Global Patent Index - EP 1042898 A4

EP 1042898 A4 20050518 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TOTALLY VOICE ACTIVATED DIALING

Title (en)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TOTALLY VOICE ACTIVATED DIALING

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUM VOLLSTÄNDIGEN SPRACHGESTEUERTEN WÄHLEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DE NUMEROTATION A COMMANDE TOTALEMENT VOCALE

Publication

EP 1042898 A4 20050518 (EN)

Application

EP 99902082 A 19990107

Priority

  • US 9900286 W 19990107
  • US 535198 A 19980109

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9935806A1] The present invention allows a user (1), in a single transaction, to place a call by using the traditional DTMF dialing method to manually dial the desired destination number (300), or by using one of the following voice activated dialing methods: 1) speaking a name or reference word corresponding to the desired destination number from the user's personal dialing directory (45); 2) speaking the desired destination number (100); or 3) accessing a general directory (230) through a voice command, and thereafter speaking the name or reference word of desired person/entity he/she wishes to call. If the user (1) chooses the third method, and the system finds the destination number (300) of the desired person/entity by interacting with an automated general directory system (230), the present invention allows the user to simply instruct the system to place the call and to place the retrieved name and destination number from the general directory (230) into the user's personal directory (45). Furthermore, regardless of which method was chosen to place the call, if the user (1) receives a busy signal or no answer at the destination number (300), the present invention allows the user to leave a message for later delivery.

IPC 1-7

H04M 1/27; H04M 3/50

IPC 8 full level

H04M 1/27 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04M 3/44 (2006.01); H04M 3/493 (2006.01); H04M 3/527 (2006.01); H04M 3/533 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04M 1/271 (2013.01); H04M 3/42204 (2013.01); H04M 3/44 (2013.01); H04M 3/4931 (2013.01); H04M 3/527 (2013.01); H04M 3/53366 (2013.01); H04M 2201/40 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9935806 A1 19990715; EP 1042898 A1 20001011; EP 1042898 A4 20050518

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9900286 W 19990107; EP 99902082 A 19990107