Communication systems

• US 20020039913A1
• Filed: 07/20/2001
• Published: 04/04/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Minor, Sten, Olsson, Patrik, Tillgren, Magnus
• Granted Patent: US 7,062,297 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/563
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications

Abstract

A method of accessing a network using a network access application is disclosed. The network has a plurality of locations which have respective location addresses in the network. The method includes defining a plurality of address components, combinations of which forming respective location addresses, assigning reference voice signals to the address components, comparing input voice signals with the reference voice signals and producing a network access address location on the basis of address components associated with matched input and reference voice signals.

Claims

1. A method of communicating with a network having a plurality of locations, each of which has a location address on the network, the method comprising:

defining an address component, which forms a location address;

storing a reference voice signal;

associating the stored reference voice signal with the address component;

receiving an input voice signal;

comparing the input voice signal with the reference voice signal; and

if the received voice signal matches the stored voice signal, communicating with the network on the basis of the location address.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein communication with the network takes place over a mobile telephone network.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein communication with the network takes place over a short range RF communications network.

6. A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the short range RF communications network is a Bluetooth-enabled network.

7. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein communicating with a network serves to control a device.

2. A method of communicating with a network having a plurality of locations, each of which has a location address on the network, the method comprising:

defining a plurality of address components, respective combinations of which form location addresses;

storing reference voice signals;

associating stored reference voice signals with respective address components;

receiving input voice signals;

comparing the input voice signals with the reference voice signals;

composing a location address from the address components that are associated with those reference voice signals which match the received input voice signals; and

communicating with the network on the basis of the composed location address.

20. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein communication with the network takes place over a mobile telephone network.

22. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein communication with the network takes place over a short range RF communications network.

23. A method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the short range RF communications network is a Bluetooth-enabled network.

25. A method as claimed in claim 24, wherein t he short ra ng e RF communications network is a Bluetooth-enabled network.

26. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein communicating with a network serves to control a device.

3. A method of communicating with a network having a plurality of locations, each of which has a location address on the network, the method comprising:

receiving input voice signals;

comparing the input voice signals with stored reference voice signals, the stored reference voice signals having address components associated therewith;

composing a location address from address components that are associated with those reference voice signals which match the received input voice signals; and

communicating with the network on the basis of the composed location address.

21. A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein communication with the network takes place over a mobile telephone network.

24. A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein communication with the network takes place over a short range RF communications network.

27. A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein communicating with a network serves to control a device.

8. A method of accessing a network using a network access application, the network having a plurality of locations which have respective location addresses in the network, the method including defining a plurality of address components, combinations of which forming respective location addresses, assigning reference voice signals to the address components, comparing input voice signals with the reference voice signals and producing a network access address location on the basis of address components associated with matched input and reference voice signals.

9. A method of associating voice signals to address components for use in a method of communicating with a network having a plurality of locations, each of which has a location address on the network, the method comprising;

upon access to a location address by a user, prompting the user to input a voice signal;

receiving a voice signal from the user;

storing the received voice signal; and

associating the stored voice signal with the accessed location address.

19. A device for accessing network information including the apparatus as claimed in claim 9.

10. Apparatus for accessing locations on a network in which network locations have respective location addresses, the apparatus comprising:

a voice input unit for receiving input voice signals to input voice data;

a data storage unit;

a processing unit operable to receive input voice data and to supply and retrieve data to and from the data storage unit; and

a communications unit for communicating with a network,

wherein the processing unit is operable to associate reference voice signals with location address components, and to compose a network access location address from components associated with reference voice signals that match input voice signals.

11. Apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the communications unit is operable to communicate with the network over a mobile telephone network.

12. Apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the communication unit is operable to communicate with the network over a short range RF communications network.

13. Apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the short range RF communications network is a Bluetooth-enabled network.

14. Apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the communications unit is operable to control a device.

15. Apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the composed location address indicates a wireless application protocol server.

16. A mobile telephone including the apparatus as claimed in claim 10.

17. A WAP-enabled portable electronic device including the apparatus as claimed in claim 10.

18. A portable electronic device including the apparatus as claimed in claim 10.

28. A device for accessing network information including the apparatus as claimed in claim 10.