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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2003
Applicant:
Wei Zhao, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Wei Zhao, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellecutal Property, I. L.P., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 11/00 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A telephone and a method for routing a telephone call using the telephone is provided. The telephone includes a microprocessor and a transceiver coupled to the microprocessor. The telephone further includes a voice recognition unit coupled to the microprocessor. The unit is further configured to determine when the user is speaking proximate the unit and to generate a match signal when the user is speaking. The microprocessor is configured to generate a command signal to induce the transceiver to transmit a voice mailbox routing signal to a telephone switching center upon receipt of the match signal from the unit.