Abstract: A method and system for communicating information to a telephony user in response to a request for the information from the telephony user includes a text data source having text documents and a voice application operable with the text data source for retrieving a text document related to the requested information. A text-to-speech (TTS) manager divides the text document into text document segments. TTS engines convert the text document segments into speech segments. Each text document segment is converted into a speech segment by one TTS engine. A buffer reassembles the speech segments in the proper order and then delivers the speech segments to the user. The TTS manager divides the text document as a function of the rate at which speech segments are delivered to the user such that the speech segments are delivered from the TTS engines to the buffer and from the buffer to the user continuously.

Abstract: A voice portal platform for communicating content to a telephone user during a telephone call includes a manager for receiving and executing voice application logic of voice applications and for providing a telephone user session having a voice application for the telephone user during the telephone call. A telephony channel provides telephony event signals between the telephone user and the voice application indicative of telephony events. A speech channel provides speech event signals to the voice application and the telephone user in response to speech events from the telephone user and the voice application. A content server provides content event signals by accessing requested content from content sources. The manager maps the voice application logic of the voice application to the telephony channel, the speech channel, and the content server for execution of the voice application logic to generate the event signals during the telephone call.

Abstract: A method and system for communicating information to a telephony user in response to a request for the information from the telephony user includes a text data source having text documents and a voice application operable with the text data source for retrieving a text document related to the requested information. A text-to-speech (TTS) manager divides the text document into text document segments. TTS engines convert the text document segments into speech segments. Each text document segment is converted into a speech segment by one TTS engine. A buffer reassembles the speech segments in the proper order and then delivers the speech segments to the user. The TTS manager divides the text document as a function of the rate at which speech segments are delivered to the user such that the speech segments are delivered from the TTS engines to the buffer and from the buffer to the user continuously.