Method and apparatus for converting a voice signal received from a remote telephone to a text signal

Abstract

A telephone call is established between a local telephone () associated with a local party and a remote telephone () associated with a remote party. The local telephone () receives a voice signal from the remote telephone () responsive to establishing the telephone call. The voice signal represents directory assistance information, a name, a phone number or directions provided by the remote party. The local telephone () stores the voice signal in a memory unit () in the local telephone () responsive to receiving the voice signal. The local telephone () converts the voice signal to a text signal responsive to storing the voice signal. The local telephone () stores the text signal in the memory unit () in the local telephone () responsive to converting the voice signal to a text signal. The local telephone () edits the stored text signal in the memory unit responsive to storing the text signal. The local telephone () correlates the remote party's identity with the stored voice and/or text signal responsive to storing the voice and/or text signal. The local telephone () uses the stored edited text signal to make a new telephone call or to transfer the stored edited text signal to another electronic device.