Methods for voice activated dialing
First Claim
1. A method for routing a call based on voice activated dialing, comprising:
- receiving, into a voice activated dialing device module located in a customer premises, a call initiated by a voice activated dialing instruction in a user device;
failing to find a call destination number corresponding to the voice activated dialing instruction in a first directory in the user device;
translating at least a part of the voice activated dialing instruction into data in response to failing to find the call destination number corresponding to the voice activated dialing instruction in the first directory in the user device;
using the data to obtain the call destination number from a second directory, comprising;
obtaining additional information from the call;
translating the additional information into additional data; and
using the data and the additional data to obtain the call destination number from the second directory; and
routing the call to the call destination number.
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Abstract
Methods for routing a call based on voice activated dialing (VAD). A VAD device module may respond to a VAD instruction, or to a call received with a VAD instruction with a corresponding call destination number obtained from a personal VAD directory. If the personal VAD directory fails to include the call destination number, the VAD device module may route the call or initiate a call through a gateway to a VAD network module. The VAD network module may obtain call destination information from the VAD instruction, and may use the call destination information obtain the call destination number. The VAD network module may obtain additional information from the call or other source, and use the additional information to obtain the call destination number. The call then is routed to the call destination number. The call destination number may be added to the personal VAD directory.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for routing a call based on voice activated dialing, comprising:
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receiving, into a voice activated dialing device module located in a customer premises, a call initiated by a voice activated dialing instruction in a user device; failing to find a call destination number corresponding to the voice activated dialing instruction in a first directory in the user device; translating at least a part of the voice activated dialing instruction into data in response to failing to find the call destination number corresponding to the voice activated dialing instruction in the first directory in the user device; using the data to obtain the call destination number from a second directory, comprising; obtaining additional information from the call; translating the additional information into additional data; and using the data and the additional data to obtain the call destination number from the second directory; and routing the call to the call destination number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for voice activated dialing of a call, comprising:
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receiving, in a voice activated dialing call that is initiated by a voice activated dialing initiated instruction in a user device, a voice activated dialing instruction with call destination information; failing to find a call destination number corresponding to the call destination information in a first directory in the user device; translating the call destination information into data in response to failing to find the call destination number corresponding to the call destination information in the first directory in the user device routing the call to a gateway that is communicatively connected to a voice activated dialing network module; and using the data to obtain the call destination number. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for voice activated dialing of a call, comprising:
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receiving, into a voice activated dialing device module located in a customer premises, a voice activated dialing instruction corresponding to a call; causing, after failing to find a call destination number, the call to be routed to a voice activated dialing network module that is communicatively coupled to the voice activated dialing device module via a gateway; using, in the voice activated dialing network module, at least part of the voice activated dialing instruction to obtain the call destination number from a directory; and causing the call to be routed to the call destination number. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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