Voice activated, handsfree telephone answering device
US5406618A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/651
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telephone answering device that is activated by a proximity sensor when a user crosses its field of detection and whose operation is controlled by simple voice commands. The device incorporates speaker-independent voice recognition circuitry to respond to spoken commands of the user that are elicited by a system generated voice request menu. The telephone answering device performs all the basic functions of a telephone answering machine in response to these simple commands and there is no need for the user to manually operate the telephone answering device.
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