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AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorsKatherine G. August, Theodore Sizer, II, Gregory Alan Wright
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In accordance with the present invention, an apparatus initiates a transaction and includes an acoustic data receiver, and microphone for receiving an audio signal having encoded data that is non-discernable by a listener and is transmitted as part of the audio signal. The microphone converts the sound waves into an electrical signal. A processor receives the electrical signal and retrieves transaction data that is part of the encoded data. A filter is associated with the microphone and removes a substantial portion of a human voice signal that may have been received within the microphone. Once the transaction data is retrieved, a telephone call can be originated and at least a portion of the transaction data can be transferred to a desired destination for initiating a transaction.
An acoustic data receiver comprising a microphone for receiving an audio signal having encoded data that is non-discernable by a listener and is transmitted as part of the audio signal,
An apparatus for initiating a transaction comprising
An apparatus for initiating a transaction, comprising
A method for receiving acoustic data comprising the steps of
A method for initiating a transaction comprising the steps of
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