Patent ID: 8938081
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: H03G

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: monitoring a speaking volume of a telephone user's voice in relation to a minimum volume that is computed to be sufficient for a remote conversant, with whom the user communicates with the telephone, to audibly perceive the user's speech; upon detecting that the user's monitored speaking volume exceeds the computed level that suffices to allow the remote conversant to perceive the user's speech, determining whether the user moderates the speaking voice, without being prompted in relation to the excessive speaking volume, to a level that at least approximates the computed minimum sufficient volume; upon determining that the user moderates the speaking voice, without being prompted, to a level that approximates the computed minimum sufficient volume, providing a positive reinforcement to the user; recording a result for the monitoring step and the determining step over a plurality of the user's phone calls; from the recorded result, tracking whether a frequency of the user moderating the speaking volume without being prompted rises over the plurality of the user's phone calls; and upon the frequency of the user moderating the speaking volume without being prompted rising over the plurality of the user's phone calls, improving a one or more of a quality or a quantity of the positive reinforcement; wherein the user is trained to self modulate the speaking voice.