Shared Speech Device Calls Using Speaker-Linked Voice Numbers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional speech-enabled devices lack the ability to associate a caller number with outgoing calls, leading to anonymous or temporary numbers, which reduces the likelihood of calls being answered and complicates contact management and query handling during calls.
Innovation Solution
A speech-enabled device classifies utterances to identify the speaker as a known user, associates the call with a personal voice number, and manages contact entries to enable efficient call placement and query handling, ensuring secure and efficient hands-free interactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a speech-enabled device places calls without associating a caller number, then the device can operate independently without a phone number, but the call becomes anonymous and may not be answered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile computing device as an intermediary between the speech-enabled device and the telephone network. The mobile device provides the caller number identification function that the speech-enabled device lacks, allowing calls to be placed with proper caller numbers while maintaining the hands-free operation of the speech-enabled device.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile computing device automatically provides caller number information to the speech-enabled device without requiring manual input from the user. The system self-determines the caller number from the mobile device's contact information, enabling automatic call placement with proper identification.
2Reliability
If the speech-enabled device uses a temporary number for emergency calls, then the device can place emergency calls, but the recipient cannot easily call back
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to the user by displaying the temporary number assigned for emergency calls. This allows the user to manually note down the number and use it for callbacks, maintaining emergency call capability while enabling reciprocation.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the speech-enabled device blocks utterances during voice calls, then commands can be prevented from reaching the recipient, but the user cannot control the call
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines when to block utterances based on the detection of voice call indicators, eliminating the need for manual user input to control blocking behavior while preventing command interference during calls.
4Reliability
If the speech-enabled device classifies utterances to identify known users, then personal voice numbers can be associated with calls, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile computing device serves as an intermediary that stores and provides contact information and user identification data. This externalizes the complexity of user classification and contact management from the speech-enabled device, allowing accurate identification without increasing the core device's complexity.
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AI summary
In some implementations, an utterance that requests a voice call is received, the utterance is classified as spoken by a particular known user, the particular known user is determined to be associated with a personal voice number, and in response to determining that the particular known user is associated with a personal voice number, the voice call is initiated with the personal voice number.