Apparatus and method for phonetically screening predetermined character strings

• US 20050038656A1
• Filed: 09/21/2004
• Published: 02/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Interactions, LLC
• Original Assignee: At&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Simpson, Anita Hogans
• Granted Patent: US 7,337,117 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/260
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/39 using speech synthesis speech synthesis per se G10L13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/306 Prerecordings to be used during a voice call
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13378 Speech recognition, speech analysis
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking

Abstract

An apparatus for phonetically screening predetermined character strings. The apparatus includes a text-to-speech module, and a phonetic screening module in communication with the text-to-speech module. The phonetic screening module is for replacing a first character string with a second character string based on a phonetic enunciation by the text-to-speech module of the first character string.

Claims

1. An apparatus for phonetically screening predetermined character strings, comprising:

a text-to-speech module; and

a phonetic screening module in communication with the text-to-speech module, wherein the phonetic screening module is for replacing a first character string with a second character string based on a phonetic enunciation by the text-to-speech module of the first character string.

2-23. -23. (Canceled)