Talking E-book
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1. An Ebook for reproducing printed media, comprising:
- a memory device for storing MP3 files and non-MP3 files, the MP3 files and the non-MP3 files both corresponding to the printed media;
an MP3 decoder for decoding the MP3 file to output text corresponding to the printed media;
at least one speaker for audibly reproducing the text corresponding to the printed media from the MP3 files;
a display for visually reproducing the text corresponding to the printed media from the non-MP3 files, anda matching module capable of synchronizing an audible reproduction of the text from the MP3 files with a visual reproduction of the text from the non-MP3 files, andwherein the MP3 files and the non-MP3 files are separately encoded, andwherein a user is capable of selectively enabling and disabling any one of the audible reproduction and the visual reproduction.
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Abstract
There is provided an Ebook. The Ebook includes a memory device, an MP3 decoder, and at least one speaker. The memory device stores files. The files include at least one MP3 file. The MP3 decoder decodes the MP3 file to output text. The at least one speaker audibly reproduces the text.
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1. An Ebook for reproducing printed media, comprising:
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a memory device for storing MP3 files and non-MP3 files, the MP3 files and the non-MP3 files both corresponding to the printed media; an MP3 decoder for decoding the MP3 file to output text corresponding to the printed media; at least one speaker for audibly reproducing the text corresponding to the printed media from the MP3 files; a display for visually reproducing the text corresponding to the printed media from the non-MP3 files, and a matching module capable of synchronizing an audible reproduction of the text from the MP3 files with a visual reproduction of the text from the non-MP3 files, and wherein the MP3 files and the non-MP3 files are separately encoded, and wherein a user is capable of selectively enabling and disabling any one of the audible reproduction and the visual reproduction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for using an Ebook to reproduce printed media, comprising the steps of:
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storing at least one MP3 file and at least one non-MP3 file in the Ebook, the at least one MP3 file and the at least one non-MP3 file both corresponding to the printed media; decoding the MP3 file to output text corresponding to the printed media; audibly reproducing the text corresponding to the printed media from the at least one MP3 file; visually reproducing the text corresponding to the printed media from the at least one non-MP3 and synchronizing an audible reproduction of the text from the at least one MP3 file with a visual reproduction of the text from the at least one non-MP3 file, and wherein the MP3 files and the non-MP3 files are separately encoded, and wherein a user is capable of selectively enabling and disabling any one of the audible reproduction and the visual reproduction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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