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US6195640:
Audio reader
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Mullaly, John Martin; Austin, TX
Burleson, Winslow Scott; Palo Alto, CA
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| Assignee: |
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY
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| Published / Filed: |
2001-02-27
/ 1999-01-29
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| Application Number: |
US1999000240500
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G06F 3/00;
G06F 3/01;
G10L 13/04;
G10L 13/08;
Core:
G10L 13/00;
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IPC-7:
G10L 13/08;
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| ECLA Code: |
G06F3/01B4; G10L13/04U; S10L13/08;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
704/260;
345/156;
704/258;
704/E13.008;
Original:
704/260;
704/258;
345/156;
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| Field of Search: |
704/256,257,258,260
345/156,157
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| Priority Number: |
| 1999-01-29 |
US1999000240500 |
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| Abstract: |
The present invention provides a method for allowing a user's reading to dictate the speed and position at which content is converted to audio in an audio reader. The method includes determining a position of a user's eye gaze, identifying a content displayed at the position of the user's eye gaze, determining an audio corresponding to the content, and outputting the audio. The method of the present invention allows the user's reading to drive the text to speech conversion, resulting in the computer reading what the user is currently reading. The user may then read text at a variable rate and at different positions, with the text to speech conversion following the user. The method of the present invention may be used to help raise users' literacy levels, to help users learn to read faster, to help boost reading comprehension, to help users scan documents, and to provide feedback for positioning and control. The present invention is thus flexible and has a range of utilities.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Sawyer Law Group LLP ;
Leeuwen, Leslie Van ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Hudspeth, David R.; Abebe, Daniel
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A method for allowing a user's reading speed to dictate the speed at which content is converted to audio in an audio reader, comprising the steps of:
- (a) determining a position of a user's eye gaze;
- (b) identifying a text displayed at the position of the user's eye gaze;
- (c) converting the text to audio at a speed based upon the user's reading speed; and
- (d) outputting the audio.
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