Voice controlled messaging system and processing method
First Claim
1. A voice controlled digital voice messaging system comprising:
- at least one subscriber telephone line coupled to a line interface controller means for digitizing voice signals received on the telephone line;
a mass storage device having a plurality of digitized voice prompts recorded thereon;
signal processing means coupled to a memory and to the line interface controller means and to the mass storage device for controlling storage, retrieval, playback, and sending of voice messages, comprisingmeans for selecting verification data responsive to an identification of the said at least one subscriber telephone line;
means for controlling access of a subscriber to the system upon verification of a spoken password of the subscriber using said selected verification data;
means for control of playback of voice messages stored on the mass storage device, comprising means for interrupting playback when the subscriber speaks a voice command during playback;
means for control of storage, retrieval, playback, and sending of voice messages in response to affirmative or negative voice commands given by the subscriber; and
means for directing messages to one of a plurality of intended message recipients, the intended recipient being identified by a spoken utterance by the subscriber of the name of the intended recipient.
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Abstract
A voice controlled voice-messaging systems permits manipulation of voice messages over the telephone without the need for keypressed commands. Manipulation includes playback of messages, deletion of messages, saving messages, and sending a new message to a recipient from a user-defined list. Access to the messaging system is by spoken password. Voice input also allows the following functions: enrollment of a spoken password; granting or refusing user access to the system based on verification of the user speaking a password; recognition of spoken utterances of "yes" and "no" in response to prompts by the VMS; recognition of "stop" to interrupt and stop a voice message during playback; enrollment of a spoken personal directory of names of potential message recipients; and recognition of names in the spoken personal directory. The invention uses speaker verification, speaker-independent recognition (SIR) of "yes/no", speaker-independent recognition of "stop" during message playback, and speaker-dependent recognition (SDR) of a limited vocabulary of short phrases such as a list of message recipients'"'"' names.
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49 Claims
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1. A voice controlled digital voice messaging system comprising:
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at least one subscriber telephone line coupled to a line interface controller means for digitizing voice signals received on the telephone line; a mass storage device having a plurality of digitized voice prompts recorded thereon; signal processing means coupled to a memory and to the line interface controller means and to the mass storage device for controlling storage, retrieval, playback, and sending of voice messages, comprising means for selecting verification data responsive to an identification of the said at least one subscriber telephone line; means for controlling access of a subscriber to the system upon verification of a spoken password of the subscriber using said selected verification data; means for control of playback of voice messages stored on the mass storage device, comprising means for interrupting playback when the subscriber speaks a voice command during playback; means for control of storage, retrieval, playback, and sending of voice messages in response to affirmative or negative voice commands given by the subscriber; and means for directing messages to one of a plurality of intended message recipients, the intended recipient being identified by a spoken utterance by the subscriber of the name of the intended recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 49)
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25. In a data processing system having at least one subscriber telephone line coupled to a line interface controller for digitizing voice signals received on the telephone line, a mass storage device having a plurality of digitized voice prompts recorded thereon, and signal processing means coupled to a memory and to the line interface controller and to the mass storage device;
a method for controlling storage, retrieval, playback, and sending of voice messages, comprising the steps of; identifying the at least one subscriber telephone line; selecting verification data responsive to said identification; providing access to the system in response to verification of a spoken password uttered by a subscriber, said verification using the selected verification data; selectively playing back voice messages stored on the mass storage device, comprising the substep of interrupting playback in response to an utterance by the subscriber of a voice command during playback; controlling storage, retrieval, playback and sending of voice messages in response to utterances of affirmative or negative voice commands by the subscriber; and selectively sending messages to one of a plurality of intended message recipients, the intended recipient being identified by a spoken utterance by the subscriber of the name of the intended recipient. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A voice controlled digital voice messaging system comprising:
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at least one subscriber telephone line coupled to a line interface controller means for digitizing voice signals received on the telephone line; a mass storage device having a plurality of digitized voice prompts recorded thereon; signal processing means coupled to a memory and to the line interface controller means and to the mass storage device for controlling storage, retrieval, playback, and sending of voice messages, comprising means for selecting verification data responsive to an identification of the said at least one subscriber telephone line; means for controlling access of a subscriber to the system upon verification of a spoken password of the subscriber using said selected verification data; means for control of playback of voice messages stored on the mass storage device, comprising means for interrupting playback when the subscriber speaks a voice command during playback; and means for directing messages to one of a plurality of intended message recipients, the intended recipient being identified by a spoken utterance by the subscriber of the name of the intended recipient.
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