| 摘要 |
<p>A system (12, 36, 38) for enhancing call-waiting functionality of a communications device (12) with voice-recognition capabilities of the present invention. The system (12, 36, 38) includes a first mechanism (36, 38) for storing acoustic commands and acoustic messages (42) associated with entries in a database (40). A second mechanism (38) selectively retrieves the acoustic messages (42) and/or responds to user voice commands corresponding to the acoustic commands (42) in response to a call-waiting signal. In a specific embodiment, the electronic device (12) includes a wireless phone (12). The database (40) is an electronic phonebook (40). The second mechanism (38) provides a phone number corresponding to an incoming call associated with the call-waiting signal, via a caller identification systems and methods. The second mechanism (38) also includes an additional mechanism (38) for searching the electronic phonebook (40) for entries matching the phone number associated with an incoming call and providing a signal in response thereto. Software (38) running on a computer (36) included in the communications device (12) includes a routine (38) for playing an acoustic message (42) based on the signal. The played acoustic message (42) is associated with matching electronic phonebook entry (40) if the signal indicates that the incoming phone number matches a phone number corresponding to the matching electronic phonebook entry (40). The message (42) is a default message if the signal indicates that the phone number does not match a phone number associated with an entry in the electronic phonebook (40).</p> |
