Patent ID: 7483834
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
1. A method of requesting electronic program guide (EPG) data which have been converted to EPG speech files using an information appliance coupled to a server at a location remote from the information appliance, comprising the steps of: (a) requesting a portion of the converted EPG speech files corresponding to a particular time interval, the portion including a plurality of sections each section representing a respectively different sub-interval of the portion of the EPG speech files; (b) receiving and storing the portion of the converted EPG speech files in the information appliance; (c) presenting a sequence of aural prompts to a user, prompting the user to select time information corresponding to one section of the plurality of sections of the stored portion of EPG speech files to be extracted, the one section including a plurality of programs, each program associated with a respectively different channel; (d) navigating through the stored portion of EPG speech files in the information appliance, responsive to the aural prompts, to extract the one section of the plurality of sections of the stored portion of EPG speech files; (e) presenting the extracted one section of the stored portion of EPG speech files through audio speakers; (f) receiving an indication of a location on a page of text corresponding to the extracted section of the stored speech files; (g) transmitting the received indication to the server at the remote location; (h) receiving, from the server at the remote location, a further portion of the EPG speech files corresponding to the received indication; and (i) presenting the further portion of the EPG speech files through the audio speakers.