Answering phone calls
OwnerMarcel Sereboffinventor
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Abstract
A telephone and methods of operating a telephone are disclosed. The telephone may have a casing, a microphone, a speaker and a memory. The telephone may receive calls through at least one of a wireless or wire line telephone network. The telephone may store a voice print of a user in the memory. The telephone may receive a signal of an incoming call, and in response generate a call alert. The telephone may monitor for a voice signal which matches the voice print. Upon determination of a match, the telephone may go directly going off hook and enable use of the microphone and the speaker without further steps by the user or the telephone.
Claims24
A method of answering a phone call, the method comprising
- providing a telephone having a casing, a microphone, a speaker and a memory, wherein the telephone is for receiving calls through at least one of a wireless or wire line telephone network
- storing a voice print of a user in the memory
- receiving by the telephone a signal of an incoming call
- generating a call alert
- monitoring for a voice signal which matches the voice print, and upon determination of a match, directly going off hook and enabling use of the microphone and the speaker without further steps by the user or the telephone
- wherein the step of generating a call alert is terminated in conjunction with going off hook.
A telephone comprising
- a casing
- a microphone
- a speaker
- a memory disposed within the casing
- a speakerphone mode to permit hands free use of the telephone through the speaker and the microphone
- means for storing a voice print of a user in the memory
- means for receiving by the telephone a signal of an incoming call
- means for generating a call alert to the user and for terminating the call alert in conjunction with going off hook
- means for monitoring for a voice signal which matches the voice print, and upon determination of a match, directly going off hook and enabling use of the microphone and the speaker without further steps by the user or the telephone.
A telephone
- a microphone
- a speaker for providing a speakerphone mode to permit hands free use of the telephone through the speaker and the microphone
- a processor section
- a memory section
- wherein the processor section and the memory section comprise circuits and software for
- storing a voice print of a user in the memory
- receiving by the telephone a signal of an incoming call
- generating a call alert to the user and for terminating the call alert in conjunction with going off hook
- monitoring for a voice signal which matches the voice print, and upon determination of a match, directly going off hook and enabling use of the microphone and the speaker without further steps by the user or the telephone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.