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Network and method for providing a call screening telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition capability

  • US 6,826,529 B1
  • Filed: 08/09/2000
  • Issued: 11/30/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A network for providing a call screening telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition to a telecommunications user, comprising:

  • a switch in communication with a telecommunications device associated with the telecommunications user for detecting a trigger specific to the call screening telecommunications service in response to a communication to the telecommunications user from a calling party with one of a blocked number and an unknown number; and

    an intelligent resource server in communication with the switch, wherein the intelligent resource server is for receiving from the switch the communication to the telecommunications user, for playing a first audible message for the calling party in response to receiving the communication, the first audible message prompting the calling party to identify itself to the telecommunications user, for automatically recognizing a predetermined keyword spoken by the calling party in response to the audible message, and for terminating the communication when the calling party does not identify itself, and for playing a second audible message for the telecommunications user and for placing an outgoing communication to the calling party based on recognition of a predetermined keyword spoken by the telecommunications user in response to the second audible message, the second audible message containing an identifying information regarding the calling party and prompting the telecommunications user to place the outgoing communication to the calling party.

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