Method and apparatus for automated voice dialing setup
View Patent ↗A telecommunications device includes a voice dialer and a text-to-speech engine. The text-to-speech engine is configured to convert at least a portion of a user contact list information to speech and the voice dialer is configured to receive an audio input and perform a voice recognition, comparing said audio input to converted user contact list information.
1. A method for use in a telecommunication system, comprising:
providing contact information to a text-to-speech engine incorporated in a wireless telephony device;
using said text-to-speech engine to generate an audio file of at least some of said contact list information;
storing the audio file in a memory; and
providing said stored audio file to a voice recognition unit for use in determining if a voice input corresponding to said stored audio file has been received.
2. The method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said using said text-to-speech engine comprises using said text-to-speech engine at said wireless telephony device.
3. The method in accordance with claim 2 , further including speaking contact information into said wireless telephony device to make a voice call.
4. The method in accordance with claim 3 , wherein said wireless telephony device is a cellular telephone.
5. A telecommunications system, comprising:
a text-to-speech engine for performing a text-to-speech conversion of contact information to generate at least one audio file, wherein said text-to-speech engine is incorporated in a wireless telephony device;
a memory for storing the audio file; and
a voice dialer configured to receive a voice input and perform a voice recognition on said voice input using the stored audio file generated by said text-to-speech engine.
6. The telecommunications system in accordance with claim 5 , wherein said voice dialer is incorporated in the wireless telephony device.
7. The telecommunications system in accordance with claim 5 , wherein said wireless telephony device is a cellular telephone.
8. The telecommunications system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said wireless telephony device is a cellular telephone.
9. A wireless telephony device including a voice dialer and a text-to-speech engine, wherein the text-to-speech engine is configured to convert at least a portion of a user contact list information to an audio file and store the audio file in a memory, and said voice dialer is configured to receive a voice input and perform a voice recognition, comparing said voice input to the stored audio file.
10. The wireless telephony device in accordance with claim 9 , further including a cellular transceiver.
11. The wireless telephony device in accordance with claim 9 , said telecommunications device further including an interface for receiving contact list information.
12. The wireless telephony device in accordance with claim 11 , configured to receive said contact list information from a personal computer.
13. The wireless telephony device in accordance with claim 12 , comprising a cellular telephone.
14. The method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said contact information comprises a contact list including at least one contact name and at least one telephone number.
15. The method in accordance with claim 14 wherein said using said text-to-speech engine to generate an audio file of at least some of said contact information comprises batch-converting the contact list to generate multiple audio files.
16. The method in accordance with claim 9 wherein said text-to-speech engine is further configured to batch-convert the contacts list information to generate multiple audio files.