Method and system for on-demand narration of a customized story
AssigneeQurio Holdings, Inc.
InventorsGregory M. Evans, Christopher M. Amidon, Farhad Fuad Islam
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for on-demand narration of a customized story. A user indicates a desire via a user device to listen to a narrated customized story. A story service receives personalization information relating to the user associated with the user device, and obtains localization information relating to information associated with a location of the user device. A customized story is generated based on the personalization information and the localization information, and is narrated to the user device.
Claims23
A method for providing an on-demand narration of a story comprising:
- receiving a request for a customized story from a user device;
- receiving personalization information relating to a user associated with the user device;
- receiving localization information relating to a current location of the user device;
- generating the customized story based on the personalization information and the localization information;
- and
- effecting narration of the customized story to the user device.
An apparatus for providing a story comprising:
- a communications interface adapted to communicate over a network;
- and
- a control system coupled to the communications interface and adapted to:
- receive a request for a customized story from a user device;
- receive personalization information relating to a user associated with the user device;
- receive localization information relating to a current location of the user device;
- generate the customized story based on the personalization information and the localization information;
- and
- effect narration of the customized story to the user device.
A user device for receiving a story comprising:
- a communications interface adapted to communicate over a network;
- and
- a control system coupled to the communications interface and adapted to:
- initiate a request for a customized story from a story provider;
- effect communication of personalization information relating to a user associated with the user device to the story provider;
- effect communication of localization information relating to a current location of the user device to the story provider;
- and
- receive narration of the customized story that is based on the personalization information and the localization information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.