Assigning voice characteristics to a contact information record of a person
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsHenrik Baard, Peter Isberg
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for assigning voice characteristics to a contact information record of a person in a user equipment. According to the method, a communication connection of the user equipment relating to contact information of the contact information record of the person is automatically detected and audio voice data received via the communication connection is automatically captured. Based on the captured audio voice data, voice characteristics are automatically determined and assigned to the contact information record of the person.
Claims20
A method for assigning voice characteristics to a contact information record of a person in a user equipment, the method comprising:
- automatically detecting, with a processing device of the user equipment, a communication connection of the user equipment relating to contact information of the contact information record of the person,
- automatically capturing, with the processing device, audio voice data received via the communication connection,
- automatically determining, with the processing device, the voice characteristics based on the captured audio voice data, and
- automatically assigning, with the processing device, the determined voice characteristics to the contact information record of the person.
A user equipment comprising:
- a transceiver for establishing a communication connection,
- an access device for providing access to a plurality of contact information records, each contact information record comprising contact information and being assigned to a person, and
- a processing device configured to
- detect a communication connection of the transceiver,
- identify a contact information record of the plurality of contact information records whose contact information matches the detected communication connection,
- capture audio voice data received via the communication connection,
- determine voice characteristics based on the captured audio voice data, and
- assign the determined voice characteristics to the identified contact information record.
A method for automatically identifying a person with a user equipment, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of contact information records, each contact information record being assigned to a person and comprising voice characteristics of the person,
- receiving, with a processing device of the user equipment, media data comprising audio voice data of the person to be identified,
- automatically determining, with the processing device, voice characteristics of the person to be identified based on the received audio voice data, and
- automatically determining, with the processing device, at least one contact information record of the plurality of contact information records whose voice characteristics matches the voice characteristics of the person to be identified.
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A user equipment comprising:
- an access device for providing access to a plurality of contact information records, each contact information record being assigned to a person and comprising voice characteristics of the person, and
- a processing device configured to
- receive media data comprising audio voice data of a person to be identified,
- determine voice characteristics of the person to be identified based on the received audio voice data, and
- determine at least one contact information record of the plurality of contact information records whose voice characteristics matches the voice characteristics of the person to be identified.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.