Voice Domain Name System Bridging Telephone and Internet Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems are limited to single networks, such as the phone network, and do not enable seamless connectivity between telephone and computer networks for voice-activated directory searches.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows users to speak a name to connect with a registrant via a voice domain name network, bridging the telephone and Internet networks by using a voice domain computer and database to recognize and register voice domain names corresponding to active URLs, enabling connections through telephone numbers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a system uses voice commands to search a phone directory on a single network, then voice-activated directory search is enabled, but the system is limited to a single network such as the phone network
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the telephone network and Internet network into a unified communication system. The voice domain name system merges voice recognition technology with both telephone dialing and Internet URL resolution, allowing a single system to handle communications across multiple networks. The voice domain computer acts as a bridge that integrates these previously separate networks, enabling callers to reach registrants whether they are on the phone network or Internet.
Solution Approach 2:
The voice domain name system performs multiple functions: it recognizes voice inputs, checks against a database of registered voice domain names, resolves the voice domain to a telephone number or Internet address, and establishes connections across different networks. This multi-functional approach allows the system to operate as both a telephone directory service and an Internet search tool, eliminating the need for separate systems for each network.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system bridges telephone and Internet networks for voice-activated connections, then seamless connectivity across networks is enabled, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The voice domain computer serves as an intermediary between the telephone network and Internet network. It receives voice inputs from callers, queries the voice domain name database, and returns the appropriate contact information. This intermediary component simplifies the overall system architecture by providing a single point of integration rather than requiring direct complex connections between the two networks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is divided into distinct functional modules: the voice recognition component, the voice domain name database, the resolution logic, and the connection establishment component. This segmentation allows each module to be developed and maintained independently, reducing overall system complexity while enabling cross-network connectivity.
3Ease of operation
If the system allows registration of voice domain names corresponding to URLs, then voice-activated directory search capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The registration system allows individuals to autonomously register their own voice domain names by providing their name and telephone number or Internet address. The system automatically processes the registration, stores it in the database, and makes it available for voice-activated searches. This self-service approach eliminates the need for manual system configuration or administrative intervention, simplifying the overall system operation despite the added functionality.
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AI summary
A system and method for operating a voice domain name network for use over a telephone network including the steps of a computer taking a call in which a user speaks a name. The system recognizes the spoken name. Then the system checks that the name is on a voice domain list stored in a database where the voice domain name corresponds to an Internet URL. The system creating a record registering the name as a voice domain name if the name corresponds to an Internet URL and if it is not previously registered as a voice domain name and wherein said record includes a registrant and a telephone number for the registrant. Such that future callers who call and speak the name are connected via telephone to the registrant.