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Invoking an audio hyperlink

  • US 9,135,339 B2
  • Filed: 02/13/2006
  • Issued: 09/15/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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