SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION AT A WIRED NODE OF A CABLE TELEVISION AND / OR VIDEO DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

Abstract

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Description

[0001] With regard to European patent 1 290 889 (DE 601 17 376), the 2nd Senate (Voidance Senate) of the Federal Patent Court, based on the oral proceedings of 5 May 2022, has ruled as follows: European patent EP 1 290 889 is hereby declared invalid with effect for the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany in the scope of claims 1, 2, 13 and 14.

Claims

[1] void [2] void [3] The method of claim 1, wherein the step of responding to the recognized speech content from the associated subscriber location (1100) comprises the steps of: Processing the response to the detected speech content to generate the response to the detected subscriber location; Send the response to the detected subscriber location to the detected subscriber location. [4] The method of claim 1, wherein the step of responding to the recognized speech content from the associated subscriber location (1100) comprises the steps of: Evaluating the response to the speech content identified for the subscriber location (1100) to generate a financial consequence identified for the subscriber location (1100); and Billing for the subscriber site (1100) based on financial consequence. [5] The method of claim 1, wherein the step of responding to the recognized speech content from the associated subscriber location (1100) comprises the steps of: evaluating the voice response to generate a financial consequence identified for the subscriber site (1100); Displaying the financial consequence to generate a financial consequence displayed at the subscriber location (1100); Confirming the displayed financial consequence from the subscriber site (1100) to create a financial obligation; and Billing for the subscriber site (1100) based on the financial commitment. [6] The method of claim 5, wherein the step of responding to the recognized speech content from the associated subscriber location (1100) comprises the steps of: detecting a subscriber based on the speech content detected for the subscriber location (1100) to generate a detected subscriber; [7] A method according to claim 6, wherein the step of identifying the subscriber comprises the following steps: Retrieving a subscriber profile list based on the subscriber location (1100), the subscriber profile list including at least one subscriber profile; Recognizing the participant based on the speech content and the participant profile list to generate a recognized participant. [8] The method of claim 7, wherein the step of evaluating the speech response further comprises the step of: Evaluate the voice response based on the identified participant to generate a financial consequence for the identified participant. [9] The method of claim 2, wherein the response to the voice content comprises a current response menu, and for at least one of the subscriber sites (1100), a cumulative subscriber site response for the subscriber site (1100) is detected. [10] The method of claim 9, wherein the step of responding to the recognized speech content from the associated subscriber location (1100) further comprises the steps of: Responding to the speech content based on the current response menu and the cumulative subscriber site response to generate a new cumulative subscriber site response; and Evaluate speech content based on the current response menu and the cumulative participant site response to generate a new current response menu. [11] The method of claim 1, wherein the step of responding to the detected speech content from the associated subscriber location (1100) further comprises the step of: responding to the speech content detected for the subscriber location (1100) based on natural language to generate a speech content response to the speech content detected for the subscriber location (1100). [12] The method of claim 1, wherein the step of processing the plurality of received voice channels for at least one of the subscriber locations (1100) further comprises the step of: Processing the voice channels received from the subscriber location (1100) based on natural language for the subscriber location to generate the voice content recognized for the subscriber location (1100). [13] void [14] void [15] The system of claim 13, wherein the processor (1520) further performs the following steps: Processing the response to the detected speech content to generate the response to the detected subscriber location; Send the response to the detected subscriber location to the detected subscriber location (1100). [16] The system of claim 13, wherein the processor (1520) further performs the steps of: evaluating the response to the speech content detected for the subscriber location (1100) to generate a financial consequence detected for the subscriber location (1100); and charging the subscriber location (1100) based on the financial consequence. [17] The system of claim 13, wherein the processor (1520) further performs the following steps: evaluating the voice response to generate a financial consequence identified for the subscriber site (1100); Displaying the financial consequence to generate a financial consequence displayed at the subscriber location (1100); Confirming the displayed financial consequence from the subscriber site (1100) to create a financial obligation; and Billing for the subscriber site (1100) based on the financial commitment. [18] The system of claim 17, wherein the processor (1520) further performs the following step: Detecting a subscriber based on the speech content detected for the subscriber location (1100) to generate a detected subscriber. [19] The system of claim 18, wherein the processor (1520) further performs the following steps: Retrieving a subscriber profile list based on the subscriber location (1100), the subscriber profile list including at least one subscriber profile; Recognizing the participant based on the speech content and the participant profile list to generate a recognized participant. [20] The system of claim 19, wherein the processor (1520) further performs the following step: Evaluate the voice response based on the identified participant to generate a financial consequence for the identified participant. [21] The system of claim 13, wherein the response to the voice content comprises a current response menu, and for at least one of the subscriber sites (1100), a cumulative subscriber site response for the subscriber site (1100) is detected. [22] The system of claim 21, wherein the processor (1520) further performs the following step: Response to the speech content based on the current response menu and based on the cumulative subscriber site response to generate a new cumulative subscriber site response; and Evaluate speech content based on the current response menu and the cumulative participant site response to generate a new current response menu. [23] The system of claim 13, wherein the processor (1520) further performs the following step: Responding to the speech content detected for the subscriber location (1100) based on natural language to generate a speech content response to the speech content detected for the subscriber location (1100). [24] The system of claim 13, wherein the processor (1520) further performs the following step for at least one of the subscriber locations (1100): Processing the natural language based voice channels received from the subscriber location (1100) for the subscriber location (1100) to generate the voice content recognized for the subscriber location (1100). [25] The system of claim 13, wherein the network is a wired broadband residential network serving at least a portion of the plurality of subscriber locations (1100). [26] The system of claim 25, wherein the wired residential broadband network is a fiber-to-the-curb residential broadband network. [27] The system of claim 25, wherein the wired broadband residential network is a fiber-to-the-home residential broadband network. [28] The system of claim 25, wherein the wired residential broadband network is a switched digital video residential network. [29] The system of claim 25, wherein the line node (1300) is located near a node in the wired broadband residential network. [30] The system of claim 25, wherein the line node (1300) is located near a head-end station in the wired residential broadband network. [31] The system of claim 25, wherein the line node (1300) is located near a central office in the wired broadband residential network.