Method and device to input characters
First Claim
1. A method to input characters at a terminal equipment, comprising the steps of:
- producing a verbal sequence in a receiving equipment;
reproducing the verbal sequence in the terminal equipment;
transmitting control signals from the terminal equipment to the receiving equipment to control at least one of fast forwarding and rewinding the verbal sequence by the receiving equipment;
confirming in the terminal equipment when a desired portion of the verbal sequence has been found; and
registering the desired portion of the verbal sequence at the receiving equipment.
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Abstract
A method and device for inputting characters. An answering equipment, Ts, answers a call from a terminal equipment, Te. The answering equipment transmits a sequence of characters which can consist of letters, digits or other characters. The information is transmitted via the telecommunications network to the terminal equipment where the information is read out in a loudspeaker which is listened to by a subscriber. When the subscriber hears the character in question being read, he/she presses a key on the terminal equipment. The key can be one of the keys on the ordinary keypad of twelve keys on the telephone. The signal passes to the answering equipment where it is identified and registers that the character in question shall be stored in a data base, DB. The data base stores the character and combines the other characters which are input, and predicts which possible words or character combinations remain, depending on application. When the number of possible combinations is lower than a predetermined number, the system changes to read out current character combinations or words. The subscriber confirms which characters or character combinations or words are intended. When a word or a character combination has been completely identified, this is used for transmitting the information to the subscriber. The current information can for instance refer to the owner of a car with a certain car number, or the telephone number of a wanted person etc.
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21 Claims
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1. A method to input characters at a terminal equipment, comprising the steps of:
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producing a verbal sequence in a receiving equipment; reproducing the verbal sequence in the terminal equipment; transmitting control signals from the terminal equipment to the receiving equipment to control at least one of fast forwarding and rewinding the verbal sequence by the receiving equipment; confirming in the terminal equipment when a desired portion of the verbal sequence has been found; and registering the desired portion of the verbal sequence at the receiving equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for inputting characters, comprising:
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receiving means comprising; means for producing a verbal sequence, and means for receiving a sequence of control signals for fast forwarding and rewinding the verbal sequence and for confirming a desired portion of the verbal sequence; and terminal means comprising; means for reproducing the verbal sequence produced in the receiving means, means for generating and transmitting control signals to control the sequence of characters produced in the receiving means, and means for confirming and transmitting a control signal when the desired portion of the verbal sequence is identified. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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