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Voice-controlled communications system and method having an access device

  • US 8,121,649 B2
  • Filed: 02/22/2007
  • Issued: 02/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A voice controlled communications system, comprising:

  • a control computer;

    an access device having a speaker, a microphone and a processing unit that operates as an access device to the control computer wherein the access device communicates with the control computer;

    the control computer having an authentication unit and a user profile database having, for each user, a user profile having a plurality of pieces of information associated with each user wherein the user profile is associated with the access device when the access device is authenticated by the authentication unit and the user profile of the system is not assigned to any access device at all times; and

    wherein the control computer further comprises a voice recognition system that receives voice commands from a user using the microphone when the user profile is associated with the access device and wherein the access device is assigned to a particular user when the user first issues any command using the access device to the voice recognition system.

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