Yes! In addition to outlining the audio user interface (with the possibility of different voices for functions like contact information, and the text-to-speech engine generating audio entries for a media database), see the bottom of the page which also includes links to related patent material:
Apple's Roadmap: Voice-activated media management system for the iPod Thanks for posting this Cheers, Esther On Thursday, May 04, 2006, at 09:11AM, Marshall Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Folks, >Here is a very interesting patent application from Apple. Briefly, the >article describes a way to generate spoken audio for a portable device using >a desktop computer. > >http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/apple_files_patent_for_an_audio_interface_for_the_ipod/ > >Sorry about the length of the URL. > >Marshall
