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Method and apparatus for performing distributed speech processing in a communication system

  • US 6,363,349 B1
  • Filed: 05/28/1999
  • Issued: 03/26/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for a communication unit to perform distributed speech processing, the method comprising the steps of:

  • requesting by the communication unit a communication service from a communication infrastructure that supports both voice and data communications;

    requesting by the communication unit a voice connection, as provided by the communication service, between the communication unit and a communication device;

    requesting by the communication unit a data connection, as provided by the communication service, between the communication unit and a distributed speech processing unit;

    extracting by the communication unit speech processing data from a voice signal, wherein the voice signal is generated from user speech and wherein the user speech comprises a voice command that requests information;

    transmitting by the communication unit the speech processing data to the distributed speech processing unit via the data connection;

    receiving by the communication unit from the distributed speech processing unit the information requested in the voice command via the data connection; and

    piping by the communication unit the information requested in the voice command to a destination indicated by the distributed speech processing unit, wherein the voice command that requests information indicates a destination for the information to be piped upon receipt by the communication unit.

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