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Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 24, 2014
Applicant:

At&t Intellectual Property I, Lp, Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Hisao Chang, Cedar Park, TX (US);

David Mornhineway, Marietta, GA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/58 (2006.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04M 3/533 (2006.01); G10L 15/00 (2013.01); G10L 19/00 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/32 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); H04L 12/1818 (2013.01); H04L 51/046 (2013.01); H04M 3/53366 (2013.01); G10L 15/00 (2013.01); G10L 19/00 (2013.01); H04M 2201/60 (2013.01); H04M 2203/655 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may initiate a communication session with a member device of a social network and may activate a speech capture element based on a pattern of prior speech messages. A speech message may be detected at the speech capture element and, in turn, transmitted to the member device.


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