Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for generating a web podcast interview that allows a single user to create his own multi-voices interview from his computer. The method allows the user to enter a set of questions from a text file using a text editor. (Answers may also be entered from a text file although this is not the more preferred embodiment.) For each question, the user may select one particular interviewer voice among a plurality of predefined interviewer voices, and by using a text-to-speech module in a text-to-speech server, each question is converted into an audio question having the selected interviewer voice. Then, the user preferably records answers to each audio question using a telephone. And a questions/answers sequence in a podcast compliant format is generated.

Abstract: Methods for associating multi-lingual audio recordings with visual objects in a presentation system accessed by the Internet network wherein a plurality of visual objects such as charts or slides controlled by a third party in a server can be accessed by any user of the network. Each visual object being associated with an audio recording in any language selected amongst several predetermined languages. In an example embodiment, the method comprises the steps of calling the third party server by the user in charge of the audio recording associated with a visual object via the Public Switched Network, prompting the user on his telephone to enter his user ID; and transmitting by the keypad of the telephone the user ID including a first part defining a first language to be used for recording the recording, whereby displaying the visual object will be automatically synchronized with the audio recording.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for generating a web podcast interview that allows a single user to create his own multi-voices interview from his computer. The method allows the user to enter a set of questions from a text file using a text editor. (Answers may also be entered from a text file although this is not the more preferred embodiment.) For each question, the user may select one particular interviewer voice among a plurality of predefined interviewer voices, and by using a text-to-speech module in a text-to-speech server, each question is converted into an audio question having the selected interviewer voice. Then, the user preferably records answers to each audio question using a telephone. And a questions/answers sequence in a podcast compliant format is generated.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, apparatus and systems for defining variables to be used in a multi-lingual presentation system accessed by the Internet network wherein a plurality of visual objects such as charts and/or slides controlled by a third party in a server can be accessed by any user of the Internet network having a workstation. In an example embodiment, visual objects are each associated with an audio recording in any language selected amongst several predetermined languages. This method generally includes creating a control file having variables defining all the parameters of a presentation requested by a user of the Internet network. The variables are defined in the control file previously to the presentation.

Abstract: Methods for associating multi-lingual audio recordings with visual objects in a presentation system accessed by the Internet network wherein a plurality of visual objects such as charts or slides controlled by a third party in a server can be accessed by any user of the network. Each visual object being associated with an audio recording in any language selected amongst several predetermined languages. In an example embodiment, the method comprises the steps of calling the third party server by the user in charge of the audio recording associated with a visual object via the Public Switched Network, prompting the user on his telephone to enter his user ID; and transmitting by the keypad of the telephone the user ID including a first part defining a first language to be used for recording the recording, whereby displaying the visual object will be automatically synchronized with the audio recording.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, apparatus and systems for defining variables to be used in a multi-lingual presentation system accessed by the Internet network wherein a plurality of visual objects such as charts and/or slides controlled by a third party in a server can be accessed by any user of the Internet network having a workstation. In an example embodiment, visual objects are each associated with an audio recording in any language selected amongst several predetermined languages. This method generally includes creating a control file having variables defining all the parameters of a presentation requested by a user of the Internet network. The variables are defined in the control file previously to the presentation.