Method and apparatus for providing audio clips to enhance the user interface of a set-top terminal
OwnerRichard T. Walshinventor
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Abstract
An enhanced user interface for a set-top terminal allows audio recordings or sound clips to be played in response to system events occurring within the set-top terminal. The set-top terminal includes a memory unit in which digital audio recordings are stored and a processor for retrieving the recordings and audibilizing the recordings in response to system events such as powering up the set-top terminal, requesting a menu display, or making a selection from the menu.
Claims13
A set-top terminal with an enhanced user interface, comprising:
- a memory unit in which at least one audio recording is stored;
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- a processor connected to said memory unit;
- wherein said processor accesses said memory unit and plays an audio recording stored therein in response to a system event.
A method of enhancing a user interface with a set-top terminal, comprising audibilizing an audio recording in response to a system event occurring within said set-top terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.