Universal dictation input apparatus and method
July 29, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesCordless telephone system Cordless telephone system Selective call signal detection circuit for multi-channel access type radio receiving station Multichannel telephone system Channel selection in a multichannel access radio communication system without occurrence of interference Dictating machine arranged like a telephone handset Portable handheld terminal including optical bar code reader and electromagnetic transceiver means for interactive wireless communication with a base communications station Patient identification and verification system and method Cordless telephone set operated under multi-channel access Portable handheld terminal Inventors
ApplicationNo. 902589 filed on 07/29/1997US Classes:455/412.1, Message storage or retrieval379/88.01, Voice activation or recognition455/403RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEMExaminersPrimary: Hunter, Daniel S.Assistant: Tran, Pablo N. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04B 001/06AbstractThe universal dictation input apparatus and method disclosed employs multiple wireless dictation devices ("WDD") and base stations each of which include a 900 MHz radio for communicating with one another over selected radio frequency ("RF") channel pairs to conduct dictation sessions on centralized dictation systems ("CDSs"). Each base station is uniquely assigned a single channel pair. The WDDs are programmed with code representing the exclusive channels of a select number of base stations. When a user takes a WDD off-hook, a WDD sequentially and cyclically scans for carrier transmitted by authorized base stations until an idle base station is identified and linked to over the authorized channel. The user of a WDD must be authorized to conduct dictation sessions on one or more CDSs. To this end the WDDs includes a dialing address keypad to address authorized CDSs. The CDSs are third party systems addressed from a WDD by DTMF dialing digits. Dictation sessions are conducted by sending dictation commands, for example "record" and "play" in the form of DTMF digits to the CDSs. The WDDs send data as ASCII codes in packets to a base station. The transmitted data includes dialing digits and system commands for the base station. The WDDs generate data from the dialing keypad, programmable keys customized to send frequently used dictation commands to a CDS and to provide other specialized features and a barcode reader. Specific setup data is downloaded to a base station to enable it to execute commands and dialing, digits unique to CDS of different vendors and to prepare for receipt of verbal dictation commands. A base station includes a voice recognition algorithm to translate verbal commands spoken at a WDD, such as "record" and "play," into codes forwarded to a CDS as DTMF digits.Other References
Field of SearchPrivacy, lock-out, or authenticationVoice mail Base station selection Having voice recognition or synthesization Multi-users Channel selection or allocation Including public cordless extension system RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM Including personal numbering system (i.e., intelligent network for subscriber tracking or follow-me subscriber feature) Recording-or erasing-prevention Tape in container MISCELLANEOUS Responsive to recorded address | |
