Voice Activated Communication Using Automatically Updated Address Books
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1. A method of accessing information in an address book, comprising:
- creating an address book record comprising a first element and a field;
creating a profile comprising a second element and a third element;
determining whether said first element matches said second element;
linking said third element to said field upon determining that said first element matches said second element;
collecting a first voice sample from a client;
determining whether said voice sample matches an element in said address book record;
andreading contents of said field.
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Abstract
A method of communication using voice commands is described where a user'"'"'s address book is automatically kept up-to-date by gleaning information from contacts listed in the address book and where information in the address book is used for voice dialing and for other communication services.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of accessing information in an address book, comprising:
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creating an address book record comprising a first element and a field; creating a profile comprising a second element and a third element; determining whether said first element matches said second element; linking said third element to said field upon determining that said first element matches said second element; collecting a first voice sample from a client; determining whether said voice sample matches an element in said address book record; and reading contents of said field. - 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, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of establishing a voice path between an associate and a client, comprising:
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said associate updating a profile, wherein at least one fist profile element is an email address, at least one second profile element is a name, and at least one third profile element is a telephone number; said client creating an address book record comprising an email address of said associate; determining whether said email address in said address book matches said email address in said profile; linking said telephone number and said name to said address book record upon determining that said email address in said address book record matches said email address in said profile; collecting a voice sample from said client, wherein said voice sample matches said name; in response to said voice sample matching said name, retrieving said telephone number from said address book; and dialing said telephone number.
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36. The method of claim 36, wherein said first profile element is designated as readable, said second profile element is designated as readable, and said third profile element is designated as semi-private.
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37. A method of accessing information in an address book, comprising:
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updating an address book comprising information on at least one associate; sending at least one message to said associate requesting updated information for said associate; receiving a return message with updated information pertaining to said associate; automatically updating said address book with said updated information; collecting a voice sample from a client; and retrieving said updated information from said address book.
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