Phonetic Data Files for Caller Identification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for providing caller identification information in spoken form through text-to-speech pronunciation are inadequate, lacking an efficient and improved way to generate and communicate phonetic pronunciation data files.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for generating and storing phonetic data files, which include phonetic alphabets, and transmitting these files in communications, allowing for the playback or display of phonetic pronunciations of identifiers, such as names, using audio or image files on mobile devices.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If text-to-speech pronunciation is used for caller identification, then caller identity can be conveyed in spoken form, but the method lacks efficiency and requires manual creation of phonetic representations

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveefficiency of phonetic pronunciation deliveryVSAvoidcomplexity of generating and managing phonetic data files

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates audio files that contain pre-recorded phonetic pronunciations of caller identification information. Instead of generating speech in real-time through text-to-speech conversion, the system uses pre-produced audio copies that can be directly played back, significantly improving efficiency while reducing the complexity of phonetic data management

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent prepares phonetic pronunciation data in advance by creating audio files during a setup phase. These pre-prepared audio files are stored and automatically transmitted with caller identification information, eliminating the need for real-time phonetic generation and improving overall system efficiency

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If phonetic representations are manually created and edited, then custom phonetic pronunciations can be achieved, but the process is time-consuming and inefficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of phonetic pronunciationVSAvoidtime required to create and edit phonetic data

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses pre-recorded audio files that capture accurate phonetic pronunciations. These audio copies preserve the precise pronunciation intent without requiring manual editing, thereby maintaining measurement precision while eliminating time-consuming creation and editing processes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

Phonetic pronunciations are accurately captured and stored as audio files during an initial setup phase. This preliminary action ensures pronunciation accuracy is established once, and the pre-validated audio files are reused without requiring repeated manual creation or editing, significantly reducing time loss

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9978375B2Method for transmitting phonetic data

Publication Date: 2018.05.22 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

AI summary

A method for transmitting and receiving a communication is provided. The method of receiving a communication includes detecting a selection of a phonetic function which requests or causes inclusion of at least one phonetic data file in the communication, and receiving, in the communication, the one or more phonetic data file.