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Automatic audio playback of displayed textual content

A content, text technology, applied in the field of intuitive audio playback, which can solve problems such as user frustration and inefficient use of device resources

Active Publication Date: 2021-07-30
GOOGLE LLC
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[0003] Even for those familiar with menu navigation, the process of repeatedly selecting text can prove an inefficient use of device resources and a source of user frustration

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[0018] Example aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods that provide intuitive audio playback of text content in response to user input actions, such as scrolling a portion of the text content on a display. In particular, the systems and methods described herein are directed to playback of audio (eg, text-to-speech audio) that includes textual content at a location on a device display positioned by user input. Thus, as one example, a user may simply scroll through a web page or other content item to cause the text-to-speech system to perform speech playback of the text content displayed in one or more playback segments of the device's viewport (e.g. , without requiring the user to perform additional taps or gestures to specifically select a portion of the text content). The proposed technique represents a powerful adaptation of navigational controls for text-to-speech readout. Specifically, by controlling text-to-speech via scro...

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An audio playback system provides intuitive audio playback of textual content in response to a user input action, such as scrolling portions of the textual content on a display. Playback of audio (e.g., text-to-speech audio) including textual content may begin based on user input positioning a portion of the textual content at a particular location on a device display. As one example, a user may simply scroll in a webpage or other content item to cause a text-to-speech system to perform audio playback of textual content displayed in one or more playback segments of a viewport of a device (e.g., without the user performing an additional tap or gesture to specifically select some portion of the textual content).

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure generally relates to audio playback of textual content. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing intuitive audio playback of textual content in response to user input actions, such as scrolling portions of the textual content on a display. Background technique [0002] Typically, selecting a portion of text content to initiate text-to-speech playback requires navigating through a series of complex menus. Selecting text content for text-to-speech playback can be a significant challenge for users who are unfamiliar or uncomfortable navigating a series of complex menus. This complexity can cause some users to ignore the text-to-speech feature altogether. In other cases, it may be necessary to develop a detailed tutorial service to guide users through the process required for the text-to-speech service to access portions of the text content. [0003] Even for those familiar with menu n...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F3/16G10L13/08
CPCG06F3/16G10L13/08G06F3/167G10L13/02G06F3/0485G06F40/40
Inventor R.I.辛普森B.戴维斯G.博尼法斯-张
Owner GOOGLE LLC