System and method for recognition of and automatic connection using spoken address information received in voice mails and live telephone conversations
US7113572B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/74
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method are provided for automatically providing for connection to electronic addresses received in spoken communications or audio signals. Under one embodiment, a system and method receives telephone calls or other information streams including spoken address information. The spoken address information includes electronic addresses, for example, telephone numbers. The system and method identify the spoken address information, and automatically recognize and extract the identified address information from the information stream. The extracted address information is subsequently available for use in automatically coupling a receiving communication device to electronic devices accessed by or associated with the extracted address information.
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