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Speech and text messaging system with distributed speech recognition and speaker database transfers

Assignee: Unify Inc
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Filing: 1997-05-09
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Granted: 2000-05-23
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Expires: 2017-05-09
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Abstract

Abstract A system for automatically storing a message comprises a first telecommunication device for transmitting and/or receiving an audio message to a second telecommunication device. Both devices are coupled through a first network for transmitting and receiving telephone calls. A first data processing system with a speaker dependent data base and a second data processing system are provided, both are coupled through a second network for data communication. The first data processing system is coupled with the first telecommunication device and the second data processing system is coupled with the second telecommunication device. At least the first data processing system has a speech recognition system, the second telecommunication device has a control unit which generates a signal after receiving the audio message from said first telecommunication device and has a compare unit. Upon generating the signal the second data processing system converts the audio message into digital data and the compare unit compares the size of the digital data with the size of the data base, whichever is smaller is sent to the other data processing system, which converts the digital data into a text file.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert Joseph Levay
  • 👤 Neal J. King
  • 👤 Michael Sassin

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 04:19
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; G; G10; G10L; G10L15/00; G10L15/26; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/5307; H04M2201/00; H04M2201/40; H04M2201/60; H04M7/00; H04M7/006; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S379/00; Y10S379/90

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 183 words
A system for automatically storing a message comprising: a first telecommunication device for transmitting and/or receiving an audio message to a second telecommunication device, both devices being coupled through a first network for transmitting and receiving telephone calls, a first data processing system with a speaker dependent data base and a second data processing system, both being coupled through a second network for data communication, said first data processing system being coupled with said first telecommunication device and said second data processing system being coupled with said second telecommunication device, at least said first data processing system having a speech recognition system, said second telecommunication device having a control unit which generates a signal after receiving said audio message from said first telecommunication device and having a compare unit, upon generating said signal said second data processing system converting said audio message into digital data and said compare unit comparing the size of said digital data with the size of the data base, whichever is smaller being sent to the other data processing system, which converts the digital data into a text file.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 183 words
A system for automatically storing a message comprising: a first telecommunication device for transmitting and/or receiving an audio message to a second telecommunication device, both devices being coupled through a first network for transmitting and receiving telephone calls, a first data processing system with a speaker dependent data base and a second data processing system, both being coupled through a second network for data communication, said first data processing system being coupled with said first telecommunication device and said second data processing system being coupled with said second telecommunication device, at least said first data processing system having a speech recognition system, said second telecommunication device having a control unit which generates a signal after receiving said audio message from said first telecommunication device and having a compare unit, upon generating said signal said second data processing system converting said audio message into digital data and said compare unit comparing the size of said digital data with the size of the data base, whichever is smaller being sent to the other data processing system, which converts the digital data into a text file.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
A system for automatically storing an audio message according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said telephone sets is formed within one of said data processing systems.

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