Access to enhanced conferencing services using the tele-chat system
First Claim
1. A method for enabling phone users to participate in an instant messaging based conference, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a speech input from a telephone through a teleconferencing system;
transcribing the speech input to a first text message;
transmitting the first text message to a plurality of devices coupled to an instant messaging network belonging to the instant messaging based conference;
receiving a second text message from any one among the plurality of devices on the instant messaging based conference;
converting the second text message to a speech output; and
transmitting the speech output to the telephone via the teleconferencing system.
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Abstract
A system (10) and method (50) for enabling phone users to participate in an instant messaging based conference can include the steps of receiving (52) a speech input from a telephone (26 or 28) through a teleconferencing system (24), transcribing (54) the speech input to a first text message and transmitting (58) the first text message to a plurality of devices (18, 20, 26 or 28) coupled to an instant messaging network belonging to the instant messaging based conference. The method can further include the steps of receiving (60) a second text message from any one among the plurality of devices on the instant messaging based conference, converting (62) the second text message to a speech output, and transmitting (68) the speech output to the telephone via the teleconferencing system.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for enabling phone users to participate in an instant messaging based conference, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a speech input from a telephone through a teleconferencing system;
transcribing the speech input to a first text message;
transmitting the first text message to a plurality of devices coupled to an instant messaging network belonging to the instant messaging based conference;
receiving a second text message from any one among the plurality of devices on the instant messaging based conference;
converting the second text message to a speech output; and
transmitting the speech output to the telephone via the teleconferencing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for enabling phone users to participate in an instant messaging based conference, comprising:
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an input port for receiving a calling party'"'"'s speech input via a teleconferencing system;
a speech-to-text converter for converting the calling party'"'"'s speech input to a text message for transmission to an instant messaging system; and
a text-to-speech converter for converting text messages received from the instant messaging system to a speech output for transmission to the teleconferencing system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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receiving a speech input from a telephone through a teleconferencing system;
transcribing the speech input to a first text message;
transmitting the first text message to a plurality of devices coupled to an instant messaging network belonging to the instant messaging based conference;
receiving a second text message from any one among the plurality of devices on the instant messaging based conference;
converting the second text message to a speech output; and
transmitting the speech output to the telephone via the teleconferencing system. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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