Voice-dialing system using both spoken names and initials in recognition
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1. A method for dialing a telephone by voice, comprising the steps of:
- receiving from a user a speech pattern corresponding to a name in a directory the user intends to call and at least one spoken letter associated with the name, wherein the names in the directory are represented by sound patterns;
retrieving a telephone number corresponding to a name associated with the speech pattern;
converting the sound patterns for the names in the directory to orthographic letters; and
comparing the orthographic letters for the names in the directory with an orthographic representation of the spoken letter.
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Abstract
A system for dialing a telephone by voice receives from a user a spoken name corresponding to a telephone number that the user desires to call and at least one initial. The systems uses both forms of speech information to retrieve a stored telephone number that corresponds to a stored name that best matches the spoken name.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for dialing a telephone by voice, comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a user a speech pattern corresponding to a name in a directory the user intends to call and at least one spoken letter associated with the name, wherein the names in the directory are represented by sound patterns; retrieving a telephone number corresponding to a name associated with the speech pattern; converting the sound patterns for the names in the directory to orthographic letters; and comparing the orthographic letters for the names in the directory with an orthographic representation of the spoken letter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for providing voice-dialing to users, comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a user a speech pattern, the speech pattern indicating a name corresponding to a telephone number that the user intends to call, said speech pattern including a spoken name and at least one letter corresponding to the spoken name; utilizing the speech pattern to identify a portion of a directory containing different names and corresponding telephone numbers, wherein the names in the directory are represented by sound patterns; converting the sound patterns for the names in the directory to orthographic letters; comparing the orthographic letters for the names in the directory with an orthographic representation of the spoken letter; providing to the user a selection of names from the directory determined to best match the speech pattern; and initiating a telephone call to one of the telephone numbers in accordance with the user'"'"'s selection of a name.
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5. A method comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a user a speech pattern corresponding to a name in a directory the user intends to call, wherein the names in the directory are represented by sound patterns; converting the sound patterns for the names in the directory to orthographic letters; comparing the orthographic letters for the names in the directory with an orthographic representation of the spoken letter; presenting the user with a name determined to correspond to the speech pattern; and receiving from the user an indication as to whether the presented name correctly matches the name the user intends to call, said indication including at least one spoken letter associated with the name the user intends to call. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. Apparatus for dialing a telephone by voice, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive from a user a speech pattern corresponding to a name in a directory the user intends to call and at least one spoken letter associated with the name, wherein the names in the directory are represented by sound patterns; a converter configured to convert the sound patterns for the names in the directory to orthographic letters; a comparator configured to compare the orthographic letters for the names in the directory with an orthographic representation of the spoken letter; and retrieving mechanism configured to retrieve a telephone number corresponding to a name associated with the speech pattern. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. Apparatus for providing voice-dialing to users, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive from a user a speech pattern, the speech pattern indicating a name corresponding to a telephone number that the user intends to call, said speech pattern including a spoken name and at least one letter corresponding to the spoken name; identifying mechanism configured to utilize the speech pattern to identify a portion of a directory containing different names and corresponding telephone numbers name, said names in the directory are represented by sound patterns; a converter configured to convert the sound patterns for the names in the directory to orthographic letters; a comparator configured to compare the orthographic letters for the names in the directory with an orthographic representation of the spoken letter; selection mechanism configured to provide to the user a selection of names from the directory determined to best match the speech pattern; and an initiator configured to initiate a telephone call to one of the telephone numbers in accordance with the user'"'"'s selection of a name.
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11. Apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive from a user a speech pattern corresponding to a name in a directory the user intends to call, said names in the directory is represented by sound patterns; a converter configured to convert the sound patterns for the names in the directory to orthographic letters; a comparator configured to compare the orthographic letters for the names in the directory with an orthographic representation of the spoken letter; presenting mechanism configured to present the user with a name determined to correspond to the speech pattern; said receiver configured to receive from the user an indication as to whether the presented name correctly matches the name the user intends to call, said indication including at least one spoken letter associated with the name the user intends to call; and retrieving mechanism to retrieve a telephone number corresponding to a name associated with the speech pattern and spoken letter. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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