Voice Call Number Capture and Confirmation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current phone messaging systems, including voicemail and PBX solutions, can be complex and cumbersome, requiring users to manually record or memorize phone numbers during conversations, which can be inconvenient and unsafe, especially when driving or distracted.
Innovation Solution
A portable electronic device with a capturing application that monitors voice calls, identifies and converts spoken phone numbers to text format, and confirms their accuracy with the speaker before storing or sending them, allowing users to access the numbers later without interrupting conversations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually record or memorize phone numbers during conversations, then they can store contact information, but the process becomes inconvenient and unsafe especially when driving or distracted
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically captures phone numbers without requiring user action. The capturing application monitors voice calls, identifies spoken phone numbers, and stores them automatically, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring manual user intervention for each number capture
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical recording actions with automated speech recognition and audio processing. The system uses voice monitoring and pattern recognition to automatically identify and capture phone numbers from conversations, eliminating the need for manual writing or memorization
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex software solutions like PBX or server-based applications are used to manage phone messaging, then messaging capabilities are enhanced, but the system becomes overly complex and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential phone number capture functionality from complex PBX and server-based systems, implementing it as a standalone capturing application on portable electronic devices. This removes the unnecessary complexity while retaining the core messaging capability
Solution Approach 2:
The capturing application is designed to work across multiple platforms and devices (smartphones, tablets, computers) and integrates with various existing messaging applications. This universal design provides enhanced messaging capabilities without requiring complex dedicated systems
3Ease of operation
If users access telephone messages via Internet or network solutions, then message accessibility is improved, but users must log in through computers or telephones which adds operational steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically capturing and storing phone numbers during the conversation itself. This preliminary capture eliminates the need for subsequent login and manual recording steps, as the information is already captured and stored when the conversation ends
Data Source
AI summary
A portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device comprises a processor, a memory, and a capturing application stored in the memory that, when executed on the portable electronic device, monitors a first voice telephone call with a first transmitting device. The portable electronic device also comprises records a telephone number spoken during the first voice telephone call. The portable electronic device also comprises sends a first message to the first transmitting device, the first message containing the telephone number and requesting confirmation of the telephone number. The portable electronic device comprises receives a second message from the first transmitting device, the second message confirming the telephone number.