Voice aided diagnostic for voice over internet protocol (VOIP) based device
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1. A voice invoked method used in a device of a broadband communication network implemented with voice over internet protocol, comprising the steps of:
- a. invoking a main task by receiving a first input of a user;
b. said main task providing a plurality of subtasks and outputting a corresponding selection menu in voice format;
c. receiving a second input from a user responsive to the outputted menu;
d. interpreting said second input and executing a selected subtask when said second input is interpreted as a valid selection which corresponds to the selected subtask; and
e. outputting a report reflecting the result of executing said selected subtask in a voice format.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for using voice commands to invoke a mode of operation of a broadband network device used in a broadband communication network implemented with VOIP, such as a communication gateway. The user can interface interactively with the device through voice commands or through touch-tone data entry, and the results of the tasks performed are reported back to the user in voice format.
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1. A voice invoked method used in a device of a broadband communication network implemented with voice over internet protocol, comprising the steps of:
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a. invoking a main task by receiving a first input of a user;
b. said main task providing a plurality of subtasks and outputting a corresponding selection menu in voice format;
c. receiving a second input from a user responsive to the outputted menu;
d. interpreting said second input and executing a selected subtask when said second input is interpreted as a valid selection which corresponds to the selected subtask; and
e. outputting a report reflecting the result of executing said selected subtask in a voice format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device configured to have voice invoked tasks implemented with voice over Internet protocol, comprising:
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a connection cable of connecting a telephone set with said device and receiving an input from a user through said telephone set and sending voice output from said device to said user through said telephone set;
a memory storing a main task having a plurality of subtasks and its corresponding digital voice files;
a first processor coupled to said connection and configured to convert the input from a user into a digital format and output a selected digital voice file to said user in a voice format; and
a second processor operatively coupled to said first processor, the second processor having a capacity of checking the validity of inputs from a user, invoking said main task in response to a specified input from a user, executing one of said subtasks in response to a valid input from a user, and reporting the result of an executed subtask by selecting a corresponding digital voice file for said first processor to process.
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10. A device configured to have voice invoked tasks in a broadband communication network implemented with voice over Internet protocol, comprising:
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means for connecting a telephone set with said device;
means for invoking a main task by a user'"'"'s input through said telephone set;
said main self diagnostic task means for providing a plurality of subtasks and their corresponding selection menu which will be output to said user in voice format;
means for receiving a valid selection of said selection menu from said user;
means for interpreting said user selection and executing said selected subtask; and
means for voice reporting the result of executed subtask to said user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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