Dialing System and Method Thereof

• US 20100062809A1
• Filed: 09/05/2008
• Published: 03/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tai Wai Luk
• Original Assignee: Tai Wai Luk
• Inventors: LUK, Tai Wai
• Application Number:
  US12/204,808
• Publication Number:
  US 20100062809A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/564
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/26 Devices for calling a subscriber H04M1/66 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set

Abstract

A dialing system includes a user interactive unit, a response receiver and a central processing unit. The central processing unit is pre-programmed to first activate the user interactive unit to communicate an entry identification to the user for allowing the user to determine whether or not the entry identification communicated by the user interactive unit matches with the entry identification of the target phone number, wherein when the entry identification communicated by the unit interactive unit does not match with the entry identification of the target phone number, the user interactive unit is arranged to communicate the next identification entry to the user without dialing the corresponding phone number, and when the entry identification communicated by the user interactive unit matches with the entry identification of the target phone number, the central processing unit is arranged to activate the phone to dial the target phone number.

Claims

1. A dialing system for activating a phone to dial a target phone number from an electronic phone book having a plurality of phone entries, wherein each of said phone entries includes an entry identification and a corresponding phone number, wherein said remote dialing system comprises:

a user interactive unit adapted for delivering an interactive signal to a user;

a response receiver for receiving a response signal from said user; and

a central processing unit electrically connecting with said response receiver and said user interactive unit and electrically connected with said phone to retrieve said phone entries, wherein said central processing unit is pre-programmed to activate said phone to dial said target phone number in such a manner that when said user wishes to dial said target phone number, said central processing unit is arranged to first activate said user interactive unit to communicate each of said entry identifications of each of said phone entries for allowing said user to determine whether or not said entry identification communicated by said user interactive unit matches with said entry identification of said target phone number, wherein when said entry identification communicated by said unit interactive unit does not match with said entry identification of said target phone number, said response receiver is arranged to receive a corresponding rejection response signal from said user to activate said user interactive unit to communicate said next identification entry without dialing said corresponding phone number, and when said entry identification communicated by said user interactive unit matches with said entry identification of said target phone number, said response receiver is arranged to receive said corresponding activation response signal from said user for confirming dialing of said target phone number, so that when said activation response signal is received and transmitted to said central processing unit, said central processing unit is arranged to activate said phone to dial said target phone number.

2. The dialing system, as recited in claim 1, wherein said response receiver comprises a control panel electrically connected with said central processing unit and said user interactive unit, and is arranged to receive a said response signal in responsive to said interactive signal delivered by said user interactive unit, wherein said control panel comprises a plurality of control buttons each of which is associated with a predetermined response signal of the user with respective to said interactive signal for dialing said target phone number or commanding said user interactive unit to deliver said interactive signal of said next entry identification of said next phone entry.

3. The dialing system, as recited in claim 1, wherein said central processing unit is wirelessly communicated with said phone, and comprises a central processor processing information transmitting between said user interactive unit, said response receiver and said phone, a wireless device electrically communicated with said central processor to wirelessly communicate with said phone, and a memory device electrically connected with said central processor and said wireless device to store voice signal in the form of digital data, wherein said voice signal is said audible voice of each of said entry identifications.

4. The dialing system, as recited in claim 2, wherein said central processing unit is wirelessly communicated with said phone, and comprises a central processor processing information transmitting between said user interactive unit, said response receiver and said phone, a wireless device electrically communicated with said central processor to wirelessly communicate with said phone, and a memory device electrically connected with said central processor and said wireless device to store voice signal in the form of digital data, wherein said voice signal is said audible voice of each of said entry identifications.

5. The dialing system, as recited in claim 3, wherein said user interactive unit comprises an audio device arranged to deliver an audible signal as said interactive signal to said user for verbally communicating said entry identification to said user.

6. The dialing system, as recited in claim 4, wherein said user interactive unit comprises an audio device arranged to deliver an audible signal as said interactive signal to said user for verbally communicating said entry identification to said user.

7. The dialing system, as recited in claim 5, said user interactive unit further comprises a voice recorder electrically connected with the central processing unit for recording pronunciation of said entry identifications which are to be read by said user interactive unit.

8. The dialing system, as recited in claim 6, said user interactive unit further comprises a voice recorder electrically connected with the central processing unit for recording pronunciation of said entry identifications which are to be read by said user interactive unit.

9. The dialing system, as recited in claim 7, further comprising an entertainment control unit electrically connected with said central processing unit and said user interactive unit, wherein said entertainment control unit is adapted for remotely controlling a predetermined multimedia device so that said user is able to control said multimedia device through said control panel.

10. The dialing system, as recited in claim 8, further comprising an entertainment control unit electrically connected with said central processing unit and said user interactive unit, wherein said entertainment control unit is adapted for remotely controlling a predetermined multimedia device so that said user is able to control said multimedia device through said control panel.

11. The dialing system, as recited in claim 1, further comprising a control housing mounted onto an external fixture, wherein said user interactive unit, said response receiver, and said central processing unit are provided on said control housing so as to constitute a self-contained dialing unit for wirelessly and electrically connecting said phone for dialing said target phone number.

12. The dialing system, as recited in claim 6, further comprising a control housing mounted onto an external fixture, wherein said user interactive unit, said response receiver, and said central processing unit are provided on said control housing so as to constitute a self-contained dialing unit for wirelessly and electrically connecting said phone for dialing said target phone number.

13. The dialing system, as recited in claim 10, further comprising a control housing mounted onto an external fixture, wherein said user interactive unit, said response receiver, and said central processing unit are provided on said control housing so as to constitute a self-contained dialing unit for wirelessly and electrically connecting said phone for dialing said target phone number.

14. The dialing system, as recited in claim 7, wherein said response receiver further comprises a wireless receiver device, adapted for detachably connected to an external fixture, wirelessly and electrically connected with said central process unit, wherein said wireless receiver device comprises a plurality of said control buttons for initializing said corresponding response signal for selectively controlling dialing of said target phone number.

15. The dialing system, as recited in claim 8, wherein said response receiver further comprises a wireless receiver device, adapted for detachably connected to an external fixture, wirelessly and electrically connected with said central process unit, wherein said wireless receiver device comprises a plurality of said control buttons for initializing said corresponding response signal for selectively controlling dialing of said target phone number.

16. The dialing system, as recited in claim 4, wherein said wireless device comprises a wireless transceiver electrically connected with the main processor, and a Bluetooth module wirelessly connecting with said wireless transceiver and said phone, wherein said Bluetooth module and said audio device are incorporated to form a single unit for delivering said audible signal and for wirelessly activating said phone to dial said target phone number.

17. The dialing system, as recited in claim 6, wherein said wireless device comprises a wireless transceiver electrically connected with the main processor, and a Bluetooth module wirelessly connecting with said wireless transceiver and said phone, wherein said Bluetooth module and said audio device are incorporated to form a single unit for delivering said audible signal and for wirelessly activating said phone to dial said target phone number.

18. The dialing system, as recited in claim 8, wherein said wireless device comprises a wireless transceiver electrically connected with the main processor, and a Bluetooth module wirelessly connecting with said wireless transceiver and said phone, wherein said Bluetooth module and said audio device are incorporated to form a single unit for delivering said audible signal and for wirelessly activating said phone to dial said target phone number.

19. A method of dialing a target phone number through a dialing system comprising a user interactive unit, a response receiver and a central processing unit, wherein said method comprises the steps of:

(a) reading an electronic phone book by said central processing unit, wherein said electronic phone book stores a plurality of phone entries, wherein each of said phone entries includes an entry identification and a corresponding phone number, wherein said target phone number and said corresponding entry identification is pre-stored in said phone book as one of said phone entries;

(b) when said user wishes to dial said target phone number, communicating each of said entry identifications of each of said phone entries to said user for allowing said user to determine whether or not said entry identification communicated by said user interactive unit matches with said entry identification of said target phone number;

(c) receiving a rejection response signal from said user by said response receiver when said entry identification communicated by said unit interactive unit does not match with said entry identification of said target phone number;

(d) continuously communicating said next identification entry to said user by said unit interactive unit without dialing said phone;

(e) receiving an activation response signal by said response receiver when said entry identification communicated by said user interactive unit matches with said entry identification of said target phone number; and

(f) activating said phone by said central processing unit to dial said target phone number.

20. The method, as recited in claim 19, wherein said step (b) comprises the step (b.1) of reading said first entry identification of said first phone entry contained in said phone book to said user through said user interactive unit so as to allow said user to determine if said entry identification read by said user interactive unit matches with said entry identification of said target phone number.

21. The method, as recited in claim 19, wherein said step (c) comprises the steps of:

(c.1) awaiting a rejection response signal from said user when said user interactive unit communicates said entry identification to said user; and

(c.2) sensing said rejection response signal from said user by said response receiver when said entry identification communicated by said user interactive unit does not match with said entry identification of said target phone number.

22. The method, as recited in claim 21, wherein step (d) comprises a step of reading a second entry identification of said second phone entry contained in said phone book to said user through said user interactive unit when said identification entry read by said user interactive unit does not match with said identification entry of said target phone number, so as to allow said user to determine if said subsequent entry identification read by said user interactive unit matches with said entry identification of said target phone number.

23. The method, as recited in claim 22, wherein said step (e) comprises the steps of:

(e.1) awaiting an activation response signal from said user when said user interactive unit communicates said entry identification to said user; and

(e.2) sensing said activation response signal from said user by said response receiver when said entry identification communicated by said user interactive unit matches with said entry identification of said target phone number.

24. The method, as recited in claim 23, wherein further comprising a step of pre-recording an audible voice of each of said entry identification so that said user interactive unit is capable of sequentially reading said recoded voice of said entry identification to said user until said entry identification of said target phone number is found, wherein said recoded audible voice is stored in a memory device.

25. The method, as recited in claim 24, wherein said step (f) comprises the steps of:

(f.1) wirelessly communicating by said central processing unit to said phone; and

(f.2) activating dialing of said target phone number which corresponds to said entry identification confirmed by said user.