, 386/246, 386/329, 386/338, 704/270.1
• 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 creating one or more audio files. One or more original files are converted into the one or more audio files. A hierarchy associated with the one or more original files is assigned to the one or more audio files. An indication is given that the one or more audio files are associated with the one or more original files. The one or more audio files are communicated through an audio interface in response to a request to access the one or more audio files.

Claims

1. A method for creating one or more audio files, the method comprising:

converting one or more original files into the one or more audio files;

assigning a hierarchy associated with the one or more original files to the one or more audio files

indicating that the one or more audio files are associated with the one or more original files; and

communicating the one or more audio files through an audio interface 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 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.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

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

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

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more original files form an original website, and wherein the one or more audio files form an audible website.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the original website includes a program for performing the indicating using a tone in response to the user navigating the original website.

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 creating audio content, the server comprising:

the server is in communication with a network, the server includes a processor configured to execute a program and a memory for storing the program, the server hosts one or more of a plurality of original websites, the server includes a program that is executed by the processor to;

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

assign a hierarchy associated with the one or more original files to the one or more audio files;

indicate that the one or more original files are available as the one or more audio files; and

communicate the one or more audio files through an audio interface in response to a request to access 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 9, wherein a plurality of commands for navigating the one or more audio files utilizing keystroke navigation are associated with a plurality of user inputs.

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

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. A system for creating an audio website, the system comprising:

a server in communication with the computer of a user through a network, wherein the server accesses an original website, and

wherein the server is configured to (a) convert the one or more original files 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 that the one or more original files are available as the audio files; and

(d) communicate the audio files to the computer in response to a selection from a user to access the audio files.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the audio files are communicated to an audio interface of the computer for playback to the user.

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

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the user navigates the audio files hierarchically associated with the one or more original files utilizing keystroke navigation, and wherein a plurality of commands for navigating the audio files utilizing the keystroke navigation are associated with a plurality of user inputs.

20. The system of claim 19, 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.