Patent ID: 7360155
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: G06F,G10L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for expanding a symbolic representation of a data item into a locale-specific textual representation of the data item, comprising: receiving the symbolic representation of the data item, wherein the symbolic representation is included in a locale-independent multi-channel markup language document, and wherein receiving the data item includes receiving expansion attributes for controlling expansion of the data item; obtaining a locale attribute that identifies a version of a language that is spoken in a locale, wherein the locale attribute is encoded in a voice extensible markup language document; and expanding the symbolic representation of the data item into the locale-specific textual representation of the data item, wherein expanding the data item involves accepting the data item, the locale attribute, and the expansion attributes, and generating the locale-specific textual representation of the data item as an output.