Synchronization among plural browsers using a state manager

A system for using a voice browser for navigation through a collection of data and synchronization of the state of a visual browser with state of said voice browser, said system comprising:

• a first wireless device further comprising:
• a first memory to store a first set of data and a first set of instructions;
• a first processor to execute said first instruction set and manipulate said first data set;
• a visual display for displaying visual output;
• an input device for accepting user data from a user;
• an audio speaker to render audio output;
• a microphone to accept audio input;
• said visual browser stored in said first memory and operating in said first wireless device;
• a second device further comprising:
• a second memory to store a second set of data and a second set of instructions;
• a second processor to execute said second instruction set and manipulate said second data set;
• said voice browser storable in said second memory and executable on said second processor, wherein the voice browser enables interaction with a content page using said audio speaker and said microphone, and wherein said voice browser sends said voice browser state indicating a state of interaction with said content page to a state manager;
• wherein said first wireless device is in communication with said second device and said state manager via a network;
• and
• said state manager for receiving said voice browser state and providing said received voice browser state to said visual browser for allowing said visual browser to recreate the voice browser state at one of a plurality of granularity levels specified by said user, wherein each of said granularity levels represent the precision with which the visual browser recreates the voice browser state, and wherein said granularity levels comprise one of a page level granularity, a card level granularity, a field level granularity, and a cursor level granularity;
• and
• whereby the voice browser state is synchronized with the visual browser state from the information received from said state manager.

A system of using a visual browser for navigation through a collection of data, resulting in the generation of events, and the synchronization of the state of a voice browser with the state of said visual browser, comprising:

• a first device further comprising:
• a first memory to store a first set of data and a first set of instructions;
• a first processor to execute said first instruction set and manipulate said first data set;
• a visual display for displaying visual output;
• an input device for accepting user data from a user;
• an audio speaker to render audio output;
• a microphone to accept audio input;
• said visual browser stored in said first memory and operating in said first device for interacting with a content page using one or more of said user data and said first data set, wherein said visual browser displays said interaction through said visual display;
• a script engine for recording the generated events by executing instructions in a script, wherein said script comprises a plurality of sets of instructions interpretable by the script engine, and wherein each of said sets of instructions being adapted to create a record of a particular one of the events, said script engine being adapted to invoke a particular one of said sets of instructions according to which said events is signaled by said visual browser;
• and
• a second device further comprising:
• a second memory to store second set of data and second set of instructions;
• a second processor to execute said second instruction set and manipulate said second data set;
• said voice browser storable in said second memory and executable on said second processor for enabling interaction with said content page using said audio speaker and said microphone;
• wherein said first wireless device is in communication with said second device and a state manager via a network;
• and
• wherein said state manager receives the record of events created by said script engine and provides the record of events to the voice browser;
• whereby the voice browser recreates the state of the visual browser.

A system of using a voice browser for navigation through a collection of data, resulting in the generation of events, and the synchronization of the state of a visual browser with the state of said voice browser, comprising:

• a first device further comprising:
• a first memory to store a first set of data and a first set of instructions;
• a first processor to execute said first instruction set and manipulate said first data set;
• a visual display for displaying visual output;
• an input device for accepting user data from a user;
• an audio speaker to render audio output;
• a microphone to accept audio input;
• said visual browser storable in said first memory and operating in said first device for interacting with a content page using one or more of said user data and said first data set, wherein said visual browser displays said interaction through said visual display;
• a script engine for recording the generated events by executing instructions in a script, wherein said script comprises a plurality of sets of instructions interpretable by the script engine, and wherein each of said sets of instructions being adapted to create a record of a particular one of the events, said script engine being adapted to invoke particular one of said sets of instructions according to which of said events is signaled by said voice browser;
• and
• a second device further comprising:
• a second memory to store a second set of data and a second set of instructions;
• a second processor to execute said second instruction set and manipulate said second data set;
• said voice browser storable in said second memory and executable on said second processor for enabling interaction with said content page using said audio speaker and said microphone;
• wherein said first wireless device is in communication with said second device and a state manager via a network;
• and wherein said state manager receives the record of events created by said script engine, and provides the record of events to the visual browser;
• whereby the visual browser recreates the state of the voice browser.