WO2004061794A3 - System and method for an audio guidebook - Google Patents

System and method for an audio guidebook Download PDF

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WO2004061794A3
WO2004061794A3 PCT/IL2004/000005 IL2004000005W WO2004061794A3 WO 2004061794 A3 WO2004061794 A3 WO 2004061794A3 IL 2004000005 W IL2004000005 W IL 2004000005W WO 2004061794 A3 WO2004061794 A3 WO 2004061794A3
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Michael Fridhendler
William Krukowski
Meir Avganim
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Assistec Ltd
Michael Fridhendler
William Krukowski
Meir Avganim
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B21/00—Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute
    • G09B21/001—Teaching or communicating with blind persons
    • G09B21/007—Teaching or communicating with blind persons using both tactile and audible presentation of the information
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B21/00—Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute
    • G09B21/001—Teaching or communicating with blind persons
    • G09B21/006—Teaching or communicating with blind persons using audible presentation of the information

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Abstract

An audio book, which may be activated by voice commands is disclosed. The book enables the user to control the navigation of the reading according to sections and/or lines using voice commands (16) or control buttons (12). Text may be loaded into the book’s memory (22) in audio format, as electronic text files or recorded into it directly. The present invention is aimed to help the blind, the visually impaired, the illiterate and the dyslexic, as well as others who might find it useful. It enables the user to follow instructions in cookbooks or in other instruction manuals through audio means having full control over the manner the device reads the text through verbal commands or by using the control buttons.
PCT/IL2004/000005 2003-01-07 2004-01-06 System and method for an audio guidebook WO2004061794A2 (en)

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US20180088969A1 (en) * 2016-09-28 2018-03-29 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Method and device for presenting instructional content

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US6246672B1 (en) * 1998-04-28 2001-06-12 International Business Machines Corp. Singlecast interactive radio system
US6324511B1 (en) * 1998-10-01 2001-11-27 Mindmaker, Inc. Method of and apparatus for multi-modal information presentation to computer users with dyslexia, reading disabilities or visual impairment
US6728681B2 (en) * 2001-01-05 2004-04-27 Charles L. Whitham Interactive multimedia book

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US6246672B1 (en) * 1998-04-28 2001-06-12 International Business Machines Corp. Singlecast interactive radio system
US6324511B1 (en) * 1998-10-01 2001-11-27 Mindmaker, Inc. Method of and apparatus for multi-modal information presentation to computer users with dyslexia, reading disabilities or visual impairment
US6728681B2 (en) * 2001-01-05 2004-04-27 Charles L. Whitham Interactive multimedia book

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