IP Library Granted Patent US 9,014,348
Granted Patent B2
US 9,014,348 · App. 13/554,545 · Granted Apr 21, 2015

Automatic message management utilizing speech analytics

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Patent No.
US 9,014,348
App. No.
13/554,545
Granted
Apr 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments are provided for utilizing speech analytics for automatically managing messages in a communications network. A message from a calling party to an unavailable called party is recorded in a messaging management module. The messaging management module automatically identifies a category for assigning to the content of the message based on information associated with the unavailable called party or a calling party and associates a language model with the message content based on the category. An analysis module utilizes the language model to identify grammar making up the message content. The messaging management module automatically performs a messaging management function on the message content based on a set of rules. The messaging management function may include automatically determining a priority for the message (enabling the message to be retrieved out of order) or automatically triggering an action in response to the message which is directed to the unavailable called party.

Claims (40)

1. A method comprising:

receiving a message directed to an unavailable party;

assigning, via a processor, based on rules associated with the unavailable party and a category of the message, a priority to the message;

assigning, based on the priority, a message flag to the message;

communicating an indicator of the message flag to the unavailable party; and

ranking the message with respect to a plurality of messages based on the priority.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message is a voicemail message.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

saving the message for a predetermined period based on the priority to be retrieved by the unavailable party.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

triggering an immediate action to the unavailable party based on the rules.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein triggering an immediate action comprises forwarding the message to a device associated with the unavailable party.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rules associated with the unavailable party are associated with location coordinates.

7. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a message directed to an unavailable party;

assigning, based on rules associated with the unavailable party and a category of the message, a priority to the message;

assigning, based on the priority, a message flag to the message;

communicating an indicator of the message flag to the unavailable party; and

ranking the message with respect to a plurality of messages based on the priority.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the message is a voicemail message.

9. The system of claim 7 , the computer-readable storage medium having additional instructions stored which result in operations comprising:

saving the message for a predetermined period based on the priority to be retrieved by the unavailable party.

10. The system of claim 7 , the computer-readable storage medium having additional instructions stored which result in operations comprising:

triggering an immediate action to the unavailable party based on the rules.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein triggering an immediate action comprises forwarding the message to a device associated with the unavailable party.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the rules associated with the unavailable party are associated with location coordinates.

13. A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving a message directed to an unavailable party;

assigning, based on rules associated with the unavailable party and a category of the message, a priority to the message;

assigning, based on the priority, a message flag to the message;

communicating an indicator of the message flag to the unavailable party; and

ranking the message with respect to a plurality of messages based on the priority.

14. The computer-readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein the message is a voicemail message.

15. The computer-readable storage device of claim 13 , having additional instructions stored which result in operations comprising:

saving the message for a predetermined period based on the priority to be retrieved by the unavailable party.

16. The computer-readable storage device of claim 13 , having additional instructions stored which result in operations comprising:

triggering an immediate action to the unavailable party based on the rules.

17. The computer-readable storage device of claim 16 , wherein triggering an immediate action comprises forwarding the message to a device associated with the unavailable party.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2023
From: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2017
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
To: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 18, 2015
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 18, 2015
From: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 18, 2015
From: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2015
From: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2015
From: ANDERSON, DAVID J.
To: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
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