Patent ID: 6462616
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
An arrangement comprising:a processor; at least one user device configured to provide audible user inputs to the processor and audible outputs from the processor to a user; a multiple purpose contacts database comprising a first field having at least one substantially correctly spelled contact identifier, a corresponding second field having at least one phonetic spelling of the contact identifier in the first field, an extension number field that corresponds to at least one of the first and second fields, an alias field that corresponds to at least one of the first and second fields and a data extension field, the data extension field indicative of whether the contact identifier is voice accessible; a voice recognizer configured at least partially within the processor to directly access the first and second fields in the multiple purpose contacts database to interpret the audible user inputs only if the data extension field indicates that the contact identifier is voice accessible; and the processor operating to allow a user to manually select the phonetic spelling of the contact identifier.