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Granted Patent B2
US 7,707,036 · App. 11/715,207 · Granted Apr 27, 2010

Voice review of privacy policy in a mobile environment

Assignee: SBC Technology Resources Inc
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Patent No.
US 7,707,036
App. No.
11/715,207
Granted
Apr 27, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for providing aural review of a privacy policy are disclosed. Generally, a first version of a privacy policy is retrieved. A natural language version of the privacy policy is then retrieved based on at least one user preference and an audio representation of the natural language version of the privacy policy is played through an audio system of a device to a user.

Claims (40)

1. A method for aural review of a privacy policy, the method comprising the steps of:

retrieving a first version of a privacy policy comprising a network location;

retrieving, from the network location, a natural language version of the privacy policy that is stored in audio format at the network location identified in the first version of the privacy policy after retrieving the first version of the privacy policy based on at least one user preference; and

playing an audio representation of the natural language version of the privacy policy through an audio system of a device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

requesting an input in response to the natural language version of the privacy policy.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first version of the privacy policy is an extensible mark-up language version of the privacy policy.

4. A computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for aural review of a privacy policy, the set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:

retrieving a first version of a privacy policy comprising a network location;

retrieving, from the network location, a natural language version of the privacy policy that is stored in audio format at the network location identified in the first version of the privacy policy after retrieving the first version of the privacy policy based on at least one user preference; and

playing an audio representation of the natural language version of the privacy policy through an audio system of a device.

5. The computer readable storage medium of claim 4 , further comprising a set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:

requesting an input in response to the natural language version of the privacy policy.

6. A system for providing aural review of a privacy policy comprising:

a server operative to:

receive a first version of a privacy policy comprising a network location,

retrieve, from the network location, a natural language version of the privacy policy that is stored in audio format at the network location identified in the first version of the privacy policy after retrieving the first version of the privacy policy based on at least one user preference, and

play an audio representation of the natural language version of the privacy policy through an audio system of a device.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the server is further operative to request an input in response to the natural language version of the privacy policy.

8. A method for aural review of a privacy policy, the method comprising the steps of:

retrieving a first version of a privacy policy comprising a network location;

retrieving, from the network location, a natural language version of the privacy policy that is stored in audio format at the network location identified in the first version of the privacy policy after retrieving the first version of the privacy policy based on at least one user preference; and

transmitting the natural language version of the privacy policy in an audio format to a device.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

playing the natural language version of the privacy policy at the device.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

requesting an input in response to the natural language version of the privacy policy.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first version of the privacy policy is an extensible mark-up language version of the privacy policy.

12. A computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for aural review of a privacy policy, the set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:

retrieving a first version of a privacy policy comprising a network location;

retrieving, from the network location, a natural language version of the privacy policy that is stored in audio format at the network location identified in the first version of the privacy policy after retrieving the first version of the privacy policy based on at least one user preference; and

transmitting the natural language version of the privacy policy in an audio format to a device.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12 , further comprising a set of instructions for:

requesting an input in response to the natural language version of the privacy policy.

14. A system for providing aural review of a privacy policy comprising:

a server operative to:

retrieve a first version of a privacy policy comprising a network location,

retrieve, from the network location, a natural language version of the privacy policy that is stored in audio format at the network location identified in the first version of the privacy policy after retrieving the first version of the privacy policy based on at least one user preference, and

transmit the natural language version of the privacy policy in an audio format to a device.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the server is further operative to request an input in response to the natural language version of the privacy policy.

Continuity (2)
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