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US 10,592,203 B2Granted
Device including a digital assistant for personalized speech playback and method of using same
AssigneeMitel Networks Corporation
InventorSachin Kumar Lal
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Abstract
A method and device for reviewing audio content are provided. The method includes using a digital assistant on a device to review audio content (e.g., recorded audio information and/or text converted to speech) in a preferred tone and/or at a preferred rate. The digital assistant can also provide video, images, and/or web links during playback of the audio information to further assist a listener.
Claims19
A method of reviewing audio content, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a device comprising digital assistant;
- forming a personal vocabulary repository using the digital assistant;
- using a vocabulary module of the digital assistant, determining one or more of a desired speed and a desired tone of playback of the audio content to a user;
- and
- using a user interaction module of the digital assistant, playing audio content to the user using the one or more of the desired speed and the desired tone of for the user;
- wherein the vocabulary module updates the personal vocabulary repository based on information received from the user interaction module.
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A device for reviewing audio content, the device comprising:
- a processor;
- a speaker coupled to the processor;
- a microphone coupled to the processor;
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- a computer usable medium comprising a computer readable program code recorded or storable in the computer useable medium, the computer readable program code comprising:
- a user interaction module to analyze one or more of a tone and a speed of spoken content received from a user through the microphone and to use the speaker to play the audio content;
- a vocabulary module to update a personal vocabulary repository based on information received from the user interaction module;
- and
- a content analyzer to analyze information on the device accessible by the device.
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A method of reviewing audio content, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a device comprising digital assistant;
- forming a personal vocabulary repository using the digital assistant;
- using a vocabulary module of the digital assistant, determining one or more of a desired speed and a desired tone of for a user;
- using a user interaction module of the digital assistant, playing audio content to the user using the one or more of the desired speed and the desired tone of for the user;
- using a content analyzer module to review electronic communication on a user's device to provide information to the vocabulary module;
- and
- updating the personal vocabulary repository based on information received from the user interaction module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.