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Speech recognition system and method for converting voice mail messages to electronic mail messages
Assignee: Breveon Inc
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Filing: 2000-03-16
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Granted: 2003-01-14
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Expires: 2020-03-16
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates generally to speech recognition systems as applied to voice and electronic message mailing. More particularly the invention is a system and method for converting speech to a text message suitable for sending as an e-mail message and for viewing on a text display device. After an audio message from a caller is received, a text message file is generated and sent to the intended recipient's e-mail address, which has been stored prior to the receipt of the audio message. If the caller is identified, a caller-specific voice file may be used to facilitate speech recognition for generation of the text message file. Also, if the caller specifies a subject for the message, a specialized vocabulary file may be used to facilitate the generation of the text message file.
Inventors
- 👤 Gabriel F. Groner
Bibliographic Details
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 05:55
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/5307; H04L; H04L51/00; H04L51/06; H04L51/066; G; G10; G10L; G10L15/00; G10L15/22; G10L2015/226; G10L2015/228; H04L51/48; H04M2201/00; H04M2201/40; H04M2201/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of receiving and processing voice messages, comprising: receiving an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call; verifying whether the audio message is from a caller that is a predetermined known caller; retrieving a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; generating a text message from the audio message from the caller; and sending to the recipient, at the recipient's e-mail address, an electronic mail message, including at least a portion of the text message, and a verification notice that indicates that the electronic mail message is from the predetermined known caller.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of receiving and processing voice messages, comprising: receiving an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call; verifying whether the audio message is from a caller that is a predetermined known caller; retrieving a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; generating a text message from the audio message from the caller; and sending to the recipient, at the recipient's e-mail address, an electronic mail message, including at least a portion of the text message, and a verification notice that indicates that the electronic mail message is from the predetermined known caller.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
163 words
A method of receiving and processing voice messages, comprising: receiving an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call; retrieving a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; generating a text message file from the audio message from the caller; editing the text message file prior to sending the text message file to the recipient, wherein the editing includes converting the text message file to speech for audio review by the caller and enabling the caller to replace user selected portions of the text message file; and sending an electronic mail message, including at least a portion of the text message file, to the recipient at the e-mail address associated with the recipient; wherein the editing includes verbally specifying new words to be converted to text and inserted into the text message file.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
163 words
A method of receiving and processing voice messages, comprising: receiving an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call; retrieving a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; generating a text message file from the audio message from the caller; editing the text message file prior to sending the text message file to the recipient, wherein the editing includes converting the text message file to speech for audio review by the caller and enabling the caller to replace user selected portions of the text message file; and sending an electronic mail message, including at least a portion of the text message file, to the recipient at the e-mail address associated with the recipient; wherein the editing includes verbally specifying new words to be converted to text and inserted into the text message file.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of sending messages, comprising: receiving an audio message from a caller for a recipient; prompting the caller for an audio subject of the message; generating a text subject from the audio subject; determining an e-mail address for the recipient; identifying a specialized vocabulary file identifying a specialized vocabulary file that corresponds to the text subject; generating a text message file in accordance with the specialized vocabulary file; and sending an electronic mail message including the text subject and at least a portion of the text message file to the recipient at the recipient's e-mail address.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of sending messages, comprising: receiving an audio message from a caller for a recipient; prompting the caller for an audio subject of the message; generating a text subject from the audio subject; determining an e-mail address for the recipient; identifying a specialized vocabulary file identifying a specialized vocabulary file that corresponds to the text subject; generating a text message file in accordance with the specialized vocabulary file; and sending an electronic mail message including the text subject and at least a portion of the text message file to the recipient at the recipient's e-mail address.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
153 words
A message system comprising a dialog manager, a voice verification procedure and a speech recognition procedure wherein: the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the voice verification procedure is configured to verify whether the audio message is from a caller who is a predetermined known caller; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message from the audio message from the caller; and the dialog manager is configured to send to the recipient at the recipient's e-mail address at least a portion of the text message and a verification notice that indicates that the text message is from the predetermined known caller.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
153 words
A message system comprising a dialog manager, a voice verification procedure and a speech recognition procedure wherein: the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the voice verification procedure is configured to verify whether the audio message is from a caller who is a predetermined known caller; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message from the audio message from the caller; and the dialog manager is configured to send to the recipient at the recipient's e-mail address at least a portion of the text message and a verification notice that indicates that the text message is from the predetermined known caller.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
185 words
A message system comprising a dialog manager, a speech recognition procedure and an editor wherein: the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message file from the audio message from the caller; the editor is configured to allow the caller to edit the text message file prior to sending the text message file to the recipient, wherein the editing includes converting the text message file to speech for audio review by the caller, enabling the caller to verbally specify new words to be converted to text and inserted into the text message file, and enabling the caller to replace user selected portions of the text message file; and the dialog manager is configured to send the text message file to the recipient at the recipient's e-mail address.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
185 words
A message system comprising a dialog manager, a speech recognition procedure and an editor wherein: the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message file from the audio message from the caller; the editor is configured to allow the caller to edit the text message file prior to sending the text message file to the recipient, wherein the editing includes converting the text message file to speech for audio review by the caller, enabling the caller to verbally specify new words to be converted to text and inserted into the text message file, and enabling the caller to replace user selected portions of the text message file; and the dialog manager is configured to send the text message file to the recipient at the recipient's e-mail address.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
136 words
A message system comprising a dialog manager, a gister procedure, and a speech recognition procedure wherein: the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message, and prompt the caller for an audio subject of the message; the gister procedure is configured to generate a text subject from the audio subject and to identify a specialized vocabulary file that corresponds to the text subject; and the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message file from the audio message from the caller in accordance with the specialized vocabulary file.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
136 words
A message system comprising a dialog manager, a gister procedure, and a speech recognition procedure wherein: the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message, and prompt the caller for an audio subject of the message; the gister procedure is configured to generate a text subject from the audio subject and to identify a specialized vocabulary file that corresponds to the text subject; and the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message file from the audio message from the caller in accordance with the specialized vocabulary file.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
183 words
A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising a dialog manager, a voice verification procedure and a speech recognition procedure wherein: the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the voice verification procedure is configured to verify whether the audio message is from a caller who is a predetermined known caller; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message from the audio message from the caller; and the dialog manager is configured to send to the recipient at the recipient's e-mail address at least a portion of the text message and a verification notice that indicates that the text message is from the predetermined known caller.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
183 words
A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising a dialog manager, a voice verification procedure and a speech recognition procedure wherein: the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the voice verification procedure is configured to verify whether the audio message is from a caller who is a predetermined known caller; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message from the audio message from the caller; and the dialog manager is configured to send to the recipient at the recipient's e-mail address at least a portion of the text message and a verification notice that indicates that the text message is from the predetermined known caller.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
215 words
A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising a dialog manager, a speech recognition procedure and an editor wherein: the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message file from the audio message from the caller; the editor is configured to allow the caller to edit the text message file prior to sending the text message file to the recipient, wherein the editing includes converting the text message file to speech for audio review by the caller, enabling the caller to verbally specify new words to be converted to text and inserted into the text message file, and enabling the caller to replace user selected portions of the text message file; and the dialog manager is configured to send the text message file to the recipient at the recipient's e-mail address.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
215 words
A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising a dialog manager, a speech recognition procedure and an editor wherein: the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message file from the audio message from the caller; the editor is configured to allow the caller to edit the text message file prior to sending the text message file to the recipient, wherein the editing includes converting the text message file to speech for audio review by the caller, enabling the caller to verbally specify new words to be converted to text and inserted into the text message file, and enabling the caller to replace user selected portions of the text message file; and the dialog manager is configured to send the text message file to the recipient at the recipient's e-mail address.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
166 words
A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising a dialog manager, a gister procedure, and a speech recognition procedure wherein: the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message, and prompt the caller for an audio subject of the message; the gister procedure is configured to generate a text subject from the audio subject and to identify a specialized vocabulary file that corresponds to the text subject; and the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message file from the audio message from the caller in accordance with the specialized vocabulary file.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
166 words
A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising a dialog manager, a gister procedure, and a speech recognition procedure wherein: the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a recipient identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the recipient, wherein the e-mail address associated with the recipient was stored prior to receipt of the audio message, and prompt the caller for an audio subject of the message; the gister procedure is configured to generate a text subject from the audio subject and to identify a specialized vocabulary file that corresponds to the text subject; and the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message file from the audio message from the caller in accordance with the specialized vocabulary file.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
155 words
A method of receiving and processing voice messages at a voice mail server, comprising: storing for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on the voice mail server; receiving an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, wherein the subscriber is one of the plurality of subscribers; verifying whether the audio message is from a caller that is a predetermined known caller; retrieving the stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber; generating a text message from the audio message from the caller; and sending to the subscriber, at the subscriber's e-mail address, an electronic mail message, including at least a portion of the text message, and a verification notice that indicates that the electronic mail message is from the predetermined known caller.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
155 words
A method of receiving and processing voice messages at a voice mail server, comprising: storing for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on the voice mail server; receiving an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, wherein the subscriber is one of the plurality of subscribers; verifying whether the audio message is from a caller that is a predetermined known caller; retrieving the stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber; generating a text message from the audio message from the caller; and sending to the subscriber, at the subscriber's e-mail address, an electronic mail message, including at least a portion of the text message, and a verification notice that indicates that the electronic mail message is from the predetermined known caller.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
194 words
A method of receiving and processing voice messages at a voice mail server, comprising: storing for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on the voice mail server; receiving an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, wherein the subscriber is one of the plurality of subscribers; retrieving the stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber; generating a text message file from the audio message from the caller; editing the text message file prior to sending the text message file to the subscriber, wherein the editing includes converting the text message file to speech for audio review by the caller, enabling the caller to verbally specify new words to be converted to text and inserted into the text message file, and enabling the caller to replace user selected portions of the text message file; and sending an electronic mail message including at least a portion of the text message file to the subscriber at the e-mail address associated with the subscriber.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
194 words
A method of receiving and processing voice messages at a voice mail server, comprising: storing for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on the voice mail server; receiving an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, wherein the subscriber is one of the plurality of subscribers; retrieving the stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber; generating a text message file from the audio message from the caller; editing the text message file prior to sending the text message file to the subscriber, wherein the editing includes converting the text message file to speech for audio review by the caller, enabling the caller to verbally specify new words to be converted to text and inserted into the text message file, and enabling the caller to replace user selected portions of the text message file; and sending an electronic mail message including at least a portion of the text message file to the subscriber at the e-mail address associated with the subscriber.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
163 words
A method receiving and processing voice messages at a voice mail server, comprising: storing for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on the voice mail server; receiving an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, wherein the subscriber is one of the plurality of subscribers; retrieving the stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber; prompting the caller for an audio subject of the message; generating a text subject from the audio subject; and identifying a specialized vocabulary file that corresponds to the text subject; generating the text message from the audio message in accordance with the specialized vocabulary file; and sending an electronic mail message including the text subject and at least a portion of the text message to the subscriber at the e-mail address associated with the subscriber.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
163 words
A method receiving and processing voice messages at a voice mail server, comprising: storing for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on the voice mail server; receiving an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, wherein the subscriber is one of the plurality of subscribers; retrieving the stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber; prompting the caller for an audio subject of the message; generating a text subject from the audio subject; and identifying a specialized vocabulary file that corresponds to the text subject; generating the text message from the audio message in accordance with the specialized vocabulary file; and sending an electronic mail message including the text subject and at least a portion of the text message to the subscriber at the e-mail address associated with the subscriber.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
200 words
A message system comprising a voice mail server, an e-mail address data structure, a dialog manager, a voice verification procedure and a speech recognition procedure wherein: the e-mail address data structure contains for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on the voice mail server; the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the e-mail address associated with the subscriber was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the voice verification procedure is configured to verify whether the audio message is from a caller who is a predetermined known caller; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message from the audio message from the caller; and the dialog manager is configured to send to the subscriber at the subscriber's e-mail address at least a portion of the text message and a verification notice that indicates that the text message is from the predetermined known caller.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
200 words
A message system comprising a voice mail server, an e-mail address data structure, a dialog manager, a voice verification procedure and a speech recognition procedure wherein: the e-mail address data structure contains for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on the voice mail server; the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the e-mail address associated with the subscriber was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the voice verification procedure is configured to verify whether the audio message is from a caller who is a predetermined known caller; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message from the audio message from the caller; and the dialog manager is configured to send to the subscriber at the subscriber's e-mail address at least a portion of the text message and a verification notice that indicates that the text message is from the predetermined known caller.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
232 words
A message system comprising a voice mail server, an e-mail address data structure, a dialog manager, a speech recognition procedure and an editor wherein: the e-mail address data structure contains for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on the voice mail server; the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the e-mail address associated with the subscriber was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message file from the audio message from the caller; the editor is configured to allow the caller to edit the text message file prior to sending the text message file to the subscriber, wherein the editing includes converting the text message file to speech for audio review by the caller, enabling the caller to verbally specify new words to be converted to text and inserted into the text message file, and enabling the caller to replace user selected portions of the text message file; and the dialog manager is configured to send the text message file to the subscriber at the subscriber's e-mail address.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
232 words
A message system comprising a voice mail server, an e-mail address data structure, a dialog manager, a speech recognition procedure and an editor wherein: the e-mail address data structure contains for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on the voice mail server; the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the e-mail address associated with the subscriber was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message file from the audio message from the caller; the editor is configured to allow the caller to edit the text message file prior to sending the text message file to the subscriber, wherein the editing includes converting the text message file to speech for audio review by the caller, enabling the caller to verbally specify new words to be converted to text and inserted into the text message file, and enabling the caller to replace user selected portions of the text message file; and the dialog manager is configured to send the text message file to the subscriber at the subscriber's e-mail address.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
218 words
A message system comprising a voice mail server, an e-mail address data structure, a dialog manager, a speech recognition procedure, and a gister procedure wherein: the e-mail address data structure contains for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on the voice mail server; the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call; retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the e-mail address associated with the subscriber was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; and prompt the caller for an audio subject of the message; and the gister procedure is configured to generate a text subject from the audio subject and to identify a specialized vocabulary file that corresponds to the text subject; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message from the audio message from the caller in accordance with the specialized vocabulary file; and the dialog manager is configured to send an electronic mail message including the text subject and at least a portion of the text message to the subscriber at the e-mail address associated with the subscriber.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
218 words
A message system comprising a voice mail server, an e-mail address data structure, a dialog manager, a speech recognition procedure, and a gister procedure wherein: the e-mail address data structure contains for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on the voice mail server; the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call; retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the e-mail address associated with the subscriber was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; and prompt the caller for an audio subject of the message; and the gister procedure is configured to generate a text subject from the audio subject and to identify a specialized vocabulary file that corresponds to the text subject; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message from the audio message from the caller in accordance with the specialized vocabulary file; and the dialog manager is configured to send an electronic mail message including the text subject and at least a portion of the text message to the subscriber at the e-mail address associated with the subscriber.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
223 words
A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising: a dialog manager; a voice verification procedure; a speech recognition procedure; and an e-mail address data structure configured to store for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on a voice mail server; wherein the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the e-mail address associated with the subscriber was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the voice verification procedure is configured to verify whether the audio message is from a caller who is a predetermined known caller; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message from the audio message from the caller; and the dialog manager is configured to send to the subscriber at the subscriber's e-mail address at least a portion of the text message and a verification notice that indicates that the text message is from the predetermined known caller.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
223 words
A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising: a dialog manager; a voice verification procedure; a speech recognition procedure; and an e-mail address data structure configured to store for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on a voice mail server; wherein the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the e-mail address associated with the subscriber was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the voice verification procedure is configured to verify whether the audio message is from a caller who is a predetermined known caller; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message from the audio message from the caller; and the dialog manager is configured to send to the subscriber at the subscriber's e-mail address at least a portion of the text message and a verification notice that indicates that the text message is from the predetermined known caller.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
255 words
A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising: a dialog manager; a speech recognition procedure; an editor; and an e-mail address data structure configured to store for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on a voice mail server; wherein the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the e-mail address associated with the subscriber was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message file from the audio message from the caller; the editor is configured to allow the caller to edit the text message file prior to sending the text message file to the subscriber, wherein the editing includes converting the text message file to speech for audio review by the caller, enabling the caller to verbally specify new words to be converted to text and inserted into the text message file, and enabling the caller to replace user selected portions of the text message file; and the dialog manager is configured to send the text message file to the subscriber at the subscriber's e-mail address.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
255 words
A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising: a dialog manager; a speech recognition procedure; an editor; and an e-mail address data structure configured to store for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on a voice mail server; wherein the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call, and retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the e-mail address associated with the subscriber was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message file from the audio message from the caller; the editor is configured to allow the caller to edit the text message file prior to sending the text message file to the subscriber, wherein the editing includes converting the text message file to speech for audio review by the caller, enabling the caller to verbally specify new words to be converted to text and inserted into the text message file, and enabling the caller to replace user selected portions of the text message file; and the dialog manager is configured to send the text message file to the subscriber at the subscriber's e-mail address.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
238 words
A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising: a dialog manager; a speech recognition procedure; and an e-mail address data structure configured to store for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on a voice mail server wherein: the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call; retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the e-mail address associated with the subscriber was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; and prompt the caller for an audio subject of the message; and the gister procedure is configured to generate a text subject from the audio subject and to identify a specialized vocabulary file that corresponds to the text subject; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message from the audio message from the caller in accordance with the specialized vocabulary file; and the dialog manager is configured to send an electronic mail message including the text subject and at least a portion of the text message to the subscriber at the e-mail address associated with the subscriber.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
238 words
A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising: a dialog manager; a speech recognition procedure; and an e-mail address data structure configured to store for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers an e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a subset of all the subscribers on a voice mail server wherein: the dialog manager is configured to: receive an audio message from a caller for a subscriber identified by a telephone number used by the caller to place a call; retrieve a stored e-mail address associated with the subscriber, wherein the e-mail address associated with the subscriber was stored prior to receipt of the audio message; and prompt the caller for an audio subject of the message; and the gister procedure is configured to generate a text subject from the audio subject and to identify a specialized vocabulary file that corresponds to the text subject; the speech recognition procedure is configured to generate a text message from the audio message from the caller in accordance with the specialized vocabulary file; and the dialog manager is configured to send an electronic mail message including the text subject and at least a portion of the text message to the subscriber at the e-mail address associated with the subscriber.
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