IP Library Granted Patent US 8,537,980
Granted Patent B2
US 8,537,980 · App. 12/412,555 · Granted Sep 17, 2013

Conversation support

Inventors: Kristopher T. Frazier (Frisco, TX); Heath Stallings (Colleyville, TX)
Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,537,980
App. No.
12/412,555
Granted
Sep 17, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method may include receiving, at a first device associated with a first party, communications from a second device. The communications may be associated with a communication session that includes an audio conversation, a text-based conversation or a multimedia conversation. The method may also include identifying a word or phrase from the communication session and retrieving, from a memory included in the first device, information associated with the word or phrase. The method may further include outputting, to a display associated with the first device, the retrieved information.

Claims (64)

1. A device, comprising:

a communication interface configured to send and receive communications associated with a communication session;

a memory configured to store files;

a display; and

logic configured to:

identify at least one term or phrase from the communication session,

retrieve, from the memory, at least one file associated with the at least one term or phrase, and

output, to the display, the at least one file,

wherein the communication session comprises communications with an interactive voice response system, wherein the logic is further configured to:

identify a request for information from the interactive voice response system and when retrieving the at least one file, the logic is configured to:

automatically retrieve, from the memory, information in response to the request, and

output, to the display, the retrieved information.

2. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

monitor a communication session involving at least a first party;

identify at least one term or phrase from the communication session;

retrieve, from a first device associated with the first party, information relevant to the at least one term or phrase;

automatically generate a message to forward, during the communication session, the retrieved information to a second device; and

forward, with the message, the retrieved information to the second device via a network, wherein the communication session comprises a voicemail message left by a second party associated with the second device, the computer-readable medium further including instructions for causing the at least one processor to:

play the voicemail message; and

identify a request associated with the voicemail message, wherein when retrieving information relevant to the at least one term or phrase, the instructions cause the at least one processor to:

retrieve information from the first device based on the request.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the logic is further configured to:

generate an index associated with information included in the files,

search the index for the at least one term or phrase, and when retrieving the at least one file, the logic is configured to:

retrieve the at least one file based on results of the search.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the logic is further configured to:

perform speech recognition associated with input provided by the interactive voice response system.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 2 , wherein when identifying at least one or phrase from the communication session, the instructions cause the at least one processor to identify a topic associated with the communication session based on a term or phrase that was used a plurality of times during the communication session.

6. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a first device associated with a first party, communications from a second device, the communications being associated with a communication session comprising a voicemail message or communications with an automated system;

identifying at least one word or phrase from the communication session;

retrieving, from a memory included in the first device, information associated with the at least one word or phrase;

outputting, to a display associated with the first device, the retrieved information; and

forwarding, during the communication session, the retrieved information to the second device via a network.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving, from the first party and prior to forwarding the retrieved information, an indication to forward the retrieved information to the second device.

8. A device, comprising:

a communication interface configured to send and receive communications associated with a communication session;

a memory configured to store files;

a display; and

logic configured to:

identify at least one term or phrase from the communication session,

retrieve, from the memory, at least one file associated with the at least one term or phrase,

output, to the display, the at least one file, and

wherein the communication session comprises a voicemail message left for a user of the device by a first party, and wherein the logic is further configured to:

forward, via the communication interface, the retrieved at least one file to a second device associated with the first party.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 2 , wherein when retrieving information, the instructions cause the at least one processor to:

retrieve at least one of a text file, an audio file, an image file or a video file, and wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

forward the retrieved at least one file to the second device.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 2 , the instructions further causing the at least one processor to:

perform speech recognition on audio information provided during the communication session.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 2 , further comprising instructions for causing the at least one processor to:

index information stored in a memory of the first device; and

search the indexed information for the at least one term or phrase, and when retrieving information relevant to the least one term or phrase, the instructions cause the at least one processor to:

retrieve information based on results of the search.

12. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

receive communications associated with a communication session;

identify at least one term or phrase from the communication session;

retrieve, from a memory, at least one file associated with the at least one term or phrase; and

output, to a display, the at least one file, wherein the communication session comprises communications with an interactive voice response system, and

wherein the computer-readable medium further includes instructions for causing the at least one processor to:

identify a request for information from the interactive voice response system, and when retrieving the at least one file, the instructions cause the at least one processor to:

automatically retrieve, from the memory, information in response to the request, and

output, to a display, the retrieved information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2009
From: FRAZIER, KRISTOPHER T.; STALLINGS, HEATH
To: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
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Continuity (1)
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