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US 9,294,626 B1Granted
Voice based addressing of voice messages
AssigneeRPX Corporation
InventorsGeorge Krucik, Taka Migimatsu
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Abstract
A system for transmitting voice messages from a caller location to a receiver location using a plurality of computers each coupled to another through a network such as the Internet. The system also has a plurality of handheld portable recording-delivery devices which are coupled to the network. Each handheld portable recording-delivery device can convert voice input into digital data for transmission through the network. Destination information for the digital data being transmitted is generated using speech recognition of voice input.
Claims48
A method comprising the steps of:
- providing a handheld portable device including a portable-cellular telephone;
- providing a prompt for destination information by said handheld portable device;
- encoding a first voice signal by said handheld portable device;
- processing said first voice signal by said handheld portable device to control speech recognition;
- generating first destination information by said handheld portable device based on said step of processing said first voice signal;
- encoding a second voice signal by said handheld portable device;
- processing said second voice signal by said handheld portable device to create a first voice message comprising a first recorded voice signal;
- transmitting said first voice message, said first destination information and first sender information to a network by said handheld portable device, wherein said first recorded voice signal is transmitted for delivery to a recipient, wherein at least a portion of said network comprises a wide-area packet-switched network;
- receiving information associated with a second voice message from said network by said handheld portable device;
- receiving said second voice message from said network by said handheld portable device, wherein said second voice message comprises a second recorded voice signal;
- generating a notification of delivery of said second voice message by said handheld portable device;
- and
- decoding said second voice message by said handheld portable device to play back said second recorded voice signal.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a handheld portable device including a portable-cellular telephone, said handheld portable device comprising:
- a voice input device that is used to encode a voice signal into a recorded voice signal;
- a storage device that stores said recorded voice signal;
- a processing module, wherein said processing module is configured to:
- provide a prompt for destination information;
- process a first voice signal to control speech recognition;
- generate first destination information based on said speech recognition;
- process a second voice signal to create a first voice message comprising a first recorded voice signal;
- transmit said first voice message, and said first destination information and first sender information to a network, wherein said first recorded voice signal is transmitted for delivery to a recipient, wherein at least a portion of said network comprises a wide-area packet-switched network;
- receive information associated with a second voice message from said network;
- receive said second voice message from said network, wherein said second voice message comprises a second recorded voice signal;
- generate a notification of delivery of said second voice message;
- and
- decode said second voice message by said handheld portable device to play back said second recorded voice signal.
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A non-transitory machine readable medium of a handheld portable device that includes a portable-cellular telephone, the medium storing instructions for:
- providing a prompt for destination information;
- processing a first voice signal to control speech recognition;
- generating first destination information based on said speech recognition;
- processing a second voice signal to create a first voice message comprising a first recorded voice signal;
- transmitting said first voice message, and said first destination information and first sender information to a network, wherein said first recorded voice signal is transmitted for delivery to a recipient, wherein at least a portion of said network comprises a wide-area packet-switched network;
- receiving information associated with a second voice message from said network;
- receiving said second voice message from said network, wherein said second voice message comprises a second recorded voice signal;
- generating a notification of delivery of said second voice message;
- and
- decoding said second voice message by said handheld portable device to play back said second recorded voice signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.