Systems and methods for offline delivery of content available in voice applications

Abstract

Methods and arrangements for facilitating offline delivery of content available in voice applications. User access to a voice application is permitted, and the user is accorded a capability to select content in the voice application for offline delivery. The selected content is stored in a holding arrangement, and the selected content is availed for delivery to the user.

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         13 . An apparatus comprising:
 at least one processor; and   a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith and executable by the at least one processor, the computer readable program code comprising:   computer readable program code configured to permit user access to a voice application;   computer readable program code configured to accord the user a capability to select content in the voice application for offline delivery;   computer readable program code configured to store the selected content in a holding arrangement; and   computer readable program code configured to avail the selected content for delivery to the user.   
     
     
         14 . A computer program product comprising:
 a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:   computer readable program code configured to permit user access to a voice application;   computer readable program code configured to accord the user a capability to select content in the voice application for offline delivery;   computer readable program code configured to store the selected content in a holding arrangement; and   computer readable program code configured to avail the selected content for delivery to the user.   
     
     
         15 . The computer program product according to  claim 14 , wherein said computer readable program code is configured to avail the selected content for at least one taken from the group consisting of: electronic delivery to the user; and offline media-based delivery to the user. 
     
     
         16 . The computer program product according to  claim 14 , wherein said computer readable program code is configured to accord the user a capability to select content from at least two voice application sites associated with the voice application. 
     
     
         17 . The computer program product according to  claim 14 , wherein the holding arrangement comprises an arrangement for holding content specific to the user. 
     
     
         18 . The computer program product according to  claim 17 , wherein the holding arrangement further comprises an arrangement for holding content specific to other users. 
     
     
         19 . The computer program product according to  claim 18 , wherein the holding arrangement comprises a repository for collective use by at least two users. 
     
     
         20 . The computer program product according to  claim 14 , wherein said computer readable program code is further configured to access a payment gateway to process charging for offline delivery of selected content. 
     
     
         21 . The computer program product according to  claim 14 , wherein the holding arrangement comprises an arrangement for holding content specific to a dedicated voice application site. 
     
     
         22 . The computer program product according to  claim 21 , wherein said computer readable program code is further configured to access a payment gateway to process charging for offline delivery of selected content associated with the dedicated voice application site. 
     
     
         23 . The computer program product according to  claim 14 , wherein said computer readable program code is configured store the selected content via at least one taken from the group consisting of storing the selected content solely with respect to a single session of user access to the voice application; accumulating the selected content with respect to at least two sessions of user access to the voice application. 
     
     
         24 . The computer program product according to  claim 14 , wherein said computer readable program code is further configured to append meta-information to the selected content. 
     
     
         25 . The computer program product according to  claim 24 , wherein the meta-information comprises at least one taken from the group consisting of: identifying information for a voice application site from which the selected content derives; time of collection of the selected content; a user-generated annotation.