Abstract: A method of delivering content, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, at a user device, a data packet, wherein the data packet contains information relating to content to be delivered to the user; receive, by the user device, content based at least in part on the information in the data packet; parsing, by the user device, the content to identify textual content; inputting some or all of the extracted textual content to a text-to-speech synthesizer to generate audio and/or visual output; further inputting some or all of identified textual content into an animation unit which is configured to synchronize the generated output with one or more predetermined animation sequences to provide an output of an animated figure delivering the audio and/or visual output; displaying, at the user device the output of the animated figure delivering the audio and/or visual output.

Abstract: A method of providing access to/delivering textual content on the internet or data bases, the method comprising the steps of inputting at a user device, a search query or request for a webpage or data base results, identifying the content to be delivered to the user; identifying one or more web pages or off line data base corresponding to the query/request; parsing a first identified web page or data base result to extract textual content from the first web page or data base; inputting some or all of the extracted textual content to a text-to-speech synthesiser to generate an audio output; further inputting some or all of extracted textual content to an animation unit configured to synchronise the generated audio output with one or more predetermined animation sequences to provide the visual output of an animated figure delivering the audio output; displaying, at the user device the visual output of the animated figure reading the extracted textual content.

Abstract: A method of providing access to/delivering textual content on the internet or data bases, the method comprising the steps of inputting at a user device, a search query or request for a webpage or data base results, identifying the content to be delivered to the user; identifying one or more web pages or off line data base corresponding to the query/request; parsing a first identified web page or data base result to extract textual content from the first web page or data base; inputting some or all of the extracted textual content to a text-to-speech synthesiser to generate an audio output; further inputting some or all of extracted textual content to an animation unit configured to synchronise the generated audio output with one or more predetermined animation sequences to provide the visual output of an animated figure delivering the audio output; displaying, at the user device the visual output of the animated figure reading the extracted textual content.