Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-tiered voice feedback in an electronic device
- Patent Title (中): 电子设备中的多层语音反馈
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Application No.: US12205780Application Date: 2008-09-05
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Publication No.: US08768702B2Publication Date: 2014-07-01
- Inventor: James Eric Mason , Jesse Boettcher
- Applicant: James Eric Mason , Jesse Boettcher
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Main IPC: G10L15/00
- IPC: G10L15/00

Abstract:
This invention is directed to providing voice feedback to a user of an electronic device. Because each electronic device display may include several speakable elements (i.e., elements for which voice feedback is provided), the elements may be ordered. To do so, the electronic device may associate a tier with the display of each speakable element. The electronic device may then provide voice feedback for displayed speakable elements based on the associated tier. To reduce the complexity in designing the voice feedback system, the voice feedback features may be integrated in a Model View Controller (MVC) design used for displaying content to a user. For example, the model and view of the MVC design may include additional variables associated with speakable properties. The electronic device may receive audio files for each speakable element using any suitable approach, including for example by providing a host device with a list of speakable elements and directing a text to speech engine of the host device to generate and provide the audio files.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100063818A1 MULTI-TIERED VOICE FEEDBACK IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2010-03-11
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