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Context awareness in auditory browsing

US9483573B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 7, 2012
Grant dateNov 1, 2016
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Expiry dateApr 24, 2034

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

Abstract

In a method for generating an audio summary of a portion of an electronic document, a user input selecting a focus position within a rendered electronic document is received. The plurality of document elements included in the rendered electronic document is identified. A plurality of audio objects corresponding to the plurality of document elements is generated. An audio signal is generated. The audio signal includes a subset of the plurality of audio objects corresponding to a subset of the plurality of document elements contained within a predetermined range from the focus position. The audio signal indicates the spatial relation between the elements of the elements subset. The audio signal is rendered to the user.

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