Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for managing voice communications
- Patent Title (中): 用于管理语音通信的装置和方法
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Application No.: US12634729Application Date: 2009-12-10
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Publication No.: US08869195B2Publication Date: 2014-10-21
- Inventor: Haifeng Bi , Xiaolian Bi
- Applicant: Haifeng Bi , Xiaolian Bi
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Guntin & Gust, PLC
- Agent Jay H. Anderson
- Main IPC: H04N7/10
- IPC: H04N7/10 ; H04N7/025 ; H04L29/06 ; H04N21/4788 ; H04N21/439 ; H04N21/44 ; H04M3/487 ; H04M7/00

Abstract:
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to receive a call request from a set top box that is remote from the server where the call request identifies a telephone number that is displayed in video content presented by the set top box where the telephone number was detected based on at least one of image pattern recognition and voice recognition and where the telephone number is associated with a marketing entity of the video content, establish a voice communication with a first telephone device associated with the set top box, and establish the voice communication with a second telephone device associated with the telephone number and the marketing entity if the first telephone device accepts the voice communication. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110142215A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VOICE COMMUNICATIONS Public/Granted day:2011-06-16
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