Patent Document ID: 6167117
Application ID: 08942201

Base Claim:
1. A method for assisting voice-dialing comprising the steps of: receiving voice input from a user representing a name corresponding to a desired telephone number; predicting a likelihood of the user calling telephone numbers based on a model of the user's calling behavior over time period by applying weights such that recent calling behavior is favored over previous calling behavior; and determining the desired telephone number according to the predicted likelihood of the user calling the telephone number corresponding to stored names that most closely match the voice input.

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Claim 11:
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the model of the user's calling behavior comprises an abstract representation based on the user's environment and actions with respect to initiating telephone calls, and wherein the predicting step includes the substep of: examining the abstract representation for indications that the user intends to call each of the telephone numbers.