Telephonic communications – Audio message storage – retrieval – or synthesis
Patent
1992-06-25
1994-08-09
Dwyer, James L.
Telephonic communications
Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis
379 88, 379 97, H04M 1108
Patent
active
053373472
ABSTRACT:
A method and system are disclosed for searching a remote database utilizing a telephone device in communication with a data processing system. The data processing system has access to the remote database and the telephone device includes transmitter components for transmitting dual-tone multifrequency signals, wherein the dual-tone multifrequency signals are generated manipulating a keypad associated with the telephone device. The keypad has individually depressible alpha-numeric keys that may be utilized to generate a query and to send commands to the data processing system. The method of the present invention includes prompting the user to enter a query utilizing the depressible alpha-numeric keys on the keypad. As the query is input from the user, the data processing system searches the database to locate entries within the database corresponding to current state of the query. As the user enters additional data to modify the query, the database is searched for entries corresponding to the each modification of the query entered by the user. The user might or might not be prompted for each modification of the query. These steps of modifying the query and performing a search based on the modified query are repeated until the entries found are less than some predetermined number. At any time, an early termination command generated by the user may be utilized to immediately terminate the steps. In response to the number of entries being less than to the predetermined number or receiving the early termination command, the entries may be presented to the user via the telephone device.
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Halstead-Nussloch Richard H.
Strickert Mark D.
Dillon Andrew J.
Dwyer James L.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Tsang Fan
Villella, Jr. J. F.
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