Automated database assistance using a telephone for a speech based or text based multimedia communication mode
US6996531B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2201/60
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An interface for remote human input for reading a database, the interface including an automatic voice question unit for eliciting speech input, a speech recognition unit for recognizing human speech input, and a data recognition unit for recognizing remote data input. The interface is associated with a database to search the database using the recognized input. A typical application is as an automated directory enquiry service.
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