Personal computer and scanner for generating conversation...

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2006-03-14

2006-03-14

McFadden, Susan (Department: 2655)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

Application

C704S276000, C455S003060

Reexamination Certificate

active

07013279

ABSTRACT:
A user conducts a telephone conversation without speaking. It does this by moving the participant in the public situation to a quiet mode of communication (e.g., keyboard, buttons, touchscreen). All the other participants are allowed to continue using their usual audible technology (e.g., telephones) over the existing telecommunications infrastructure. The quiet user interface transforms the user's silent input selections into equivalent audible signals that may be directly transmitted to the other parties in the conversation.

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