Apparatus and method for providing hands-free operation of a device
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1. A method for providing hands-free operation of a communication device, comprising:
- monitoring a headset interface for a command prefix and a subsequent voicemail command, the command prefix being at least one spoken word that is used to identify subsequently spoken voice commands that control the device, the voicemail command only being effective when preceded by the spoken command prefix;
detecting the command prefix in spoken speech;
treating the next spoken word as the subsequent voicemail command;
in response to detecting the voicemail command and command prefix, generating a device command that emulates a user'"'"'s interaction with the communication device to answer an incoming call;
providing the device command to the communication device via a feature connector interface;
playing an outgoing announcement to a caller; and
recording a message from the caller in response to the spoken voicemail command.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for providing hands-free operation of a device. A hands-free adapter is provided that communicates with a device and a headset. The hands-free adapter allows a user to use voice commands so that the user does not have to handle the device. The hands-free adapter receives voice commands from the headset and translates the voice commands to commands recognized by the device. The hands-free adapter also monitors the device to detect device events and provides notice of the events to the user via the headset.
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1. A method for providing hands-free operation of a communication device, comprising:
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monitoring a headset interface for a command prefix and a subsequent voicemail command, the command prefix being at least one spoken word that is used to identify subsequently spoken voice commands that control the device, the voicemail command only being effective when preceded by the spoken command prefix; detecting the command prefix in spoken speech; treating the next spoken word as the subsequent voicemail command; in response to detecting the voicemail command and command prefix, generating a device command that emulates a user'"'"'s interaction with the communication device to answer an incoming call; providing the device command to the communication device via a feature connector interface; playing an outgoing announcement to a caller; and recording a message from the caller in response to the spoken voicemail command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A hands-free adapter for a communications device, comprising:
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means for monitoring a headset interface; means for detecting a command prefix in spoken speech that is used to identify a subsequently spoken voicemail command that controls the communications device, the voicemail command only being effective when preceded by the spoken command prefix; means for treating the next spoken word after the command prefix as the subsequent voicemail command; if audio signals are being passed from the headset interface to the communications device, then means for muting an audio to the communications device to not provide the voicemail command to the communications device; means for translating the voicemail command into a device command recognized by the communications device; means for generating the device command that emulates a user'"'"'s interaction with the communications device to answer an incoming call; means for providing the device command to the communications device via a feature connector interface; means for playing an outgoing announcement to a caller; and means for recording a message from the caller in response to the spoken voicemail command. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing hands-free operation of a communication device, comprising:
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integrating a hands-free adapter with voice recognition and command prefix functionality with the communication device and a headset associated therewith; monitoring a device interface for an event; when the event is detected, then providing an event indicator to the hands-free headset; detecting a command prefix in spoken speech that is used to identify a subsequently spoken voicemail command that controls the communication device, the voicemail command only being effective when preceded by the spoken command prefix; treating the next spoken word after the command prefix as the subsequent voicemail command; translating the subsequent voicemail command into a device command that is recognized by the communication device; in response to the command prefix and the voicemail command, generating the device command that emulates a user'"'"'s interaction with the device to answer an incoming call; providing the device command to the device; playing an outgoing announcement to a caller; recording a message from the caller in response to the spoken voicemail command; and detecting the command prefix and a voicemail access command to access the recorded message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An integrated device, comprising:
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a communication device; a headset associated with the communication device; an adapter interfacing with the communication device and with the headset, the adapter having voice recognition and command prefix functionality to provide hands-free operation of the integrated device; means for detecting a command prefix in spoken speech that is used to identify a subsequently spoken voicemail command that controls the communication device, the voicemail command only being effective when preceded by the spoken command prefix; means for treating the next spoken word after the command prefix as the subsequent voicemail command; means for translating the subsequent voicemail command into a device command that is recognized by the communication device; in response to the command prefix and the voicemail command, means for generating the device command that emulates a user'"'"'s interaction with the communication device to answer an incoming call; means for providing the device command to the communication device; means for playing an outgoing announcement to a caller; means for recording a message from the caller in response to the spoken voicemail command; and means for detecting the command prefix and a voicemail access command to access the recorded message. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A Non-Volatile memory encoded with instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:
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detecting a command prefix in spoken speech that is used to identify a subsequently spoken voicemail command that controls the communication device, the voicemail command only being effective when preceded by the spoken command prefix; treating the next spoken word after the command prefix as the subsequent voicemail command; translating the subsequent voicemail command into a device command that is recognized by a communication device; in response to the command prefix and the voicemail command, generating the device command that emulates a user'"'"'s interaction with the communication device to answer an incoming call; providing the device command to the communication device; playing an outgoing announcement to a caller; recording a message from the caller in response to the spoken voicemail command; and detecting the command prefix and a voicemail access command to access the recorded message. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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