In-call command control

• US 9,456,176 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2014
• Issued: 09/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Baldwin, Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramakrishnaiah, Melur
• Application Number:
  US14/279,949
• Publication Number:
  US 20140247322A1
• Time in Patent Office: 865 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401- 1416, 704/275, 382/286
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/28 Recognition of hand or arm movements, e.g. recognition of deaf sign language static hand signs G06V40/113
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/08 Speech classification or search
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/088 Word spotting
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/14 Systems for two-way working H04N7/12, H04N7/173 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/152 Multipoint control units therefor

Abstract

Systems and methods are described that provide both a network-based, e.g., cloud-based, and apparatus based in-call command control for dynamically performing user commands such as voice commands or gesture commands. The result allows for hands free operation of a calling system including one where the user is located separate from a base station. The systems and methods provide for recognizing both voice and gestural commands. The systems and methods further provide for dynamically filtering commands so that commands are not perceived by those participating in the call. Further, the systems and methods provide for notifying the user, who has given the command, regarding the performance of the requested command.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

monitoring a communication session for command data, the command data representing a command from a device associated with the communication session, wherein the communication session comprises communication of the command data and background communication data; and

filtering the command data from the communication session, the filtering resulting in preventing the command data from being sent from the device to another device associated with the communication session, while the device is transmitting the background communication data to the other device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the filtering of the command data further comprises:

generating replacement data to replace the command data in the communication session.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the filtering of the command data further comprises:

identifying the command from the communication session as a voice command.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the identifying of the command as the voice command comprises recognizing the command as being a member of a set of voice commands.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein identifying the command as the voice command comprises identifying a trigger from the communication session, the trigger representing an initiation of the command.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the trigger comprises voice data having a time length shorter than a delay time length associated with delay between transmissions of the communication session.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the filtering of the command data further comprise:

identifying the command from the communication session as a gestural command.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the identifying of the command as the gestural command comprises recognizing the command as being a member of a set of gestural commands.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the identifying of the command as the gestural command comprises recognizing the command based on a level of motion of a gesture being determined, based on an motion recognition process, to exceed a threshold.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

performing an instruction associated with the command.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the performing the instruction comprises performing the instruction associated with the command selected from a set of commands comprising a first command that causes communication data associated with the device to be muted, a second command that causes other communication data associated with the other device to be suspended, and a third command that causes an addition of an addable device to the communication session to be initiated.

12. A non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

monitoring a communication session that comprises communication data for a command, wherein the command is distinct from background data in the communication data;

in response to determining the command is present in the communication session, identifying a device, participating in the communication session, associated with the command; and

filtering the command from the communication session to prevent delivery of the command to another device participating in the communication session while transmitting the background data to the other device.

13. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the filtering of the command further comprise:

generating replacement data for the communication session for a time period associated with the prevention of delivery of the command.

14. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

storing image data from the communication session, wherein the generating of the replacement data comprises utilizing at least a portion of the image data as the replacement data.

15. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

storing a determined amount of video data from the communication session, wherein the generating of the replacement data comprises utilizing at least a portion of the video data as the replacement data.

16. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise performing an instruction that the device is determined not to be capable of performing.

17. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the prevention of the delivery of the command to the other device comprises:

delaying a transmission of the communication session to the other device according to a defined function.

18. A method, comprising:

monitoring, by a system comprising a processor, a communication session that comprises communication data to identify data representing a command, wherein the command is distinct from background data in the communication data;

identifying, by the system, a device, associated with the communication session, that initiated the command;

in response to identification of the data representing the command, filtering, by the system, the communication session to prevent the data representing the command from being sent to another device associated with the communication session while transmitting the background data to the other device; and

performing, by the system, an instruction associated with the command.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the filtering of the communication session further comprises:

generating, by the system, replacement data to replace the data representing the command, the replacement data to be detected by the other device.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the monitoring the communication session comprises determining whether a portion of the communication session matches a pattern associated with the data representing the command.