A voice-controlled telephone and method for controlling same

Claim 2

A controlling apparatus for a user voice-operated telephone connected to a telephone line of a common carrier telephone system, said telephone comprising: audio signal processing recognition and command means, responsive to user spoken input words, for generating digital command signals indicative of one of a predetermined set of states of operation and digital data signals indicative of a registered name and a first dialing number corresponding thereto or a second dialing number; and means, responsive to said command and data signals for storing the first dialing number, for generating standard dialing signals recognized by the common carrier telephone system, for initiating and completing telephone connection with a subscriber at the first dialing number responsive to the registered name or the second dialing number, for generating visual display signals permitting visual display of information and cues, representing the state of operation, the command and data signals, the first and second dialing numbers and for causing a telephone connection and disconnection between the telephone and the telephone line by using a combination of predetermined words spoken at a predetermined time interval as an instruction command for connecting and disconnecting.

Claim 3

A controlling method for a voice-operated telephone capable of operating in either a programming mode or a normai made including voice recognition means for recognizing predetermined input words registeied therein, keyboard means for entering telephone numbers and visual display means responsive to said voice recognition means for displaying prompt and subscriber telephone number information to the user, the method comprising the steps of: a) selecting the programming mode of operation; b) displaying on the visual display means a predetermined prompt word for a command followed by a predetermined repetition numeral; c) recognizing the prompt word spoken by the user a number of times equal to the repetition numeral and decrementing the repetition numeral after each recognized utterance of the prompt word, until said numeral has been decremented to zero; d) repeating steps b) and c) a predetermined number of times for a predetermined number of commands and number digits; e) entering the normal mode of operation; f) recognizing the subscriber telephone number to be called, digit-by-digit via the keyboard means, and displaying on the visual display means each of the recognized numerals; and g) executing a telephone line connection and dialing operation by recognizing a predetermine combination of words as a connection command and executing a connection operation between the telephone and a telephone line and when said predetermined words are uttered at a predetermined time interval and by recognizing the commands and the subscriber telephone number to be dialed and dialing the subscriber telephone number.

Claim 4

A controlling method for a voice-operated telephone capable of operating in either a programming mode or a normai made including voice recognition means for recognizing predetermined input words registeied therein, keyboard means for entering telephone numbers and visual display means responsive to said voice recognition means for displaying prompt and subscriber telephone number information to the user, the method comprising the steps of: a) selecting the programming mode of operation; b) displaying on the visual display means a predetermined prompt word for a command followed by a predetermined repetition numeral; c) recognizing the prompt word spoken by the user a number of times equal to the repetition numeral and decrementing the repetition numeral after each recognized utterance of the prompt word, until said numeral has been decremented to zero; d) repeating steps b) and c) a predetermined number of times for a predetermined number of commands and number digits; e) entering the normal mode of operation; f) recognizing the subscriber telephone number to be called, digit-by-digit via the keyboard means, and displaying on the visual display means each of the recognized numerals; and g) executing a telephone line connection and dialing operation by recognizing a predetermine combination of words as a connection command and executing a connection operation between the telephone and a telephone line and when said predetermined words are uttered at a predetermined time interval and by recognizing the commands and the subscriber telephone number to be dialed and dialing the subscriber telephone number.

Claim 5

A controlling apparatus for a voice-operated telephone connected to a telephone line of a common carrier telephone system, said telephone comprising: audio signal processing and recognition means, responsive to spoken input words, for generating digital command signals indicative of one of a predetermined set of states of operation and a digital data signal indicative of a registered name or dialing numbers; processor and storage means, responsive to said command and data signals, for storing dialing numbers, for generating standard dialing signals recognized by the common carrier telephone system, for initiating and completing telephone connection with a subscriber at the dialing number or a subscriber dialing number corresponding to the registered name and for generating visual display signals permitting visual display of information and cues, representing the state of operation, the command and data signals, and the dialing numbers; and visual display means, responsive to the signals, for displaying to the user the information, the cues, and the subscriber names and the dialing numbers.

Claim 6

A controlling apparatus for a voice-operated telephone connected to a telephone line of a common carrier telephone system, said telephone comprising: audio signal processing and recognition means, responsive to spoken input words, for generating digital command signals indicative of one of a predetermined set of states of operation and a digital data signal indicative of a registered name or dialing numbers; processor and storage means, responsive to said command and data signals, for storing dialing numbers, for generating standard dialing signals recognized by the common carrier telephone system, for initiating and completing telephone connection with a subscriber at the dialing number or a subscriber dialing number corresponding to the registered name and for generating visual display signals permitting visual display of information and cues, representing the state of operation, the command and data signals, and the dialing numbers; and visual display means, responsive to the signals, for displaying to the user the information, the cues, and the subscriber names and the dialing numbers.

Claim 7

A controlling method for a voice-operated telephone capable of operating in either a programming mode or a normal mode including voice recognition means for recognizing predetermined input words registered therein, keyboard means for entering telephone numbers and visual display means responsive to said voice recognition means for displaying prompt and subscriber telephone number information to the user, the method comprising the steps of: a) selecting the programming mode of operation; b) displaying on the visual display means a predetermined prompt word for a command followed by a predetermined repetition numeral; c) recognizing the prompt word a number of times equal to said repetition numeral and decrementing said numeral after each recognized utterance of said prompt word, until said numeral has been decremented to zero; d) repeating steps b) and c) a predetermined number of times for a predetermined number of commands and number digits; e ) entering the normal mode on operation; f ) recognizing the subscriber telephone number to be called digit-by-digit via the keyboard means, and displaying on the visual display each of the recognized entered subscriber's numbers; g) recognizing one of the predetermined commands and causing the displayed subscriber telephone number to be dialed and a telephone connection to be established between the telephone and a subscriber telephone apparatus; h) recognizing a subscriber name corresponding to the subscriber number recognized by step f); and i) dialing the subscriber recognized by said step h) using the subscriber number.

Claim 8

A controlling method for a voice-operated telephone capable of operating in either a programming mode or a normal mode including voice recognition means for recognizing predetermined input words registered therein, keyboard means for entering telephone numbers and visual display means responsive to said voice recognition means for displaying prompt and subscriber telephone number information to the user, the method comprising the steps of: a) selecting the programming mode of operation; b) displaying on the visual display means a predetermined prompt word for a command followed by a predetermined repetition numeral; c) recognizing the prompt word a number of times equal to said repetition numeral and decrementing said numeral after each recognized utterance of said prompt word, until said numeral has been decremented to zero; d) repeating steps b) and c) a predetermined number of times for a predetermined number of commands and number digits; e ) entering the normal mode on operation; f ) recognizing the subscriber telephone number to be called digit-by-digit via the keyboard means, and displaying on the visual display each of the recognized entered subscriber's numbers; g) recognizing one of the predetermined commands and causing the displayed subscriber telephone number to be dialed and a telephone connection to be established between the telephone and a subscriber telephone apparatus; h) recognizing a subscriber name corresponding to the subscriber number recognized by step f); and i) dialing the subscriber recognized by said step h) using the subscriber number.

Claim 9

A voice operated telephone, comprising: conversion means for converting a voice analog signal into a digital signal; control means for comparing the digital signal to all voice templates stored therein and dialing a telephone number corresponding thereto; and display means for displaying the dialed telephone number.

Claim 10

A voice operated telephone, comprising: conversion means for converting a voice analog signal into a digital signal; control means for comparing the digital signal to all voice templates stored therein and dialing a telephone number corresponding thereto; and display means for displaying the dialed telephone number.

Claim 11

A telephone as recited in claim 5, wherein said control means prompts a user through said display means to speak voice templates for comparison with the analog signal for dialing.

Claim 12

7 : A telephone as recited in claim 6, further comprising speaker telephone control means for allowing the user to voice control the telephone in a hands free mode.

Claim 13

A voice operated telephone, comprising: voice recognition means for comparing a voice analog signal with digital voice templates; control and display means for dialing a telephone number corresponding to the voice analog signal and displaying the telephone number dialed.

Claim 14

A voice operated telephone, comprising: voice recognition means for comparing a voice analog signal with digital voice templates; control and display means for dialing a telephone number corresponding to the voice analog signal and displaying the telephone number dialed.

Claim 15

A telephone as recited in claim 8, wherein said control and display means includes a visual display, prompts a user to speak voice templates and controls said voice recognition means to store the voice templates as the digital voice templates.

Claim 18

A method as recited in claim 10, further comprising: d) operating the telephone in a hands free mode comprising the steps of: dl) recognizing predetermined words spoken by the user at a predetermined interval; d2 ) disconnecting the telephone if the telephone is in a connected state; d3) connecting the telephone and operating the telephone in the dialing mode if the telephone is in a disconnected state.

Claim 19

A method as recited in claim 10, wherein step b4) comprises converting user spoken words into telephone number digits of the subscriber's telephone number.

Claim 20

A method as recited in claim 10, wherein the telephone includes a key pad and step b4) comprises storing key pad signals as the subscriber's telephone number.