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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 dateMar 30, 2001
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2022

Classification

  • 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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