Text-to-Speech Browser Module for Hands-Free Driving
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in operating a browser when their hands and eyes are occupied, such as while driving, making it hard to browse news or other text content.
Innovation Solution
A text-to-speech apparatus and method that converts text information to audio, allowing users to interact with a browser using voice commands, which includes a voice analysis module to interpret user voice, an obtaining module to retrieve text, a conversion module to convert text to audio, and a playing module to play the audio, enabling hands-free and eyes-free browsing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually tap and read news on a touch screen, then they can access information, but their hands and eyes are occupied, making it difficult to operate the browser in scenarios like driving
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical interactions (tapping, scrolling) with voice-based acoustic input. The voice analysis module captures spoken commands, the obtaining module retrieves corresponding text information, and the conversion module synthesizes audio output, enabling hands-free browser operation that adapts to driving scenarios
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service operation where the browser automatically executes tasks based on voice commands. When a user speaks a query, the system autonomously processes the request through voice analysis, information retrieval, and audio synthesis without requiring manual intervention, thereby improving ease of operation in hands-free scenarios
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AI summary
A text-to-speech method includes outputting an instruction according to voice information entered by a user; obtaining text information according to the instruction; converting the text information to audio; and playing the audio. According to the embodiments of the present invention, news or other text content in a browser can be played by voice, which liberates hands and eyes of a user. The user can use the browser in some scenarios where the user cannot easily use the browser, such as driving a car, thereby improving user experience.