METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ENABLE TOUCH-FREE INCOMING CALL HANDLING AND TOUCH-FREE OUTGOING CALL ORIGINATION
First Claim
1. A method to enable touch-free incoming call handling and touch-free outgoing call origination with a communication device, said method comprising:
- receiving at a network entity a signal indicative of sound sensed by a microphone associated with the communication device, the signal having been produced;
as part of one of (i) an incoming call handling process associated with an incoming call destined for the communication device; and
(ii) an outgoing call origination process associated with an outgoing call to be originated using the communication device; and
without requiring the communication device to have been touched since a start of said one of the incoming call handling process and the outgoing call origination process;
processing the received signal in an attempt to detect at least one of a plurality of spoken commands potentially contained therein, the plurality of spoken commands comprising at least one spoken call handling command and at least one spoken call origination command;
responsive to detection of a specific one of the at least one spoken call handling command in the received signal, handling the incoming call associated with the incoming call handling process in accordance with the specific spoken call handling command; and
responsive to detection of a specific one of the at least one spoken call origination command in the received signal, attempting to establish the outgoing call associated with the outgoing call origination process in accordance with the specific spoken call origination command.
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Abstract
A system for enabling a user of a communication device to both handle an incoming call and originate an outgoing call without having to touch the communication device, by way of exchange of voice messages with the communication device. The system is operative for receiving a signal produced by a microphone associated with the communication device and for processing this signal in an attempt to detect at least one of a plurality of spoken commands potentially contained therein. The plurality of spoken commands comprises at least one spoken call handling command and at least one spoken call origination command. In response to detecting a spoken call handling command, the system causes handling of an incoming call destined for the communication device in accordance with the detected spoken call handling command. In response to detecting a spoken call origination command, the system causes an attempt to establish an outgoing call using the communication device in accordance with the detected spoken call origination command.
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54 Claims
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1. A method to enable touch-free incoming call handling and touch-free outgoing call origination with a communication device, said method comprising:
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receiving at a network entity a signal indicative of sound sensed by a microphone associated with the communication device, the signal having been produced;
as part of one of (i) an incoming call handling process associated with an incoming call destined for the communication device; and
(ii) an outgoing call origination process associated with an outgoing call to be originated using the communication device; and
without requiring the communication device to have been touched since a start of said one of the incoming call handling process and the outgoing call origination process;
processing the received signal in an attempt to detect at least one of a plurality of spoken commands potentially contained therein, the plurality of spoken commands comprising at least one spoken call handling command and at least one spoken call origination command;
responsive to detection of a specific one of the at least one spoken call handling command in the received signal, handling the incoming call associated with the incoming call handling process in accordance with the specific spoken call handling command; and
responsive to detection of a specific one of the at least one spoken call origination command in the received signal, attempting to establish the outgoing call associated with the outgoing call origination process in accordance with the specific spoken call origination command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for enabling touch-free incoming call handling and touch-free outgoing call origination using a communication device communicatively coupled to said system via a communications network, said system comprising:
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a communication module operative for receiving a signal indicative of sound sensed by a microphone associated with the communication device, the signal having been produced;
as part of one of (i) an incoming call handling process associated with an incoming call destined for the communication device; and
(ii) an outgoing call origination process associated with an outgoing call to be originated using the communication device; and
without requiring the communication device to have been touched since a start of said one of the incoming call handling process and the outgoing call origination process;
a speech recognition module operative for processing the received signal in an attempt to detect at least one of a plurality of spoken commands potentially contained therein, the plurality of spoken commands comprising at least one spoken call handling command and at least one spoken call origination command; and
a control module operative for;
responsive to detection of a specific one of the at least one spoken call handling command in the received signal, causing handling of the incoming call associated with the incoming call handling process in accordance with the specific spoken call handling command; and
responsive to detection of a specific one of the at least one spoken call origination command in the received signal, causing an attempt to establish the outgoing call associated with the outgoing call origination process in accordance with the specific spoken call origination command. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A computer readable storage medium containing a program element for execution by a functional unit of a network entity to enable touch-free incoming call handling and touch-free outgoing call origination using a communication device communicatively coupled to the network entity, the functional unit, when executing said program element, being operative for:
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receiving a signal indicative of sound sensed by a microphone associated with the communication device, the signal having been produced;
as part of one of (i) an incoming call handling process associated with an incoming call destined for the communication device; and
(ii) an outgoing call origination process associated with an outgoing call to be originated using the communication device; and
without requiring the communication device to have been touched since a start of said one of the incoming call handling process and the outgoing call origination process;
processing the received signal in an attempt to detect at least one of a plurality of spoken commands potentially contained therein, the plurality of spoken commands comprising at least one spoken call handling command and at least one spoken call origination command; and
responsive to detection of a specific one of the at least one spoken call handling command in the received signal, causing handling of the incoming call associated with the incoming call handling process in accordance with the specific spoken call handling command; and
responsive to detection of a specific one of the at least one spoken call origination command in the received signal, causing an attempt to establish the outgoing call associated with the outgoing call origination process in accordance with the specific spoken call origination command.
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