IP Library Patent Application 18941887
Patent Application
App. No. 18/941,887

Redirecting Communications Using Speech-To-Text Analysis

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App. No.
18/941,887
Abstract

Speech-to-text analysis is performed on a greeting portion of a communication directed to a recipient to identify a name. The identified name is determined not to correspond to the recipient. A forwardee is identified based on determining that the identified name does not correspond to the recipient. The communication is forwarded to a message box of the forwardee.

Claims (49)

1 . A method implemented by a server, comprising:

performing speech-to-text analysis on a greeting portion of a communication directed to a recipient to identify a name;

determining that the identified name does not correspond to the recipient;

identifying a forwardee based on determining that the identified name does not correspond to the recipient; and

forwarding the communication to a message box of the forwardee.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

associating the communication with a category.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the category is mis-directed, indicating the communication was intended for the forwardee but placed in a message box of the recipient instead.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating, at a device of the recipient, a user interface that includes an indication of the forwardee.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the user interface displays a portion of the communication used to identify the forwardee.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a topic associated with the communication; and

determining a plurality of forwardees based on the topic, wherein the forwardee is a member of the plurality of forwardees.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

ranking the plurality of forwardees based on respective relationship strengths between the recipient and the plurality of forwardees.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the greeting portion is within a number of words of the communication.

9 . A server, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor, the processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

perform speech-to-text analysis on a greeting portion of a communication directed to a recipient to identify a name;

determine that the identified name does not correspond to the recipient;

identify a forwardee based on determining that the identified name does not correspond to the recipient; and

forward the communication to a message box of the forwardee.

10 . The server of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

determine a plurality of forwardees based on a topic determined with respect to the communication, wherein the forwardee is a member of the plurality of forwardees.

11 . The server of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

rank the plurality of forwardees based on respective relationship strengths between the recipient and the plurality of forwardees.

12 . The server of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

associate a category with the communication, wherein the category is selected from a set of categories including a mis-directed category, an un-directed category, a specifically directed category, a mis-guided category.

13 . The server of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

display, at a device of the recipient, a user interface associated with a message box of the recipient, wherein the user interface includes an indication of the forwardee.

14 . The server of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

receive an indication of a potential forwardee; and

identify portions in a transcript of the communication that are related to the potential forwardee.

15 . The server of claim 9 , wherein to forward the communication to the message box of the forwardee comprises to:

forward the communication to the forwardee in response to determining that the recipient did not review the communication within a predefined period of time.

16 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions operable to cause a processor of a server to perform operations comprising:

performing speech-to-text analysis on a greeting portion of a communication directed to a recipient to identify a name;

determining that the identified name does not correspond to the recipient;

identifying a forwardee based on determining that the identified name does not correspond to the recipient; and

forwarding the communication to a message box of the forwardee.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the name is a full name, a partial name, a nickname, or a title.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein performing the speech-to-text analysis on the greeting portion of the communication to identify the name comprises:

searching for users in one or more hierarchies associated with the name.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein identifying the forwardee based on determining that the identified name does not correspond to the recipient comprises:

searching for potential forwardees in a reporting structure hierarchy.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein identifying the forwardee based on determining that the identified name does not correspond to the recipient comprises:

searching for potential forwardees in a project-based hierarchy.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 7, 2025
From: ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 069839/0593 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2024
From: SWERDLOW, NICK
To: ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 069209/0259 →