Method and apparatus for coupling a visual browser to a voice browser

Abstract

A method and apparatus for concurrently accessing network-based electronic content in a Voice Browser and a Visual Browser can include retrieving a network-based document formatted for display in the Visual Browser; identifying in the retrieved document a reference to the Voice Browser specifying electronic content formatted for audible presentation in the Voice Browser. The Voice Browser can retrieve and audibly present the specified electronic content concurrently with the Visual Browser visually presenting the network-based document. The method can include retrieving a network-based document formatted for audible presentation in the Voice Browser; identifying in the retrieved document a reference to the Visual Browser specifying electronic content formatted for visual presentation in the Visual Browser. The Visual Browser can retrieve and visually present the specified electronic content concurrently with the Voice Browser audibly presenting the network-based document.

1 . A system comprising:
 a central processing unit for processing a presentation of visual content and audio content using:
 a Voice Browser configured to audibly present voice content from at least one document retrieved from a computer communications network; and 
 a Visual Browser configured to visually present visual content from the at least one document retrieved from the computer communications network.