Call Recording Cue Detection for Automatic Data Extraction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Mobile device users often miss capturing important information during calls due to being occupied, such as driving, and existing systems lack efficient methods to automatically memorialize and report call details.

Innovation Solution

A network component or mobile device system that detects calls and predefined record cues, captures relevant portions of the call, and associates identifiers with the captured data for automatic recording and reporting.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If the user manually takes notes during a call, then important information can be captured, but the user must be available and attentive during the call

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecall informationVSAvoiduser availability
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects record cues in the call audio, captures relevant portions, transcribes them to text, and stores them without requiring user intervention. The network component or mobile device performs the information capture task autonomously, eliminating the need for manual note-taking by the user.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The manual mechanical action of writing notes is replaced by an automated electronic system that uses audio detection, pattern recognition, and text processing to capture and store call information automatically.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Productivity

If the user does not take notes during a call, then the user can remain occupied with other activities, but important information is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser productivityVSAvoidcall information
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system autonomously monitors call audio, detects predetermined record cues, and automatically captures and stores relevant information without requiring the user to allocate attention or time for note-taking, thereby maintaining user productivity while preventing information loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides feedback to the user by storing captured call information in accessible locations (call logs, messages, emails) where users can review it later, confirming that information was successfully captured even when the user was occupied.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Loss of information

If the system captures entire calls automatically, then all information is recorded, but excessive data is stored and processed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecall informationVSAvoiddata volume
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the relevant portions of the call by detecting predetermined record cues (keywords, phrases, or patterns) and capturing only the segments containing important information, rather than recording the entire call. This selective extraction reduces data volume while preserving essential content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

Different portions of the call are treated differently based on their content. The system applies selective capture to specific time segments where record cues are detected, rather than uniformly processing the entire call, optimizing resource usage and data management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS9071949B2Data extraction from a call
Publication Date: 2015.06.30 AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
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AI summary

A network component comprising a communications portion and a processor portion is disclosed. The communications portion may be configured to detect a signal indicative of a call associated with a mobile device. The processor portion may be configured to detect at least one record cue in the signal. The processor portion may be also be configured to respectively capture at least one portion of the call upon the at least one record cue being detected. The processor portion may also be configured to respectively associate at least one identifier with the at least one captured portion of the call. The identifier may respectively identify the at least one captured portion of the call.