Method and system of accessing and operating a voice message system
First Claim
1. A method of accessing and operating a subscriber interface for a voice message system using speech recognition, comprising the steps of:
- determining whether a party going off-hook at one of a number of predetermined locations is a subscriber to the subscriber interface;
if the party is determined to be a subscriber to the subscriber interface, using information retrieved from a subscriber profile database and a plurality of related databases to retrieve information used to determine how the voice message system has been configured by the subscriber;
receiving a voice command at a speech recognition module indicative of a request to access said voice message system if the party is determined to be a subscriber to the subscriber interface;
comparing said speech signal to signals representing predetermined stored commands;
if said speech signal is found to correspond to a predetermined stored command, sending a code associated with said predetermined stored command to a data processor; and
activating a predetermined processor module of said voice message system according to the recognized voice command, and information retrieved from one or more of the databases.
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Abstract
A subscriber interface operating as a Personal Agent is provided to simplify, enhance and integrate the currently fragmented telephone services The Personal Agent enables the subscriber to access and activate telephone network services using voice recognition technology. The subscriber interface is seamlessly integrated with the telephone network to enable the subscriber to perform one or more activation and deactivation commands of telephone features, initiate a call, and take calls at their discretion. The subscriber interface also enables the subscriber to administer the options that tailor the system to the subscriber. Access and activation of telephone features are enabled by the subscriber using voice commands. In particular, the present invention integrates Calling Line ID (CLID) with the names identified in a voice dialing personal directory and/or Name Display database to enable the user to use spoken names to instruct the various telephone features to work specifically on particular lines, e.g. "Call Forward all calls to voice mail except for "Mom". The voice dialing directory (or Name Display database) can then be used to identify "mom"'"'"'s phone number(s) which would be matched against the incoming CLIDs to determine how to route incoming calls.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of accessing and operating a subscriber interface for a voice message system using speech recognition, comprising the steps of:
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determining whether a party going off-hook at one of a number of predetermined locations is a subscriber to the subscriber interface; if the party is determined to be a subscriber to the subscriber interface, using information retrieved from a subscriber profile database and a plurality of related databases to retrieve information used to determine how the voice message system has been configured by the subscriber; receiving a voice command at a speech recognition module indicative of a request to access said voice message system if the party is determined to be a subscriber to the subscriber interface; comparing said speech signal to signals representing predetermined stored commands; if said speech signal is found to correspond to a predetermined stored command, sending a code associated with said predetermined stored command to a data processor; and activating a predetermined processor module of said voice message system according to the recognized voice command, and information retrieved from one or more of the databases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A subscriber interface for accessing and operating a voice message system, comprising:
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a speech recognition module used to enable a subscriber or calling party to communicate interactively with the interface using voice commands; an audio response module used to provide predetermined and prerecorded responses by the interface to the calling party; a subscriber database which contains a personal directory, a screening database and other information required by the interface for interaction with the subscriber and calling parties; and a voice recording/playback module to permit the subscriber to record predetermined announcements and greetings for calling parties. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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