Template-Based Message Generation Using Sound Input
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems, particularly portable devices, face challenges in sending long text messages and attaching files due to limited keyboard size and lack of access to locally stored files, making it inconvenient to stay connected via email, instant messaging, and unified messaging systems.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that uses speech-to-text dictation and dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) commands to facilitate composing and sending text messages from portable devices, allowing users to create email messages using templates with variable fields, which can include voice and key inputs, and attach messages, files, and facsimile messages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If speech-to-text dictation is used to compose messages, then message composition efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces speech-to-text dictation as an intermediary mechanism between the user's voice and the message composition system. This mediator converts spoken words into text automatically, eliminating the need for manual typing while managing the complexity through specialized speech recognition modules integrated into the communication system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical typing process with acoustic-based speech recognition. Instead of physically pressing keys on a small keyboard, users speak their messages which are then converted to text by the system, substituting a mechanical input method with an acoustic field-based method that is more efficient for portable devices.
2Ease of operation
If DTMF commands are used for message composition, then ease of operation is improved, but message composition speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs DTMF (Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency) commands which use periodic tone sequences to represent different message composition actions. Each key press generates a specific tone pattern that the system recognizes and processes, providing a structured periodic interaction model that simplifies operation while maintaining manageable composition speeds through systematic tone recognition.
3Stability of the object's composition
If templates with variable fields are used, then message standardization is improved, but flexibility in customization decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides messages into template structures with distinct variable fields that can be independently customized. The message is segmented into standardized sections (such as header, body, footer) where certain elements follow template conventions while specific variable fields allow user customization, achieving both standardization and flexibility through structured segmentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements pre-defined message templates that contain standardized structures and common message patterns. These templates perform preliminary organization of message content, establishing a stable framework in advance while leaving variable fields open for user-specific customization, thus balancing standardization with adaptability.
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AI summary
A unified messaging system enables a subscriber to log into the system remotely and compose and send text messages, such as email messages, using predefined templates and sound input. The sound input may be DTMF or speech. After the subscriber selects an appropriate template, the system confirms the template, and asks the subscriber to provide values for prompted variables, such as dates and times. The system then generates an email message as defined by the selected template and the values of the prompted variables provided by the subscriber. The email message may also include automatic variables, such as the subscriber's name, and company name. The generated email message may be a new message, a reply message, or a forwarding message. The reply and forwarding messages may be generated in response to received email, or in response to other received messages, such as voice mail messages and facsimiles.