Virtual telephony assistant
US10154145B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/2027
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Examples are disclosed for placing an outbound telephony call using a smart speaker as a proxy device for a telephone account. A smart speaker may receive a verbal command to initiate the telephone call that includes identifying information for the called party. The verbal command may be forwarded to a smart speaker server where it may be converted to a computer instruction to initiate the telephone call. The computer instruction may then be forwarded to a communications server. The communications server may determine the telephone number to call based on the identifying information for the called party. The communications server may then establish a first communication link between itself and a telephony endpoint of the called party and a second communication link between itself and the smart speaker device. The communication links may then be bridged into a communications session between the smart speaker device and the telephony endpoint of the called party.
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