CA2115875A1 - Calling Number Identification Using Speech Recognition - Google Patents

Calling Number Identification Using Speech Recognition

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CA2115875A1
CA2115875A1 CA2115875A CA2115875A CA2115875A1 CA 2115875 A1 CA2115875 A1 CA 2115875A1 CA 2115875 A CA2115875 A CA 2115875A CA 2115875 A CA2115875 A CA 2115875A CA 2115875 A1 CA2115875 A1 CA 2115875A1
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speech recognition
calling number
number identification
audix
caller
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CA2115875C (en
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Dooyong Lee
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AT&T Corp
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American Telephone and Telegraph Co Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/57—Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set
    • H04M1/575—Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
    • H04M1/578—Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party associated with a synthesized vocal announcement
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/26—Devices for calling a subscriber
    • H04M1/27—Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously
    • H04M1/271—Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously controlled by voice recognition
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/64—Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations
    • H04M1/65—Recording arrangements for recording a message from the calling party
    • H04M1/6505—Recording arrangements for recording a message from the calling party storing speech in digital form
    • H04M1/651—Recording arrangements for recording a message from the calling party storing speech in digital form with speech synthesis
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/50—Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers ; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
    • H04M3/53—Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages, i.e. mailbox systems
    • H04M3/533—Voice mail systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2201/00—Electronic components, circuits, software, systems or apparatus used in telephone systems
    • H04M2201/40—Electronic components, circuits, software, systems or apparatus used in telephone systems using speech recognition

Abstract

In a system such as an AUDIX~ voice mail system or answering machine, a caller's telephone number is extracted from a recorded message using voice recognition. The called party initiates automatic dialing of the calling party's number after confirming that the number was correctly recognized by the system.
CA002115875A 1993-04-05 1994-02-17 Calling number identification using speech recognition Expired - Lifetime CA2115875C (en)

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US08/043,946 US5504805A (en) 1993-04-05 1993-04-05 Calling number identification using speech recognition
US043,946 1993-04-05

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CA2115875C CA2115875C (en) 1998-06-16

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EP (1) EP0619668A3 (en)
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CA (1) CA2115875C (en)

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