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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Nuance Communications, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Hisao Chang, Medina, MN (US);
David Mornhineway, Marietta, GA (US);
Assignee:
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Burlington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); H04M 3/533 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G10L 15/26 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G10L 25/87 (2013.01); G10L 15/00 (2013.01); G10L 19/00 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/32 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 15/26 (2013.01); G10L 25/87 (2013.01); H04L 12/1818 (2013.01); H04L 51/046 (2013.01); H04L 67/141 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (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 transmits a request to initiate a communication session with a member device of a social network may include, for example, activating a speech capture element, maintaining activation of the speech capture element in accordance with a pattern of prior speech messages, detecting a speech message at the activated speech capture element, and transmitting the detected speech message, or a derivative thereof, to the member device of the social network. Other embodiments are disclosed.