Global Patent Index - EP 2447940 B1

EP 2447940 B1 20130619 - Method of and apparatus for providing audio data corresponding to a text

Title (en)

Method of and apparatus for providing audio data corresponding to a text

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Bereitstellung von einem Text entsprechenden Audiodaten

Title (fr)

Procédé et appareil permettant de fournir des données audio correspondant à un texte

Publication

EP 2447940 B1 20130619 (EN)

Application

EP 10306196 A 20101029

Priority

EP 10306196 A 20101029

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2447940A1] A method of and apparatus for receiving a request from a communication device for access to a webpage comprising a text portion; receiving from a first content provider server the webpage comprising the I text portion; identifying the text portion; embedding into the webpage a link for providing audio data corresponding to the text portion; transmitting the webpage embedded with the link to the communication device; receiving from the communication device a request for audio data corresponding to the text portion; generating audio data corresponding to the text portion using a text to speech convertor; transmitting the audio data to said communication device; wherein during the step of transforming the text portion into audio data a preliminary audio data content, is provided to the communication device so that the preliminary audio data content can be played on the communication device while the audio data corresponding to the text portion is being generated and streamed to the communication device.

IPC 8 full level

G10L 13/04 (2013.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G10L 13/00 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2447940 A1 20120502; EP 2447940 B1 20130619; ES 2437479 T3 20140110

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10306196 A 20101029; ES 10306196 T 20101029