Apparatus and Method for Providing Hands-Free Operation of a Device
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsLan Zhang, Joseph E. Page, JR., Barrett M. Kreiner
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for providing hands-free operation of a device. A hands-free adapter is provided that communicates with a device and a headset. The hands-free adapter allows a user to use voice commands so that the user does not have to handle the device. The hands-free adapter receives voice commands from the headset and translates the voice commands to commands recognized by the device. The hands-free adapter also monitors the device to detect device events and provides notice of the events to the user via the headset.
Claims20
A method for providing hands-free operation of a communications device, comprising:
- detecting a command prefix and a subsequently spoken voicemail command;
- generating a device command that emulates a user's interaction with the communication device to answer an incoming call;
- providing the device command to the communication device;
- and
- playing an outgoing announcement to a caller.
A system providing hands-free operation of a communications device, comprising:
- a processor executing code stored in memory that causes the processor to:
- detect a command prefix and a subsequently spoken voicemail command;
- generate a device command that emulates a user's interaction with the communication device to answer an incoming call;
- provide the device command to the communication device;
- and
- play an outgoing announcement to a caller.
A storage medium encoded with instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:
- detecting a command prefix and a subsequently spoken voicemail command;
- generating a device command that emulates a user's interaction with the communication device to answer an incoming call;
- providing the device command to the communication device;
- and
- playing an outgoing announcement to a caller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.