Method and apparatus for telephonically accessing and navigating the internet
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1. A method for telephonically accessing and navigating a computer network, the method comprising:
- receiving a first request transmitted from a telephone, the first request comprising data signals that correspond to a first unique address of a first data file residing on the computer network, and the first data file comprising a first hyperlink;
transmitting a first response to the telephone, the first response comprising voice signals that correspond to text stored in the first data file;
generating the voice signals that correspond to the text stored in the first data file; and
generating predetermined signals preceding the first hyperlink to indicate the first hyperlink.
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Abstract
A method for accessing and browsing the internet through the use of a telephone and the associated DTMF signals is disclosed. The preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system for converting the information content of a web page from text to speech providing the voice signals (voice signals), and to the users receiving DTMF signals from the user corresponding to the hyperlink selections. Upon receiving a DTMF signal corresponding to a hyperlink, the corresponding web page is fetched and again read back to the user.
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1. A method for telephonically accessing and navigating a computer network, the method comprising:
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receiving a first request transmitted from a telephone, the first request comprising data signals that correspond to a first unique address of a first data file residing on the computer network, and the first data file comprising a first hyperlink;
transmitting a first response to the telephone, the first response comprising voice signals that correspond to text stored in the first data file;
generating the voice signals that correspond to the text stored in the first data file; and
generating predetermined signals preceding the first hyperlink to indicate the first hyperlink. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus for telephonically accessing and navigating a computer network, the apparatus comprising:
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logic that receives a first request transmitted from a telephone, the first request comprising data signals that correspond to a first unique address of a first data file residing on the computer network, and the first data file comprising a first hyperlink;
logic that transmits a first response to the telephone, the first response comprising voice signals that correspond to text stored in the first data file; and
a voice interface, the voice interface generating voice signals that correspond to the text stored in the first data file, and the voice interface generating predetermined signals preceding the first hyperlink to indicate the first hyperlink. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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