Abstract: A method for accessing and browsing the internet through the use of a telephone and the associated DTMF signals is disclosed. The preferred embodiment provides a system that converts the information content of a web page from text to speech (voice signals), signals the hyperlink selections of a web page in an audio manner, and allows selection of the hyperlinks through the use of DTMF signals generated from a telephone keypad. Upon receiving a DTMF signal corresponding to a hyperlink, the corresponding web page is fetched and again delivered to the user via one of the available delivery methods such as voice, fax-on-demand, electronic mail, or regular mail.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 1, 1996
Date of Patent:
September 14, 1999
Assignee:
Netphonic Communications, Inc.
Inventors:
Kyung H. Rhie, Richard J. Kwan, Lee E. Olsen, John S. Hahn