Invoking an audio hyperlink
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1. A method for invoking an audio hyperlink, the method comprising:
- providing a user with an option to either enter a first keyword of the user'"'"'s choice or select a second keyword provided to the user, either the first keyword or the second keyword being configured for use in a speech instruction to invoke the audio hyperlink;
storing a plurality of keywords to be included in a grammar, the plurality of keywords comprising either the first keyword or the second keyword;
identifying, through an audio anchor element, a predetermined playback time in an audio file pre-designated as having an association with the audio hyperlink;
wherein the audio anchor element is a markup language element that identifies the audio file pre-designated as having an association with the audio hyperlink, a Uniform Resource Identifier (‘
URI’
) identifying a target resource associated with the audio hyperlink, an audio indication of the audio hyperlink, the predetermined playback time in the audio file pre-designated as having an association with the audio hyperlink, and the grammar including the plurality of keywords for speech invocation of a respective plurality of hyperlinks including the audio hyperlink;
playing the audio indication of the audio hyperlink at the predetermined playback time;
receiving from the user the speech instruction to invoke the audio hyperlink;
identifying, through the audio anchor element, the URI associated with the audio hyperlink; and
invoking the URI.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for invoking an audio hyperlink. Embodiments include identifying a predetermined playback time in an audio file pre-designated as having an associated audio hyperlink; playing an audio indication of the audio hyperlink at the predetermined playback time; receiving from a user an instruction to invoke the audio hyperlink; identifying a URI associated with the audio hyperlink; and invoking the URI. The audio file may include an audio subcomponent of a file also including video.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for invoking an audio hyperlink, the method comprising:
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providing a user with an option to either enter a first keyword of the user'"'"'s choice or select a second keyword provided to the user, either the first keyword or the second keyword being configured for use in a speech instruction to invoke the audio hyperlink; storing a plurality of keywords to be included in a grammar, the plurality of keywords comprising either the first keyword or the second keyword; identifying, through an audio anchor element, a predetermined playback time in an audio file pre-designated as having an association with the audio hyperlink; wherein the audio anchor element is a markup language element that identifies the audio file pre-designated as having an association with the audio hyperlink, a Uniform Resource Identifier (‘
URI’
) identifying a target resource associated with the audio hyperlink, an audio indication of the audio hyperlink, the predetermined playback time in the audio file pre-designated as having an association with the audio hyperlink, and the grammar including the plurality of keywords for speech invocation of a respective plurality of hyperlinks including the audio hyperlink;playing the audio indication of the audio hyperlink at the predetermined playback time; receiving from the user the speech instruction to invoke the audio hyperlink; identifying, through the audio anchor element, the URI associated with the audio hyperlink; and invoking the URI. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for invoking an audio hyperlink, the system comprising a computer processor, a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions capable of:
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providing a user with an option to either enter a first keyword of the user'"'"'s choice or select a second keyword provided to the user, either the first keyword or the second keyword being configured for use in a speech instruction to invoke the audio hyperlink; storing a plurality of keywords to be included in a grammar, the plurality of keywords comprising either the first keyword or the second keyword; identifying, through an audio anchor element, a predetermined playback time in an audio file pre-designated as having an association with the audio hyperlink; wherein the audio anchor element is a markup language element that identifies the audio file pre-designated as having an association with the audio hyperlink, a Uniform Resource Identifier (‘
URI’
) identifying a target resource associated with the audio hyperlink, an audio indication of the audio hyperlink, the predetermined playback time in the audio file pre-designated as having an association with the audio hyperlink, and the grammar including the plurality of keywords for speech invocation of a respective plurality of hyperlinks including the audio hyperlink;playing the audio indication of the audio hyperlink at the predetermined playback time; receiving from the user the speech instruction to invoke the audio hyperlink; identifying, through the audio anchor element, the URI associated with the audio hyperlink; and invoking the URI. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for invoking an audio hyperlink, the computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising:
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computer program instructions for providing a user with an option to either enter a first keyword of the user'"'"'s choice or select a second keyword provided to the user, either the first keyword or the second keyword being configured for use in a speech instruction to invoke the audio hyperlink; computer program instructions for storing a plurality of keywords to be included in a grammar, the plurality of keywords comprising either the first keyword or the second keyword; computer program instructions for identifying, through an audio anchor element, a predetermined playback time in an audio file pre-designated as having an association with the audio hyperlink; wherein the audio anchor element is a markup language element that identifies the audio file pre-designated as having an association with the audio hyperlink, a Uniform Resource Identifier (‘
URI’
) identifying a target resource associated with the audio hyperlink, an audio indication of the audio hyperlink, the predetermined playback time in the audio file pre-designated as having an association with the audio hyperlink, and the grammar including the plurality of keywords for speech invocation of a respective plurality of hyperlinks including the audio hyperlink;computer program instructions for playing the audio indication of the audio hyperlink at the predetermined playback time; computer program instructions for receiving from a user the speech instruction to invoke the audio hyperlink; computer program instructions for identifying, through an audio anchor element, the URI associated with the audio hyperlink; and computer program instructions for invoking the URI. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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