Device, Method, and User Interface for Voice-Activated Navigation and Browsing of a Document
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsChristopher Brian Fleizach, Thomas Robert Gruber
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Abstract
The electronic device with one or more processors and memory receives a first document including a plurality of links. The electronic device outputs a voice reading of at least a portion of the first document, and outputs audible information identifying a link of the plurality of links. In response to outputting the audible information identifying the link, the electronic device receives from the user a voice command regarding the link, and, in response to receiving from the user the voice command, outputs a voice reading of at least a portion of a second document associated with the link.
Claims20
An electronic device, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- receiving a first document comprising a plurality of links;
- outputting a voice reading of at least a portion of the first document;
- outputting audible information identifying a link of the plurality of links;
- in response to outputting the audible information identifying the link, receiving from a user a voice command regarding the link;
- and,
- in response to receiving from the user the voice command, outputting a voice reading of at least a portion of a second document.
A method for navigating through documents, comprising:
- at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory:
- receiving a first document comprising a plurality of links;
- outputting a voice reading of at least a portion of the first document;
- outputting audible information identifying a link of the plurality of links;
- in response to outputting the audible information identifying the link, receiving from a user a voice command regarding the link;
- and,
- in response to receiving from the user the voice command, outputting a voice reading of at least a portion of a second document.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by a portable electronic device or a computer system with one or more processors, cause the electronic device or computer system to perform:
- receiving a first document comprising a plurality of links;
- outputting a voice reading of at least a portion of the first document;
- outputting audible information identifying a link of the plurality of links;
- in response to outputting the audible information identifying the link, receiving from a user a voice command regarding the link;
- and,
- in response to receiving from the user the voice command, outputting a voice reading of at least a portion of a second document.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.