| 摘要 |
<p>A method and apparatus for determining the manner in which a processor-enabled device should producing sounds from data is described. The device ideally comprises means for synthesizing sounds digitally, and re-producing pre-recorded sounds, together with means for audible delivery thereof, memory in which is stored a database of a plurality data at least some of which is in the form of text-based indicators, and one or more pre-recorded sounds, data transfer means by which the data is transferred between the processor of the device and said memory, and operating system software which controls the processing and flow of data betwixt processor and memory, and whether said sounds are audibly reproduced. In accordance with the invention, the device is further capable of repeatedly determining one or more physical conditions, e.g. current GPS location, which is compared with one or more reference values provided in memory such that a positive result of the comparison gives rise to an event requiring a sound to be produced by the device. Essentially, once the device determines that an event must be audibly identified, the method includes the steps of a) offering a selection to the user of the type of sound required to be audibly delivered, and, dependent on the user selection, either b) enabling a TTS software component to interact with the operating system or a program executing thereon such that for at least one event, sounds are digitally synthesized from one or more text-based indicators retrieved from the database, or c)one or more pre-recorded sounds stored on the device are reproduced for said at least one event, or a combination of b) and c).</p> |
