Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Audio user interface
- Patent Title (中): 音频用户界面
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Application No.: US12207314Application Date: 2008-09-09
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Publication No.: US08898568B2Publication Date: 2014-11-25
- Inventor: William Bull , Ben Rottler , Jonathan A. Schiller
- Applicant: William Bull , Ben Rottler , Jonathan A. Schiller
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/16
- IPC: G06F3/16 ; G10L13/08 ; H04M1/725 ; G01C21/36 ; G10L13/00

Abstract:
An audio user interface that provides audio prompts that help a user interact with a user interface of an electronic device is disclosed. The audio prompts can provide audio indicators that allow a user to focus his or her visual attention upon other tasks such as driving an automobile, exercising, or crossing a street, yet still enable the user to interact with the user interface. An intelligent path can provide access to different types of audio prompts from a variety of different sources. The different types of audio prompts may be presented based on availability of a particular type of audio prompt. As examples, the audio prompts may include pre-recorded voice audio, such as celebrity voices or cartoon characters, obtained from a dedicate voice server. Absent availability of pre-recorded or synthesized audio data, non-voice audio prompts may be provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100064218A1 AUDIO USER INTERFACE Public/Granted day:2010-03-11
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