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Voice-controlled telephone using visual display

  • US 4,644,107 A
  • Filed: 10/26/1984
  • Issued: 02/17/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a spoken word controlled repertory dialing apparatus capable of operating in either a programming mode or a normal mode including voice recognition means for recognizing predetermined input words communicated thereto and visual display means responsive to said voice recognition means for displaying prompt and subscriber phone number information to the user, the method of establishing a telephonic connection comprising the steps of:

  • (a) manually selecting said programming mode of operation;

    (b) displaying on said visual display means a first predetermined prompt word followed by a predetermined repetition numeral;

    (c) uttering said prompt word a number of times equal to said repetition numeral and decrementing said numeral after each recognized utterance of said first prompt word, until said numeral has been decremented to zero;

    (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) a predetermined number of times;

    (e) entering said normal mode of operation;

    (f) uttering the digits of the subscriber phone number to be called digit-by-digit, and displaying on said visual display each of said digits; and

    (g) uttering a predetermined word which when recognized causes said displayed subscriber phone number to be dialed and a telephonic connection to be established between said dialing apparatus and an external telephone subscriber line.

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