Patent · US Expired

Interface for a voice-activated connection system

US6138100A · kind A · utility

103Cited by
5References
21Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateApr 14, 1998
Grant dateOct 24, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 14, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99935
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for defining an interface for a system using voice commands to connect a first user to a second user over a network. The interface receives a request to define the interface for a particular user. The interface receives a first information item, and searches at least one database for a second information item indexed by the first information item. Another search is performed for a third information item indexed by the second information item. This process is continued until the interface has gathered sufficient information items to construct a natural language grammar for use by the interface. The interface uses the natural language grammar to parse commands given by the user for future communications connections.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.