Method and apparatus for coupling a visual browser to a voice browser
First Claim
1. A computer system comprising:
- a central processing unit for processing a presentation of visual content and audio content using;
a Visual Browser for visually presenting visual content retrieved from a computer communications network;
a Voice Browser for audibly presenting voice content retrieved from said computer communications network; and
,a Coupling Interface for synchronizing said visual and audible presentation of said visual and voice content in each of said respective Visual and Voice Browsers;
wherein said Coupling Interface is configured to retrieve a network-based document formatted for display in the Visual Browser, to identify in the retrieved document a reference to the Voice Browser, the reference specifying electronic content formatted for audible presentation in the Voice Browser, and, to transmit the reference to the Voice Browser;
wherein the Voice Browser is configured to retrieve the specified electronic content and audibly present the electronic content in the Voice Browser;
wherein the Visual Browser is configured to visually present the network-based document concurrently with the audible presentation, the step of concurrently presenting resulting in a multi-modal presentation of the retrieved network-based document, the multi-modal presentation having a visual modality and an audible modality, functions for the visual modality being provided by the Visual Browser and functions for the audible modality being provided by the Voice Browser.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for concurrently accessing network-based electronic content in a Voice Browser and a Visual Browser can include the steps of retrieving a network-based document formatted for display in the Visual Browser; identifying in the retrieved document a reference to the Voice Browser, the reference specifying electronic content formatted for audible presentation in the Voice Browser; and, transmitting the reference to the Voice Browser. The Voice Browser can retrieve the specified electronic content and audibly present the electronic content. Concurrently, the Visual Browser can visually present the network-based document formatted for visual presentation in the Visual Browser. Likewise, the method of the invention can include the steps of retrieving a network-based document formatted for audible presentation in the Voice Browser; identifying in the retrieved document a reference to the Visual Browser, the reference specifying electronic content formatted for visual presentation in the Visual Browser; and, transmitting the reference to the Visual Browser. The Visual Browser can retrieve the specified electronic content and visually present the specified electronic content. Concurrently, the Voice Browser can audibly present the network-based document formatted for audible presentation in the Voice Browser.
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6 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising:
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a central processing unit for processing a presentation of visual content and audio content using; a Visual Browser for visually presenting visual content retrieved from a computer communications network; a Voice Browser for audibly presenting voice content retrieved from said computer communications network; and
,a Coupling Interface for synchronizing said visual and audible presentation of said visual and voice content in each of said respective Visual and Voice Browsers; wherein said Coupling Interface is configured to retrieve a network-based document formatted for display in the Visual Browser, to identify in the retrieved document a reference to the Voice Browser, the reference specifying electronic content formatted for audible presentation in the Voice Browser, and, to transmit the reference to the Voice Browser; wherein the Voice Browser is configured to retrieve the specified electronic content and audibly present the electronic content in the Voice Browser; wherein the Visual Browser is configured to visually present the network-based document concurrently with the audible presentation, the step of concurrently presenting resulting in a multi-modal presentation of the retrieved network-based document, the multi-modal presentation having a visual modality and an audible modality, functions for the visual modality being provided by the Visual Browser and functions for the audible modality being provided by the Voice Browser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer system comprising:
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a central processing unit for processing a presentation of visual content and audio content using; a Visual Browser for visually presenting visual content retrieved from a computer communications network; a Voice Browser for audibly presenting voice content retrieved from said computer communications network; and
,a Coupling Interface for synchronizing said visual and audible presentation of said visual and voice content in each of said respective Visual and Voice Browsers retrieving a network-based document formatted for audible presentation in the Voice Browser; wherein said Coupling Interface is configured to identify in the retrieved document a reference to the Voice Browser, the reference specifying electronic content formatted for visual presentation in the Visual Browser, and to transmitting the reference to the Visual Browser; wherein said Visual Browser is configured to retrieve the specified electronic content and visually present the electronic content in the Visual Browser; wherein said Voice Browser is configured to audibly present the network-based document concurrently with the visual presentation in a coordinated and complementary fashion such that functions of visual browsing provided by the Visual Browser are synchronized with functions of voice browsing provided by the Voice Browser. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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