| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention allows a user (1), in a single transaction, to place a call by using the traditional DTMF dialing method to manually dial the desired destination number (300), or by using one of the following voice activated dialing methods: 1) speaking a name or reference word corresponding to the desired destination number from the user's personal dialing directory (45); 2) speaking the desired destination number (100); or 3) accessing a general directory (230) through a voice command, and thereafter speaking the name or reference word of desired person/entity he/she wishes to call. If the user (1) chooses the third method, and the system finds the destination number (300) of the desired person/entity by interacting with an automated general directory system (230), the present invention allows the user to simply instruct the system to place the call and to place the retrieved name and destination number from the general directory (230) into the user's personal directory (45). Furthermore, regardless of which method was chosen to place the call, if the user (1) receives a busy signal or no answer at the destination number (300), the present invention allows the user to leave a message for later delivery.</p> |
