Method and apparatus for transmitting a voice sample to a voice activated data processing system

A method of improved communication between a user and at least one of a plurality of diverse speech-recognizing data processing systems, utilizing a wireless transmitting device including a processor and memory, said method comprising the steps of:

• storing, within said memory of said wireless transmitting device, voice characteristics of said user, said voice characteristics including prosody curves;
• activating said wireless transmitting device and a speech recognition system within said at least one of a plurality of diverse, speech-recognizing data processing systems in response to an input from said user;
• transmitting said voice characteristics from said memory to said speech recognition system in response to said activating step;
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• facilitating communication between said user and said at least one of a plurality of diverse, speech-recognizing data processing systems through said speech recognition system utilizing a spoken utterance of said user and said voice characteristics.