Speech-based Conversion and Distribution of Textual Articles
A method, comprises identifying an article embedded within a file stored in a computer-readable memory; extracting content of the article from the file; converting any non-textual portions of the content into a textual format; sending the content to a computing device that is configured to accept the content, parse the content, tokenize the content, pass tokenized content to a voice synthesizer of the mobile computing device, and audibly output the content. Devices to perform the method are also disclosed.
1 . A method, comprising:
identifying an article embedded within a file stored in a computer-readable memory;
extracting content of the article from the file;
converting any non-textual portions of the content into a textual format;
sending the content to a computing device that is configured to
accept the content,
parse the content,
tokenize the content,
pass tokenized content to a voice synthesizer of the mobile computing device, and
audibly output the content.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is further configured to permit selection, by a user of the computing device, of a publication source that includes at least two articles.
3 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the publication source is one of a magazine and a newspaper.
4 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the computing device is further configured to permit selection, by a user of the computing device, of an article from the publication source.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the computing device is a mobile computing device.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the mobile computing device is a smartphone.
7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the mobile computing device is a wearable computing device.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the wearable computing device is a device selected from the group consisting of a watch, an optical device, and an earpiece.
9 . The method of claim 2 wherein the selection of a publication source is based at least in part upon issuance of a voice command.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the publication source is one of a magazine and a newspaper.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the computing device is further configured to permit selection, by a user of the computing device, of an article from the publication source.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the selection of an article from the publication source is based at least in part upon a voice command.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the computing device is a mobile computing device.
14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the mobile computing device is a smartphone.
15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the mobile computing device is a wearable computing device.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the wearable computing device is a device selected from the group consisting of a watch, an optical device, and an earpiece.
17 . A method, comprising:
accepting, at a computing device, text-formatted content from a remote content server and extracted from an identified article embedded within a file stored in a computer-readable memory of the remote content server;
parsing the content;
tokenizing the content;
passing tokenized content to a voice synthesizer of the mobile computing device; and
audibly outputting the content.
18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising the step of selecting the article.
19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising the step of selecting a publication source that includes at least two articles.
20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the publication source is one of a magazine and a newspaper.
21 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the computing device is a mobile computing device.
22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the mobile computing device is a smartphone.
23 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the mobile computing device is a wearable computing device.
24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the wearable computing device is a device selected from the group consisting of a watch, an optical device, and an earpiece.
25 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the step of selecting the article includes accepting a voice command.
26 . The method of claim 25 , further comprising the step of selecting a publication source that includes at least two articles.
27 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the step of selecting a publication includes accepting a voice command.
28 . The method of claim 27 , wherein the publication source is one of a magazine and a newspaper.
29 . The method of claim 28 , wherein the computing device is a mobile computing device.
30 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the mobile computing device is a smartphone.
31 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the mobile computing device is a wearable computing device.
32 . The method of claim 31 , wherein the wearable computing device is a device selected from the group consisting of a watch, an optical device, and an earpiece.