In-call command control

• US 9,979,929 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2016
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• 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:
  US15/251,538
• Publication Number:
  US 20160373689A1
• Time in Patent Office: 630 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401- 1416, 704201, 704270
• 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

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 are provided. The result allows for hands free operation of a calling system including one where the user is located separate from a base station, and provides for recognizing both voice and gestural commands. Filtering of commands can be performed dynamically so that commands are not perceived by those participating in the call. Further, the user, who has given the command, can be notified 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;

filtering command data of a command associated with a first user equipment device, of user equipment devices, from a communication session between the user equipment devices, resulting in the command being undetectable to a second user equipment device of the user equipment devices, wherein the filtering comprises recording a first video of the communication session;

based on the filtering, replacing a second video of the communication session with the first video during a performance of an instruction associated with the command; and

performing the instruction associated with the command.

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

generating replacement data for the communication session for a defined time period associated with the command.

3. The system of claim 2, 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 distinguishing the voice command from other voice commands.

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

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

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the filtering the command data comprises identifying the command from the communication session as a gestural command.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the gestural command is a first gestural command, and wherein the identifying the command as the first gestural command comprises distinguishing the command from second gestural commands other than the first gestural command.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the identifying the command as the first gestural command comprises recognizing the command based on a level of motion of a gesture being determined to have satisfied a condition associated with motion recognition.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the command comprises a gesture associated with muting the first user equipment device.

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

filtering command data associated with a command of a first mobile device from a communication session between the first mobile device and a second mobile device, wherein the filtering comprises recording a video of the communication session prior to the command;

displaying the video during a performance of the command, resulting in the performance of the command being undetectable to the second mobile device;

providing an indication that the command is undetectable to the second mobile device; and

in response to the filtering the command data, performing the command.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the filtering of the command data comprises generating replacement data for the communication session for a time period associated with a prevention of delivery of the command.

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

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

14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise:

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

15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

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

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

generating replacement data to replace the gestural command during the communication session.

17. A method, comprising:

filtering, by a system comprising a processor, command data associated with a command of a first user equipment from a communication session between the first user equipment and a second user equipment, wherein the filtering comprises recording a video segment;

based on a condition associated with the video segment being determined to have been satisfied, replacing a display of the communication session with the video segment resulting in the command being indiscernible to the second user equipment;

generating, by the system, indication data associated with an indication that the command is indiscernible to the second user equipment; and

in response to the filtering the command data, facilitating performance of the command.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

generating, by the system, replacement data to replace the command data representing the command, wherein the replacement data is discernible to the second user equipment.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

determining, by the system, whether a portion of session data of the communication session matches a pattern associated with the command data representing the command.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the facilitating the performance of the command comprises performing an instruction associated with the command, and wherein the instruction is selected from instructions.