Granted Patent B2

US 8,670,984 · App. 13/034,774 · Granted Mar 11, 2014

Abstract

Claims (32)

1. A computer program product for generating audible representations of data content, said computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising:

automatically determining content to be included in an audible representation of data content to be generated for a particular user, the automatically determining including automatically selecting the content for the particular user based on a history of content preferences for the particular user and not based on content preferences of other users;

generating the audible representation for the particular user using the selected content, wherein a custom-content audible representation is generated for the particular user; and

determining a custom-length for the audible representation, wherein the generating comprises tailoring the audible representation to the custom-length, wherein determining the custom-length comprises automatically determining the custom-length for the audible representation and wherein the automatically determining the custom-length comprises determining the custom-length based on a travel time for the particular user.

2. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the history of content preferences comprises one or more browser histories of the particular user.

3. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises automatically determining the commute time of the particular user.

4. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the automatically determining content to be included in the audible representation comprises prioritizing the selected content, and initially choosing content of a highest priority to be included in the audible representation.

5. The computer program product of claim 4 , wherein the prioritizing assigns a higher priority to content that is included in the history from more than one source.

6. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the generating comprises removing redundant content in generating the audible representation.

7. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

automatically determining one or more changes to be made to the audible representation; and

regenerating the audible representation to reflect the one or more changes.

8. A computer system for generating audible representations of data content, said computer system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor in communications with the memory, wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method, said method comprising:

automatically determining content to be included in an audible representation of data content to be generated for a particular user, the automatically determining including automatically selecting the content for the particular user based on a history of content preferences for the particular user and not based on content preferences of other users;

generating the audible representation for the particular user using the selected content, wherein a custom-content audible representation is generated for the particular user; and

determining a custom-length for the audible representation, wherein the generating comprises tailoring the audible representation to the custom-length, wherein determining the custom-length comprises automatically determining the custom-length for the audible representation and wherein the automatically determining the custom-length comprises determining the custom-length based on a travel time for the particular user.

9. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the history of content preferences comprises one or more browser histories of the particular user.

10. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the automatically determining content to be included in the audible representation comprises prioritizing the selected content, and initially choosing content of a highest priority to be included in the audible representation.

11. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the generating comprises removing redundant content in generating the audible representation.

12. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:

automatically determining one or more changes to be made to the audible representation; and

regenerating the audible representation to reflect the one or more changes.

13. A method of generating audible representations of data content, said method comprising:

automatically determining, by a processor, content to be included in an audible representation of data content to be generated for a particular user, the automatically determining including automatically selecting the content for the particular user based on a history of content preferences for the particular user and not based on content preferences of other users;

generating the audible representation for the particular user using the selected content, wherein a custom-content audible representation is generated for the particular user; and

determining a custom-length for the audible representation, wherein the generating comprises tailoring the audible representation to the custom-length, wherein determining the custom-length comprises automatically determining the custom-length for the audible representation and wherein the automatically determining the custom-length comprises determining the custom-length based on a travel time for the particular user.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

automatically determining one or more changes to be made to the audible representation; and

regenerating the audible representation to reflect the one or more changes.

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