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US 5,504,805 AGranted
Calling number identification using speech recognition
AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorDooyong Lee
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Abstract
In a system such as an AUDIX.RTM. voice mail system or answering machine, a caller's telephone number is extracted from a recorded message using voice recognition. The called party initiates automatic dialing of the calling party's number after confirming that the number was correctly recognized by the system.
Claims9
A message taking apparatus comprising:
- storage means for storing a verbal message provided by a calling party, said storage means being located at a public exchange;
- replay means for replaying said verbal message to a called party;
- speech recognition means for obtaining a phone number from said verbal message;
- and
- calling means for using said phone number to place a call after receiving a verbal command from said called party.
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A message taking apparatus comprising:
- storage means for storing a verbal message provided by a calling party;
- replay means for replaying said verbal message to a called party;
- speech recognition means for obtaining a phone number from said verbal message;
- prompt generation means for generating an audio signal that prompts said calling party to state said phone number and to restate said phone number when said speech recognition means can not obtain said phone number from said verbal message;
- and
- calling means for using said phone number to place a call.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.