System and method for enhanced intelligibility of voice messages
US5848130A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/652
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method is provided for playing back a recorded voice message, and, in particular, for automatically playing back a spoken numeric portion of the message at a rate that is slower than the rate for playing back the remaining portion of the recorded voice message. A voice messaging system receives and analyzes the voice message. Specifically, the messaging system determines whether the voice message includes spoken numeric information and, if so, determines the relative position of the spoken numeric information within the message. The computer system stores both the voice message and the positional information in a storage device. Upon playback of the message, the messaging system retrieves the stored voice message and positional information from the storage device. As the voice message is played back, the messaging system processes the positional information. When the positional information indicates that a particular portion of a voice message includes spoken numeric information, that particular portion is played back at a decreased speed.
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