Audio ticker system and method for presenting push information including pre-recorded audio
US6035336A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1859
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
For use with client/server or network communication and processing systems, such as the Internet, a "push" information system is provided, for automatically providing information to a user. The information is provided in audio form. The system includes a library of prerecorded sounds, including a dictionary of words and phrases. When information appears, for instance in text format, a mapper produces a sequence of audio clips from the library, to convey information substantially identical to that in the information. This sequence of audio clips is played at the user's terminal. Thus the user is exposed to the information, while the user continues to use an application on the terminal. The information does not require screen real estate, and the user need not look away from his/her work in order to receive the information.
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