Voice and text session converter

Details Voice and text session converter Voice and text session converter

2007-01-31

2011-11-15

Pappas, Peter-Anthony (Department: 2444)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

Demand based messaging

C709S205000, C704S004000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08060565

ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment, a communication system is provided that includes:(a) an input operable to receive incoming instant messages;(b) a text-to-speech converter220operable to convert a text message in an incoming instant message into a voiced equivalent thereof;(c) a speech-to-text converter232operable to convert a voice signal into a text equivalent thereof;(d) a message completion agent428operable to convert the text equivalent into an outgoing instant message; and(e) an output operable to send the outgoing instant message to a selected recipient.

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