Method and apparatus for social network communication over a media network
US9979690B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/655
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system that transmits a request to initiate a communication session with a member device of a social network may include, for example, activating a speech capture element, maintaining activation of the speech capture element in accordance with a pattern of prior speech messages, detecting a speech message at the activated speech capture element, and transmitting the detected speech message, or a derivative thereof, to the member device of the social network. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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