Electronic mail replies with speech recognition
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1. A computer-implemented method for accessing and responding to an electronic mail message, the method comprising:
- accessing a first electronic mail message with a question portion indicative of a question and a proposed answer portion having proposed answers to the question;
parsing the first electronic mail message to identify the proposed answers;
converting the question portion and the answer portion to speech and audibly rendering the question and each of the proposed answers to a user;
generating a context free grammar as a function of the proposed answers and providing the context free grammar to a speech recognizer;
receiving a response from the user;
associating the response with one of the proposed answers using the speech recognizer and the context free grammar;
converting the response to a textual response based on said one of the proposed answers; and
sending a second electronic mail message to a sender of the first electronic mail message, the second electronic mail message including the textual response.
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Abstract
A method for responding to an electronic mail message with a limited input device such as a phone includes audibly rendering the question and a set of proposed answers typically provided in the electronic mail message by the sender of the electronic mail message. A language model indicative of the proposed answers is provided to a speech recognizer. The response from the user is obtained and converted to a textual response using the speech recognizer and language model. A second electronic e-mail message is then sent back to the sender. The second electronic mail message includes the textual response.
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14 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for accessing and responding to an electronic mail message, the method comprising:
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accessing a first electronic mail message with a question portion indicative of a question and a proposed answer portion having proposed answers to the question; parsing the first electronic mail message to identify the proposed answers; converting the question portion and the answer portion to speech and audibly rendering the question and each of the proposed answers to a user; generating a context free grammar as a function of the proposed answers and providing the context free grammar to a speech recognizer; receiving a response from the user; associating the response with one of the proposed answers using the speech recognizer and the context free grammar; converting the response to a textual response based on said one of the proposed answers; and sending a second electronic mail message to a sender of the first electronic mail message, the second electronic mail message including the textual response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable media including instructions readable by a computer which, when implemented, cause the computer to handle information by performing steps comprising:
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receiving information related to an electronic mail message having a question portion indicative of a question and a proposed answer portion with proposed answers to the question; parsing the information to identify the proposed answers; converting the question portion and the answer portion to a signal suitable for rendering audibly; generating a context free grammar as a function of the proposed answers; receiving information indicative of a user'"'"'s response to an audibly rendered question; associating the response with one of the proposed answers using the context free grammar; and converting the user'"'"'s response to text based on said one of the proposed answers and sending the text.
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10. A computer readable media including instructions readable by a computer which, when implemented, cause the computer to handle an electronic mail, message having a question portion and a proposed answer portion having proposed answers, the computer readable media comprising:
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a first module to access the electronic mail message and convert the question portion and the answer portion to signals suitable for audible rendering; a second module to parse the electronic mail message to identify the proposed answers; a third module to generate a context free grammar as a function of the proposed answers; a fourth module receiving a response from the user and associating the response to one of the proposed answers using the context free grammar; a fifth module converting the response to a textual response based on said one of the proposed answers; and a sixth module to send an electronic mail message to a sender of the first-mentioned electronic mail mesBage, the second electronic mail message including the textual response. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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