METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOCIAL NETWORK COMMUNICATION OVER A MEDIA NETWORK

摘要

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may initiate a communication session with a member device of a social network and may activate a speech capture element based on a pattern of prior speech messages. A speech message may be detected at the speech capture element and, in turn, transmitted to the member device.

主权项

1. A device, comprising:
a memory to store executable instructions; a speech capture element for capturing speech messages; a user interface; and a processor coupled to the memory, the speech capture element, and the user interface, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the executable instructions, performs operations comprising:
detecting a stimulus at the user interface for initiating a communication session with a member device of a social network to exchange communications;responsive to the stimulus, accessing a user profile for a user that is associated with the stimulus, the user profile including a determination of a pattern of prior speech messages of the user captured by the speech capture element;determining a speech capture time period based on a time between an activation of the stimulus and a period after a detection that a voice of the user has stopped speaking based on prior speech messages in accordance with the pattern of prior speech messages of the user profile;activating the speech capture element in response to the stimulus;transmitting a request for initiating the communication session with the member device of the social network;capturing a speech message at the speech capture element;appending the speech capture time period to the user profile and to a data set comprising elapsed speech times; andtransmitting a message representative of the speech message to the member device of the social network.