Method and apparatus for extracting voiced telephone numbers and email addresses from voice mail messages
US6785367B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/301
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for automatically identifying enunciation of telephone numbers and email addresses in voice mail messages for presentation to a user via either voice or text, without the user being required to replay the message. Furthermore, according to the invention the extracted telephone number or email addresses may be forwarded to an application for further processing (e.g. to dial the extracted number, add the email address and/or telephone number to a contacts database, etc.) The user may specify text strings to be searched (other than telephone numbers and email addresses). Thus, a user can specify certain words such as “extension”, “email”, etc., in order to qualify the extracted number or email address information, or words such as “urgently” or “immediately” to identify important voice mail messages.
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