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Corporate voice dialing with shared directories
Assignee: Nuance Communications Inc
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Filing: 1997-06-06
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Granted: 1999-07-13
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Expires: 2017-06-06
Abstract
Abstract Voice-controlled customized commands including customization of the command to be preformed, such as a number to be dialed to make a connection with an address of a corporate voice dialing system, and the speech pattern or utterance which may be enrolled by a user to invoke the command can be used by other users, if authorized by the enrolling user. When a current user wants to use a customized command enrolled by another user, a preferably voice actuated command is invoked to cause the search of a database containing a page of customized commands for each user and the return of commands to which access of a current user is authorized in accordance with aliases established by the enrolling user. The returned commands are preferably presented to the current user as a menu from which the current user can make a selection and obtain execution of the authorized command.
Inventors
- 👤 Abraham Poovakunnel Ittycheriah
- 👤 Stephane Herman Maes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:00
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/42204; H04M1/00; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/271; H04M3/487; H04M3/493; H04M2201/00; H04M2201/40; H04M3/38; H04M3/382
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of operating a computer system including speech and speaker recognition arrangements and providing for customization of some commands by each of a plurality of users, said method including the steps of identifying a current user issuing a current command with said speaker recognition arrangement, determining ones of said customized commands of another user to which said current user is permitted access, selecting a command by said current user from among said customized commands of said another user determined by said determining step, and executing said command in response to said selecting step.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of operating a computer system including speech and speaker recognition arrangements and providing for customization of some commands by each of a plurality of users, said method including the steps of identifying a current user issuing a current command with said speaker recognition arrangement, determining ones of said customized commands of another user to which said current user is permitted access, selecting a command by said current user from among said customized commands of said another user determined by said determining step, and executing said command in response to said selecting step.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said identifying step includes the step of executing a logon procedure for said current user.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said computer system further includes a speaker recognition arrangement and wherein said identifying step includes the step of recognizing text of speech of a current user.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as recited in claim 3, including the further step of verifying a current speaker of a command as a current user of said computer system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as recited in claim 1, including the further step of recognizing and executing a customized command enrolled by said current user.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as recited in claim 5, wherein said recognizing and executing step is performed in response to a voice command.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as recited in claim 1, including the further step of recognizing and executing a command to retrieve customized commands enrolled by another user to which said current user is permitted access.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as recited in claim 7, wherein said recognizing and executing step is performed in response to a voice command.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as recited in claim 7, including the further step of presenting to said current user customized commands of other users to which said current user is permitted access.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method as recited in claim 9, wherein said presenting step includes the further step of displaying a menu of said customized commands, said method including the further step of selecting a customized command from said menu.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as recited in claim 7, including the further step of presenting to said current user customized commands of said another user to which said current user is permitted access.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method as recited in claim 11, wherein said presenting step includes the further step of displaying a menu of said customized commands, said method including the further step of selecting a customized command from said menu.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said customized commands include a command to make a connection to a selected address of a telephone system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method as recited in claim 1, including the further step of enrolling a command by an enrolling user, customizing said command enrolled by said enrolling step to form a said customized command, and storing said customized command to be retrieved in accordance with an identity of said enrolling user.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as recited in claim 14, including the further step of updating a command enrolled by said enrolling user by changing said customizing of said command.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said determining step comprises the steps of assigning an alias to a said customized command, granting an alias to each user of said computer system, and comparing said alias of a user to an alias of said customized command.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method as recited in claim 14, wherein said determining step comprises the steps of assigning an alias to a said customized command during said enrollment step, granting an alias to each user of said computer system, and comparing said alias of a user to an alias of said customized command.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as recited in claim 17, wherein said alias is a flag indicating whether or not a customized command can be shared with another user.
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