Information presentation system and method

Abstract

An information presentation system ( 10 ), comprising: a plurality of information sources ( 24 A, 24 B, 24 C), allowing retrieving information therefrom; a preparation-application ( 28 ), for preparing by a user ( 20 ), a schedule of contents ( 30 ), selected from the information; and a presentation application ( 32 ), for producing to the user or to another user ( 20 ) sound ( 34 ) representing the scheduled contents ( 30 ), the presentation application ( 32 ) comprising a text-to-speech convertor ( 42 ) for converting text portions of the scheduled contents ( 30 ) to speech, thereby simulating a radio channel, advantaged over a prior radio channel in providing personal preferences applied by the users' preparation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An information presentation system ( 10 ) comprising:
 a plurality of information sources ( 24 A,  24 B,  24 C), allowing retrieving information therefrom;   a preparation-application ( 28 ), for preparing by a user ( 20 ), a schedule of contents ( 30 ), selected from said information; and   a presentation application ( 32 ), for producing to said user or to another user ( 20 ) sound ( 34 ) representing said scheduled contents ( 30 ), said presentation application ( 32 ) comprising a text-to-speech convertor ( 42 ) for converting text portions of said scheduled contents ( 30 ) to speech,   
       thereby simulating a radio channel, advantaged over a prior radio channel in providing personal preferences applied by said preparing by said user ( 20 ). 
     
     
         2 . An information presentation system ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one of said plurality of information sources ( 24 A,  24 B,  24 C) comprises a server providing information thereof via the internet ( 26 ). 
     
     
         3 . An information presentation system ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein said preparation-application ( 28 ) comprises a database ( 48 ), for storing said selected information. 
     
     
         4 . An information presentation system ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein said preparation-application ( 28 ) comprises a search engine ( 40 ), for searching information in said plurality of information sources ( 24 A,  24 B,  24 C) according to said personal preferences. 
     
     
         5 . An information presentation system ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein said preparation-application ( 28 ) comprises a data miner ( 40 ), for mining information in said plurality of information sources ( 24 A,  24 B,  24 C) according to said personal preferences. 
     
     
         6 . An information presentation system ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein said preparation-application ( 28 ) comprises rules of preferences of said user ( 20 ). 
     
     
         7 . An information presentation system ( 10 ) according to  claim 6 , wherein said rules of preferences of said user ( 20 ) comprise rules being a function of location. 
     
     
         8 . An information presentation system ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein said schedule of contents ( 30 ) comprises a plurality of ordered sub-contents ( 30 A,  30 B,  30 C). 
     
     
         9 . An information presentation system ( 10 ) according to  claim 8 , wherein the order of said ordered sub-contents ( 30 A,  30 B,  30 C) comprises at least one member selected from a group including: manual ordering, ordering according to manual determined rules, time dependent ordering, interruptions of sub-contents one to the other. 
     
     
         10 . An information presentation system ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein said presentation application ( 32 ) comprises a directing element ( 50 ),
 for directing said text portions of said scheduled contents ( 30 ) to said text-to-speech convertor ( 42 ), and   for directing sound portions of said scheduled contents ( 30 ) directly to a loudspeaker ( 52 ).   
     
     
         11 . An information presentation system ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein said information comprises members selected from a group including: music, emails, sports, stocks, news, advertisements, science. 
     
     
         12 . An information presentation system ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein said information is split to separated files, each for presented separately upon demand,
 thereby providing a simulation of a plurality of radio channels.   
     
     
         13 . An information presentation system ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a displaying-application ( 32 ), for producing to said user or to
 another user ( 20 ) video portions of said scheduled contents ( 30 ), thereby simulating a television channel, advantaged over a prior television channel in providing personal preferences applied by said preparing by said user ( 20 ). 
   
     
     
         14 . A method for presenting information, said method comprising the steps of:
 providing a plurality of information sources ( 24 A,  24 B,  24 C), allowing retrieving information therefrom;   preparing, by a user ( 20 ), a schedule of contents ( 30 ), selected from said information;   converting text portions of said scheduled contents ( 30 ) to speech; and   playing to said user or to another user ( 20 ) said scheduled contents ( 30 ) and/or said converted speech thereof,   
       thereby simulating a radio channel, advantaged over a prior radio channel in providing personal preferences applied by said preparing by said user ( 20 ). 
     
     
         15 . A method according to  claim 14 , wherein said step of preparing said schedule of contents comprises the steps of:
 providing by said user ( 20 ) rules of preferences;   searching in said plurality of information sources ( 24 A,  24 B,  24 C) for information meeting said rules of preferences.   
     
     
         16 . A method according to  claim 14 , wherein said step of preparing said schedule of contents further comprises the step of:
 data mining in said plurality of information sources ( 24 A,  24 B,  24 C) for information meeting said rules of preferences.