Voice telephone dialing
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1. A method of using voice recognition computer processing to direct a caller'"'"'s telephone call to a called destination, comprising the steps of:
- identifying the caller;
accessing a database containing speaker dependent speech recognition templates;
downloading said speaker dependent templates from a central database to a local station in communication with said caller'"'"'s telephone;
detecting a dial command spoken by said caller;
accessing a database containing speaker independent speech recognition templates;
comparing said dial command to said speaker independent templates;
detecting a destination identifier spoken by said caller;
accessing a database containing speaker dependent speech recognition templates associated with said caller;
comparing said destination identifier to said speaker dependent templates; and
dialing an appropriate number in response to said comparing steps.
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Abstract
A method for dialing a telephone, using voice recognition to initiate the dialing and to determine the correct telephone number. The dialing is initiated with a spoken dial command that is recognized by using speaker independent templates that are stored locally with respect to the caller'"'"'s telephone. The correct telephone number is recognized by using speaker dependent templates that are downloaded from a central database or by using speaker independent templates stored locally.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of using voice recognition computer processing to direct a caller'"'"'s telephone call to a called destination, comprising the steps of:
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identifying the caller; accessing a database containing speaker dependent speech recognition templates; downloading said speaker dependent templates from a central database to a local station in communication with said caller'"'"'s telephone; detecting a dial command spoken by said caller; accessing a database containing speaker independent speech recognition templates; comparing said dial command to said speaker independent templates; detecting a destination identifier spoken by said caller; accessing a database containing speaker dependent speech recognition templates associated with said caller; comparing said destination identifier to said speaker dependent templates; and dialing an appropriate number in response to said comparing steps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A voice recognition system for dialing a telephone, comprising:
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a number of local database memories that store speaker independent voice recognition templates; a central database memory that stores sets of speaker dependent templates, each set associated with a caller, wherein each template represents a destination identifier; a local processing system programmed for identifying a caller, for accessing said central database memory to request a set of speaker dependent templates associated with said identified caller, for detecting a dial command spoken by said caller, for accessing said speaker independent voice recognition templates stored in at least one of said number of local database memories, for recognizing said dial command using said speaker independent templates, for detecting a destination identifier spoken by said identified caller, for recognizing a destination identifier using said speaker dependent templates and for dialing an appropriate number associated with said recognized destination identifier. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of using voice recognition computer processing to direct a caller'"'"'s telephone call to a called destination, comprising the steps of:
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identifying the caller; accessing a database containing speaker dependent speech recognition templates; downloading said speaker dependent templates from a central database to a local station in communication with said caller'"'"'s telephone; detecting a dial command spoken by said caller; accessing a database containing speaker independent speech recognition templates; comparing said dial command to said speaker independent templates; detecting a destination identifier spoken by said caller; accessing a database containing speaker dependent speech recognition templates associated with said caller; simultaneously comparing said destination identifier to said speaker dependent templates and to said speaker independent templates; and dialing an appropriate number in response to said comparing steps. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of using voice recognition computer processing to direct a caller'"'"'s telephone call to a called destination, comprising the steps of:
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a) identifying the caller; b) detecting a dial command spoken by said caller; c) performing the following substeps i) and ii); i) accessing a database containing speaker dependent speech recognition templates; ii) downloading said speaker dependent templates from a central database to a local station in communication with said caller'"'"'s telephone;
while performing the following substeps iii) and iv);iii) accessing a database containing speaker independent speech recognition templates; iv) comparing said dial command to said speaker independent templates; d) detecting a destination identifier spoken by said caller; e) accessing a database containing speaker dependent speech recognition templates associated with said caller; f) comparing said destination identifier to said speaker dependent templates; and g) dialing an appropriate number in response to said comparing steps. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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