System and method for producing and transmitting speech messages during voice calls over communication networks

• US 8,488,759 B2
• Filed: 01/04/2011
• Issued: 07/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Moshe Rothschild
• Original Assignee: Moshe Rothschild
• Inventors: Rothschild, Moshe
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Duc
• Assistant Examiner(s): Laekemariam, Yosef K
• Application Number:
  US12/984,460
• Publication Number:
  US 20120170730A1
• Time in Patent Office: 924 Days
• Field of Search: 379/88.22, 379/93.25, 379/114.13, 379/221.05, 379/121.05
• US Class Current: 379/114.13
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/41 Billing record details, i.e. parameters, identifiers, structure of call data record [CDR]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8083 involving reduced rates or discounts, e.g. time-of-day reductions or volume discounts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4878 Advertisement messages

Abstract

A system and method for producing and transmitting speech messages during voice calls over communication networks is introduced. The system and method for producing and transmitting speech messages during voice calls over communication networks include an advertisement server connected to a communication network. A user uses a calling device to call the advertisement server and record advertisement in his specific voice or voice samples off which an advertisement synthesizer can generate advertisements in the user'"'"'s specific voice. These advertisements are later played during voice calls between a calling device and a destination device. A billing system is used to log and bill advertisers for the advertisements played.

Claims

1. A communication system for producing and transmitting speech messages during voice calls over communication networks, said communication system comprising:

(a) a calling device for initiating a voice call;

(b) a first network, operatively connected to said calling device;

(c) a destination device, operatively connected to said first network;

(d) an advertisement server, operatively connected to said first network; and

(e) an advertisement data bank, wherein said advertisement data bank is programmed to generate advertisements using a caller'"'"'s own voice and integrate said advertisements into a voice call between said calling device and said destination device,

wherein said advertisement server includes;

(i) a network adapter for interfacing said advertisement server with said first network;

(ii) a router operatively connected to said network adapter, wherein said network adapter being programmed to transfer calls to said router;

(iii) a voice sampler, for a sampling a caller'"'"'s voice, said voice sampler being operatively connected to said router;

(iv) a recorded speech samples bank operatively connected to said voice sampler, wherein said recorded speech samples bank holds samples of a caller'"'"'s voice which are used to synthesize voice advertisements in said caller'"'"'s own voice;

(v) an advertisement integrator operatively connected to said network adapter and to said router;

(vi) a recorded advertisement bank operatively connected to said voice sampler, wherein said recorded advertisement bank holds recordings of complete advertisements recorded by said calling device, wherein said voice sampler is programmed to transfer a sampled voice to either said recorded speech samples bank or said recorded advertisement bank, according to a purpose of a call; and

(vii) an advertisement management system operatively connected to said advertisement integrator, wherein said advertisement management system being programmed to accept data from said recorded advertisement bank, said recorded speech samples bank and said advertisement data bank.

3. The communication system of claim 1, wherein said advertisement management system includes:

(vii a) an advertisement management system multiplexer operatively connected to said advertisement integrator, wherein is advertisement management system multiplexer being programmed to pass an appropriate advertisement to said advertisement integrator;

(vii b) an advertisement selection manager operatively connected to said advertisement management system multiplexer, wherein said advertisement selection manager is programmed to decides which type of advertisement is to be played; and

(vii c) an advertisement synthesizer operatively connected to said advertisement management system multiplexer, wherein said advertisement synthesizer is programmed to creates advertisements in the callers'"'"' own voice, wherein said advertisement management system is used to decide which advertisement is to be played onto a voice call from said calling device to said destination device.

4. The communication system of claim 1, wherein said advertisement integrator includes:

(v a) an advertisement integrator multiplexer operatively connected to said network adapter, said router, and said advertisement management system; and

(v b) an advertisement scheduler connected to said advertisement integrator multiplexer, wherein said advertisement integrator multiplexer is controlled by said advertisement scheduler, and wherein said advertisement scheduler is programmed to decides when to play an advertisement and when to transfer a voice call to said network adapter.

2. A communication system for producing and transmitting speech messages during voice calls over communication networks, said communication system comprising:

(a) a calling device for initiating a voice call;

(b) a first network, operatively connected to said calling device;

(c) a destination device, operatively connected to said first network;

(d) an advertisement server, operatively connected to said first network; and

(e) an advertisement data bank, wherein said advertisement data bank is programmed to generate advertisements using a caller'"'"'s own voice and integrate said advertisements into a voice call between said calling device and said destination device;

(e) a network gateway; and

(f) a second network operatively connected to said network gateway, wherein said network gateway and said second network are disposed between said first network and said destination device,

wherein said advertisement server includes;

(i) a network adapter for interfacing said advertisement server with said first network;

(ii) a router operatively connected to said network adapter, wherein said network adapter is programmed to transfer calls to said router;

(iii) a voice sampler, for a sampling a caller'"'"'s voice, said voice sampler being operatively connected to said router;

(iv) a recorded speech samples bank operatively connected to said voice sampler, wherein said recorded speech samples bank holds samples of a callers'"'"' voice which are used to synthesize voice advertisements in said callers'"'"' own voice;

(v) an advertisement integrator operatively connected to said network adapter and to said router;

(vi) a recorded advertisement bank operatively connected to said voice sampler, wherein said recorded advertisement bank holds recordings of complete advertisements recorded by said calling device, wherein said voice sampler being programmed to transfers a sampled voice to either said recorded speech samples bank or said recorded advertisement bank, according to a purpose of a call; and

(vii) an advertisement management system operatively connected to said advertisement integrator, wherein said advertisement management system is programmed to accepts data from said recorded advertisement bank, said recorded speech samples bank and said advertisement data bank.

5. The communication system of claim 2, wherein said advertisement server further includes:

(viii) a billing system operatively connected to said advertisement management system.

6. The communication system of claim 2, wherein said advertisement management system includes:

(vii a) an advertisement management system multiplexer operatively connected to said advertisement integrator, wherein said advertisement management system multiplexer is programmed to pass an appropriate advertisement to said advertisement integrator;

(vii b) an advertisement selection manager operatively connected to said advertisement management system multiplexer, wherein said advertisement selection manager is programmed to decides which type of advertisement is to be played; and

(vii c) an advertisement synthesizer operatively connected to said advertisement management system multiplexer, wherein said advertisement synthesizer is programmed to creates advertisements in the caller'"'"'s own voice, wherein said advertisement management system is used to decide which advertisement is to be played onto a voice call from said calling device to said destination device.

7. The communication system of claim 2, wherein said advertisement integrator includes:

(v a) an advertisement integrator multiplexer operatively connected to said network adapter, said router, and said advertisement management system; and

(v b) an advertisement scheduler connected to said advertisement integrator multiplexer, wherein said advertisement integrator multiplexer is controlled by said advertisement scheduler, and wherein said advertisement scheduler is programmed to decide when to play an advertisement and when to transfer a voice call to said network adapter.