Voice and text communication system
AssigneeVerizon Data Services Inc.
InventorsLee N. GOODMAN, Sujin C. Chang
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Abstract
A text/voice system comprises a device configured to receive an incoming voice call intended for a called party, and detect, in response to receiving the voice call, the current status of the called party on a text messaging system, where the current status may include active or inactive. The device is also configured to establish a communication session between the calling party and the called party via the text messaging system, where speech from the calling party is translated to text and delivered to the called party during the communication session, and responsive text from the called party is translated to speech and delivered as speech to the calling party during the communication session.
Claims20
A voice/text system comprising:
- a device configured to:
- receive a voice call from a calling party intended for a called party;
- detect, in response to receiving the voice call, a current status of the called party on a text messaging system, the current status including active or inactive;
- establish a communication session between the calling party and the called party via the text messaging system when the current status of the called party is active;
- where, during the communication session, speech from the calling party is translated to text and delivered to the called party on the text messaging system;
- and
- where, during the communication session, text from the called party is translated to speech and delivered to the calling party as speech.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a voice signal from a device of a calling party intended for a first device of a called party;
- identifying the called party;
- determining a current status of the called party on a text messaging system;
- translating the voice signal to text when the current status of the called party indicates that the called party is available on the text messaging system;
- delivering the text to a second device of the called party;
- receiving responsive text from the second device of the called party;
- translating the responsive text to speech;
- and
- delivering the speech to the device of the calling party.
A method, comprising:
- receiving from a device of a party on a text messaging system, a text message intended for a device of a called party;
- identifying the called party;
- establishing a communication session between the device of the text messaging party and the device of the called party when the called party is available;
- translating the text message to generated speech;
- delivering the speech to the device of the called party during the communication session;
- receiving a voice response from the called party;
- translating the voice response to text;
- and
- delivering the translated text to the device of the text messaging party during the communication session.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.