Voice tag in a telephone auto-dialer
US5481595A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/72433
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable telephone is disclosed which comprises a data memory having a plurality of data storage locations for storing telephone numbers used to initiate telephone calls as an auto-dialer function. An audio memory is also disclosed which comprises a plurality of audio storage location, each of which may be linked to one of the data storage locations. A controller with a key matrix for inputting commands and a display for displaying status is included such that commands can be entered that cause the controller to sequentially recall telephone numbers stored in the data memory and play back voice tags stored in the audio memory, that are linked with the data memory. A loud speaker is disclosed for playing back the audio tags at a loud volume. When a tag is heard that represents the desired call destination, that call is initiated. A recording function is provided that allows utterance spoken into a microphone in the portable telephone to be recorded into the various audio storage locations in the portable telephone.
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