Network accessed personal secretary
First Claim
1. In a public switched telephone network comprising a plurality of subscriber telephone lines, each coupled to an associated telephone switching facility, the improvement comprising:
- a processor coupled to said network;
a voice recognition monitor coupled to one of said subscriber telephone lines for signaling to the telephone switching facility in response to recognition of a predetermined utterance whenever said one subscriber line is in an off-hook state;
bridging means in said telephone switching facility for bridging said one subscriber line to said processor in response to receipt of signals from said voice recognition monitor.
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Abstract
A method and system is disclosed for accessing a remote personalized secretarial platform that permits a wide variety of functions with high flexibility, while being easily usable by an individual telephone subscriber. The platform can be accessed whenever the subscriber telephone is off-hook through a voice recognition monitor that monitors the subscriber line and is responsive to a preselected utterance to generate an access signal. Placed at the telephone switch facility, a monitor module is speech responsive individually to a plurality of lines that are off hook to generate signals that effect switch functions including bridging to the platform and modifying a subscriber switch feature profile.
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34 Claims
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1. In a public switched telephone network comprising a plurality of subscriber telephone lines, each coupled to an associated telephone switching facility, the improvement comprising:
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a processor coupled to said network; a voice recognition monitor coupled to one of said subscriber telephone lines for signaling to the telephone switching facility in response to recognition of a predetermined utterance whenever said one subscriber line is in an off-hook state; bridging means in said telephone switching facility for bridging said one subscriber line to said processor in response to receipt of signals from said voice recognition monitor. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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2. In a public switched telephone network comprising a plurality of subscriber telephone lines, each coupled to an associated telephone switching facility, the improvement comprising:
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a processor coupled to said network; a voice recognition monitor coupled to one of said subscriber telephone lines for signaling to the telephone switching facility in response to recognition of a predetermined utterance when said one subscriber line is in an off-hook state; bridging means in said telephone switching facility for bridging said one subscriber line to said processor in response to receipt of signals from said voice recognition monitor; wherein said voice recognition monitor is coupled to said one line between subscriber location and telephone switching facility and is connected to said switching facility by a data link for transmitting data signals from said monitor to said switching facility.
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13. In a public switched telephone network comprising a plurality of subscriber telephone lines, each coupled to an associated telephone switching facility, the improvement comprising:
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a processor coupled to said network; a voice recognition monitor coupled to one of said subscriber telephone lines for signaling to the telephone switching facility in response to recognition of a predetermined utterance whenever said one subscriber line is in an off-hook state; means responsive to receipt of signals from said voice recognition monitor for changing a subscriber profile table associated with said one subscriber line that is temporarily stored in said switching facility during an existing phone call. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. In a public switched telephone network comprising a plurality of subscriber telephone lines, each coupled to an associated telephone office switch, a method for accessing a personal secretary service platform, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a subscriber line whenever it is in an off-hook state for a predetermined utterance by a user of a telephone connected to said subscriber line; detecting said predetermined utterance; in response to said step of detecting, generating a wake-up signal for accessing the personal secretary service platform; and applying said wake-up signal to said switch to activate a switch function while said subscriber line remains in the off-hook state. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In a public switched telephone network including a central office switching system, a subscriber telephone line connected to said central office switching system, a voice recognition monitor associated with said subscriber telephone line, and a secretary service platform associated with said central office switching system, a method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring said subscriber telephone line for predetermined utterances at all times that said subscriber telephone line is in an off-hook state; detecting one of said predetermined utterances; generating an activation signal in response to said detecting step; and establishing a telephone connection between said secretary service platform and said subscriber telephone line in response to said activation signal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A public switched telephone network comprising:
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a central office switching means; a multiservice platform means for performing personal secretary functions; means for monitoring a subscriber telephone line for predetermined utterances whenever said subscriber telephone line is in an off-hook state, said monitoring means including; means for detecting any one of said predetermined utterances, and means for generating an access signal for accessing said multiservice platform means in response to one of said detected utterances; and means for establishing a telephone connection between said multiservice platform means and said subscriber telephone line in response to said access signal. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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