METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VOICE COMMUNICATION USING ABBREVIATED TEXT MESSAGES

• US 20090037170A1
• Filed: 07/31/2007
• Published: 02/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Willis Joe Williams
• Original Assignee: Willis Joe Williams
• Inventors: Williams, Willis Joe
• Application Number:
  US11/831,009
• Publication Number:
  US 20090037170A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/235
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/157 using dictionaries or tables
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for capturing and producing voice using abbreviated text messages, specifically, to translate voice into an abbreviated message text format for transmission in a communication system and to translate abbreviated message text received from a communication system to voice.

Claims

1. A communication system for receiving and transmitting voice constructed with abbreviated text messages comprising:

input voice capture means for collecting a first analog voice signal;

output voice generation means for outputting said second analog voice signal;

digital signal processing means for converting said first analog voice signal to a first digital voice signal and converting said second digital voice signal to a second analog voice signal;

voice processing means for converting said first digital voice signal to a first text string and for converting said second text string to a second digital voice signal;

abbreviated text translation means for converting said first text string to a first abbreviated text string and to convert a said second abbreviated text string to a second text string; and

a communication means for sending said first abbreviated text string and for receiving second abbreviated text string.

2. A communications system of claim 1 wherein the input voice capture means is comprised of a microphone and an amplifier.

3. A communications system of claim 1 wherein the output voice generation means is comprised of an amplifier and a speaker.

4. A communications system of claim 3 wherein the input voice capture means is comprised of a microphone and an amplifier.

5. A communication system for transmitting voice constructed with abbreviated text messages comprising;

input voice capture means for collecting a first analog voice signal;

digital signal processing means for converting said first analog voice signal to a first digital voice signal;

voice processing means for converting said first digital voice signal to a first text string;

abbreviated text translation means for converting said first text string to a first abbreviated text string; and

a communication means for transmitting said first abbreviated text string.

6. A communication system of claim 5 wherein the input voice capture means is comprised of a microphone and an amplifier.

7. A communication system for receiving voice constructed with abbreviated text messages comprising;

output voice generation means for outputting a first analog voice signal;

digital signal processing means for converting a first digital voice signal to said first analog voice signal;

voice processing means for converting a first text string to said first digital voice signal;

abbreviated text translation means for converting a first abbreviated text string to said first text string; and

a communication means for receiving said first abbreviated text string.

8. A communication system of claim 7 wherein the output voice generation means is comprised of an amplifier and a speaker.

9. An abbreviated text translation system comprising;

a text translator for translating abbreviated text strings into plain text strings.

10. An abbreviated text translation system of claim 9 wherein said text translator is a general purpose processor.

11. An abbreviated text translation system of claim 10 wherein said general purpose processor contains memory for storage of abbreviated text strings with their corresponding plain text strings.

12. An abbreviated text translation system of claim 11 wherein said memory comprises of general abbreviated text strings with their corresponding plain text strings, and user defined abbreviated text strings with their corresponding plain text strings.

13. An abbreviated text string translation system comprising;

a text translator for translating plain text strings into abbreviated text strings.

14. An abbreviated text translation system of claim 13 wherein said text translator is a general purpose processor.

15. An abbreviated text translation system of claim 14 wherein said general purpose processor contains memory for storage of plain text strings with their corresponding abbreviated text strings.

16. An abbreviated text translation system of claim 15 wherein said memory comprises of general plain text strings with their corresponding abbreviated text strings and user defined plain text strings with their corresponding abbreviated text strings.

17. An abbreviated text translation system comprising;

a text translator for translating plain text strings into abbreviated text strings and for translating abbreviated text strings into plain text strings.

18. An abbreviated text translation system of claim 17 wherein said text translator is a general purpose processor.

19. An abbreviated text translation system of claim 18 wherein said general purpose processor contains memory for storage of plain text strings with their corresponding abbreviated text strings.

20. An abbreviated text translation system of claim 19 wherein said memory comprises of general plain text strings with their corresponding abbreviated text strings and user defined plain text strings with their corresponding abbreviated text strings.