Search capabilities for voicemail messages
First Claim
1. A method for voicemail searching, the method comprising:
- storing, in association with a voicemail message, a voiceprint of a caller;
storing at least one caller speech tag in association with the voiceprint;
identifying, in dependence upon the voiceprint, a caller who leaves a voicemail message;
receiving, from a particular voicemail user, at least one search keyword; and
selecting, in dependence upon the search keyword and the caller speech tag, one or more voicemail messages for the particular voicemail user.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and products for voicemail searching that include storing, in association with voicemail messages, voiceprints of callers who leave voicemail messages for voicemail users in a voicemail system; storing caller speech tags in association with the voiceprints; identifying, in dependence upon caller voiceprints, callers who leave new voicemail messages; receiving, from a particular voicemail user, search keywords entered as speech and converted to text through automated speech recognition; and selecting, in dependence upon the search keywords and the caller speech tags, one or more selected voicemail messages from a multiplicity of voicemail messages for the particular voicemail user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for voicemail searching, the method comprising:
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storing, in association with a voicemail message, a voiceprint of a caller;
storing at least one caller speech tag in association with the voiceprint;
identifying, in dependence upon the voiceprint, a caller who leaves a voicemail message;
receiving, from a particular voicemail user, at least one search keyword; and
selecting, in dependence upon the search keyword and the caller speech tag, one or more voicemail messages for the particular voicemail user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for voicemail searching, the method comprising:
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storing, in association with a voicemail message, caller identification data that identifies a caller;
identifying, in dependence upon the caller identification data, a caller who leaves a new voicemail message;
receiving at least one search keyword from a particular voicemail user; and
selecting, in dependence upon the search keyword and the caller identification data, one or more voicemail messages for the particular voicemail user.
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7. A method for voicemail searching, the method comprising:
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storing, in association with a voicemail message, message text converted from the voicemail message;
receiving, from a particular voicemail user, at least one search keyword; and
selecting, in dependence upon the search keywords and the message text, one or more voicemail messages for the particular voicemail user.
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8. A system for voicemail searching, the system comprising:
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means for storing, in association with a voicemail message, a voiceprint of a caller;
means for storing at least one caller speech tag in association with the voiceprint;
means for identifying, in dependence upon the voiceprint, a caller who leaves a voicemail message;
means for receiving, from a particular voicemail user, at least one search keyword; and
means for selecting, in dependence upon the search keyword and the caller speech tag, one or more voicemail messages for the particular voicemail user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for voicemail searching, the system comprising:
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means for storing, in association with a voicemail message, caller identification data that identifies a caller;
means for identifying, in dependence upon the caller identification data, a caller who leaves a new voicemail message;
means for receiving at least one search keyword from a particular voicemail user; and
means for selecting, in dependence upon the search keyword and the caller identification data, one or more voicemail messages for the particular voicemail user.
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14. A system for voicemail searching, the system comprising:
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means for storing, in association with a voicemail message, message text converted from the voicemail message;
means for receiving, from a particular voicemail user, at least one search keyword; and
means for selecting, in dependence upon the search keywords and the message text, one or more voicemail messages for the particular voicemail user.
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15. A computer program product for voicemail searching, the computer program product comprising:
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a recording medium;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing, in association with a voicemail message, a voiceprint of a caller;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing at least one caller speech tag in association with the voiceprint;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying, in dependence upon the voiceprint, a caller who leaves a voicemail message;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving, from a particular voicemail user, at least one search keyword; and
means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting, in dependence upon the search keyword and the caller speech tag, one or more voicemail messages for the particular voicemail user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for voicemail searching, the computer program product comprising:
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a recording medium;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing, in association with a voicemail message, caller identification data that identifies a caller;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying, in dependence upon the caller identification data, a caller who leaves a new voicemail message;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving at least one search keyword from a particular voicemail user; and
means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting, in dependence upon the search keyword and the caller identification data, one or more voicemail messages for the particular voicemail user.
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20. A computer program product for voicemail searching, the computer program product comprising:
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a recording medium;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing, in association with a voicemail message, message text converted from the voicemail message;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving, from a particular voicemail user, at least one search keyword; and
means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting, in dependence upon the search keywords and the message text, one or more voicemail messages for the particular voicemail user.
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