Patent ID: 6665377
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A communication system comprising:a first voice-activated dialer, said first voice-activated dialer comprising: first processor; first speech recognition engine coupled to the first processor; first memory device coupled to the first processor, wherein the first memory device is configured to store instructions to direct the first processor to act in accordance with a first program code; a second voice-activated dialer, said second voice-activated dialer comprising: second processor; second speech recognition engine coupled to the second processor; and a communication device to establish a communication path between the first voice-activated dialer and the second voice-activated dialer; both the first voice-activated dialer and the second voice-activated dialer configured to Perform voice-activated dialing functions; wherein the first program code directs the first processor receive a first spoken utterance from a calling party; to determine whether the first spoken utterance can be recognized at the second voice-activated dialer, and if so, to transmit at least a portion of the first spoken utterance to the second voice-activated dialer via the communication path; and, in response, to receive information helpful to further process the calling party's call.