Systems and methods for providing users with information in audible form

A system for providing a user with information, said system comprising:

• means for determining a state exhibited by a first content source with respect to the user, the state being one of:
• a minimized state, in which the first content source only provides self-describing information;
• a maximized state, in which the first content source provides the self-describing information and additional information;
• and, a normalized state, in which more information is provided by the first content source than when exhibiting the minimized state but less information than when exhibiting the maximized state;
• means for receiving information corresponding to grammar fragments, the grammar fragments being received from multiple content sources;
• means for accessing information corresponding to a menu format;
• and
• means for modifying the information corresponding to the grammar fragments to conform to the menu format such that a menu containing information corresponding to the grammar fragments is produced.

A system for providing a user with information in audible form, said system comprising:

• a voice menu system configured to communicate with a communication network, said voice menu system being operative to:
• determine a state exhibited by a first content source with respect to the user, retrieve information corresponding to grammar fragments from the first content source via the communication network, access information corresponding to a menu format, and modify the information corresponding to the grammar fragments to conform to the menu format such that a menu containing information corresponding to the grammar fragments is enabled to be provided to a user in audible form;
• wherein the state is one of:
• a minimized state, in which the first content source only provides self-describing information;
• a maximized state, in which the first content source provides the self-describing information and additional information;
• and, a normalized state, in which more information is provided by the first content source than when exhibiting the minimized state but less information than when exhibiting the maximized state.

A computer-readable medium having a computer program for providing a user with information in audible form, said computer program comprising:

• logic configured to determine a state exhibited by a first content source with respect to the user, the state being one of:
• a minimized state, in which the first content source only provides self-describing information:
• a maximized state, in which the first content source provides the self-describing information and additional information:
• and, a normalized state, in which more information is provided by the first content source than when exhibiting the minimized state but less information than when exhibiting the maximized state;
• logic configured to receive information corresponding to grammar fragments, the grammar fragments being received from multiple content sources;
• logic configured to access information corresponding to a menu format;
• and
• logic configured to modify the information corresponding to the grammar fragments to conform to the menu format such that a menu containing information corresponding to the grammar fragments is produced.