EMBEDDED PHONETIC SUPPORT AND TTS PLAY BUTTON IN A CONTACTS DATABASE
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1. An arrangement comprising:
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at least one user device configured to provide user inputs to the processor and outputs from the processor to a user;
a contacts database comprising a first field having at least one substantially correctly spelled contact identifier, and a corresponding second field having at least one phonetically spelled contact identifier; and
a voice recognizer configured at least partially within the processor to directly access the first and second fields in the contacts database to interpret the user inputs.
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Abstract
Improved methods and arrangements are provided for use in a computer telephony system that supports dial by name operations. A multiple purpose contacts database is modified through a graphical user interface (GUI) to include corresponding phonetically spelled information and/or other alias information for a contact. Voice recognition capabilities in the computer telephony system, which support the dial by name operations, can be directly invoked through the GUI to playback the phonetically spelled information and/or other alias information.
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1. An arrangement comprising:
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a processor;
at least one user device configured to provide user inputs to the processor and outputs from the processor to a user;
a contacts database comprising a first field having at least one substantially correctly spelled contact identifier, and a corresponding second field having at least one phonetically spelled contact identifier; and
a voice recognizer configured at least partially within the processor to directly access the first and second fields in the contacts database to interpret the user inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for use in a computer system having a processor, and at least one user device configured to provide user inputs to the processor and outputs from the processor to a user, the apparatus comprising:
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a contacts database having a first field that includes at least one substantially correctly spelled contact identifier, and a corresponding second field that includes at least one phonetically spelled contact identifier; and
a voice recognizer configured at least partially within the processor to directly access the first and second fields in the contacts database to interpret user inputs. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium for with a computer system having a processor, and at least one user device configured to provide user inputs to the processor and outputs from the processor to a user, the computer readable medium comprising computer instructions that:
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establish a contacts database having a first field that includes at least one substantially correctly spelled contact identifier, and a corresponding second field that includes at least one phonetically spelled contact identifier; and
provide a voice recognizer that directly accesses the first and second fields in the contacts database to interpret user inputs. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. A method for supporting name dialing in a communications system, the method comprising:
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receiving user voice inputs; and
in response to the user voice inputs, directly accessing a contacts database having a first field that includes at least one substantially correctly spelled contact identifier, and a corresponding second field that includes at least one phonetically spelled contact identifier to interpret the user voice inputs.
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21. An editor for use with a contacts database in a computer having at least one input device and at least one output device, the editor comprising:
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a graphical user interface (GUI) arranged to display at least a portion of the contacts database including a correctly spelled identifier and a corresponding phonetically spelled identifier associated with at least one contact;
a selector, within the GUI; and
a text-to-speech (TTS) engine responsive to activation of the selector in the GUI that causes at least the phonetically spelled identifier to be output as sound through an output device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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