Automated recording of telephone numbers during ongoing telecommunication sessions
First Claim
1. A telecommunication terminal adapted for the electronic storage of telephone number data during an ongoing telecommunication session, comprising:
- record function actuator for enabling a terminal user to invoke functions of a recognition and interpretation module during an ongoing communication;
a recognition and interpretation module for recognizing audio signals and converting audio signal into telephone numbers for storage in the terminal'"'"'s memory;
memory for storage telephone numbers provided by the recognition and interpretation module.
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Abstract
The present invention enables terminals to record number and/or name information during an ongoing voice communication over telecommunication systems. One aspect of the present invention allows the spoken language by the user or third party to be interpreted and converted into phone number information. Another aspect of the invention enables a terminal to record dialed number information, based on DTMF tones, which is converted into standard number data (numerals) for storage in terminal memory (e.g., speed dialing registers). Yet another aspect of the present invention allows the user to attach a voice tags or text for identifying the party associated with a recorded/stored telephone number.
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20 Claims
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1. A telecommunication terminal adapted for the electronic storage of telephone number data during an ongoing telecommunication session, comprising:
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record function actuator for enabling a terminal user to invoke functions of a recognition and interpretation module during an ongoing communication;
a recognition and interpretation module for recognizing audio signals and converting audio signal into telephone numbers for storage in the terminal'"'"'s memory;
memory for storage telephone numbers provided by the recognition and interpretation module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An electronic method of recording telephone number data within a terminal during an ongoing telecommunication session, comprising:
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invoking recording and interpretation functions at the terminal by the terminal user;
interpreting a audio signal provided by a third party in communication with the user'"'"'s terminal;
converting the audio signal into numbers capable of use in initiating a telecommunication session by dialing methods; and
recording the numbers in memory. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of recognizing spoken or DTMF numbers within a telecommunication terminal, comprising:
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accept spoken words or DTMF tones originating from a third party into a the terminal;
recognizing the spoken words or DTMF tones as a telephone number;
convert the spoken words or DTMF tones into a stream of numbers representing a dialable telephone number; and
storing the stream of numbers in terminal memory for future recall and use for dialing the number provided by the party. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A telecommunications terminal comprising a microprocessor programmed to:
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accept spoken words or DTMF tones originating from a third party into a the terminal;
recognizing the spoken words or DTMF tones as a telephone number;
convert the spoken words or DTMF tones into a stream of numbers representing a dialable telephone number; and
storing the stream of numbers in terminal memory for future recall and use for dialing the number provided by the party. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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