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Adjustment of temporal acoustical characteristics

US8447609B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 31, 2008
Grant dateMay 21, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L13/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments may be a standalone module or part of mobile devices, desktop computers, servers, stereo systems, or any other systems that might benefit from condensed audio presentations of item structures such as lists or tables. Embodiments may comprise logic such as hardware and/or code to adjust the temporal characteristics of items comprising words. The items maybe included in a structure such as a text listing or table, an audio listing or table, or a combination thereof, or may be individual words or phrases. For instance, embodiments may comprise a keyword extractor to extract keywords from the items and an abbreviations generator to generate abbreviations based upon the keywords. Further embodiments may comprise a text-to-speech generator to generate audible items based upon the abbreviations to render to a user while traversing the item structure.

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