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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 15, 2006
Applicant:

Srinivasan H. Sengamedu, Karnataka, IN;

Inventor:

Srinivasan H. Sengamedu, Karnataka, IN;

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 13/00 (2006.01); G10L 13/08 (2013.01); G10L 21/00 (2013.01); G10L 25/00 (2013.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/20 (2006.01); G10L 13/027 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 13/00 (2013.01); G10L 13/027 (2013.01); G10L 13/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

Computer-based skimming and scrolling of aurally presented information is described. Different levels of skimming are achieved in aural presentations with allowing a user to navigate an aural presentation according to significant points identified within an information source. The significant points are identified using various indicia that suggest logical arrangements for the information contained within the source, such as semantics, syntax, typography, formatting, named entities, and markup tags. The identified significant points signal changes in playback mode for the audio presentation, such as different tones, pitches, volumes, or voices. Similar indicia may be used to generate identifying markers from the information source that can be aurally presented in lieu of the information source itself to allow for aural scrolling of the information.


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