Abstract:
A wearable display interface (10) that during operation is in short-range (preferably no more than 10 meters), wireless bidirectional communication with a server, related methods, and systems including the interface and server. The wearable interface includes a power supply driving a processor (genera! purpose or graphics, with or without on-board memory, with or without on-board display and other I/O driver(s)) that is operatively coupled to a visual display and a wireless interface where the interface further includes an attachment interface for linking the display interface to a user's body, such as wrist or neck, or apparel. The server is preferably a mobile telephone where the display interface is a client. In addition, the interface can further function as a speaker and/or microphone to received and/or accept verbalized data, such as input instructions or communication commands. Intentional distribution of processing across the server and client ensures that the interface maintains a small and efficient form factor.
Abstract:
A networked multimedia system (10) comprises a plurality of networks (40) and at least one storage server (100). A signal path interconnects the workstations (12) and the storage server (100). Each workstation (40) includes video and audio reproduction capabilities, as well as video and audio capture capabilities. Any given storage server (100) comprises a set of storage cells (120) that operate under the direction of a storage cell manager (160). A storage cell (120) may include one or more encoding (132) and transcoding converters configured to convert or transform audio and video signals originating at a workstation into a form suitable for storage. A storage cell (120) may further include one or more decoding converters (134) configured to convert stored signals into a form suitable for audio and video signal reproduction at a workstation. Each storage cell (120) additionally includes at least one storage device (150) and storage device controller (152) capable of storing, for later retrieval, signals generated by one or more converters. The storage cell controller responds to signals received from the workstations (40), and oversees the operation of the storage cells to facilitate the storage of converted audio and video signals in at least one file that can be simultaneously accessed by one or more application programs executing on one or more workstions
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for distributing audio data such as speech, sound and/or noise, optionally at different times, to preferably a plurality of recipients in a telecommunication network. The audio data are available either already in digital form or in analog form and digitized in a memory and distribution device. They are saved in said memory and distribution device and forwarded as an analog signal to the predetermined recipients after digital-to-analog conversion, namely either directly or once the memory and distribution device has informed the recipients about the presence of a message.
Abstract:
A fully digital voice response system is disclosed. The system comprises a digital processor (110) and a circuit for coupling the digital processor (110) to a digital computer (142) and a digital telephone network (120), the coupling circuit being a fully digital communications path (126,132). The system receives digital data from an instrument (344) coupled to the digital telephone network, translates the received data into a digital computer query and transmits the query to the digital computer via the digital telephone network. The processor also receives digital data from the digital computer, translates the digital data into digital data representing a voice, facsimile or data for a digital computer and transmits the data via digital telephone lines to the instrument. In this manner, the system receives a command from a person and responds to the command with data retrieved from the digital computer, the system presenting the data to the person in voice or facsimile form or in a form suitable for reception by another digital computer. Because the system operates entirely with data in digital form, it is free from the slowness, inefficiency, error and infidelity inherent in fully analog or hybrid analog/digital systems.
Abstract:
A fully digital voice response system is disclosed. The system comprises a digital processor (110) and a circuit for coupling the digital processor (110) to a digital computer (142) and a digital telephone network (120), the coupling circuit being a fully digital communications path (126,132). The system receives digital data from an instrument (344) coupled to the digital telephone network, translates the received data into a digital computer query and transmits the query to the digital computer via the digital telephone network. The processor also receives digital data from the digital computer, translates the digital data into digital data representing a voice, facsimile or data for a digital computer and transmits the data via digital telephone lines to the instrument. In this manner, the system receives a command from a person and responds to the command with data retrieved from the digital computer, the system presenting the data to the person in voice or facsimile form or in a form suitable for reception by another digital computer. Because the system operates entirely with data in digital form, it is free from the slowness, inefficiency, error and infidelity inherent in fully analog or hybrid analog/digital systems.
Abstract:
Some embodiments of the present invention include pairing two wireless devices by placing at least one of two devices in a pairing mode; performing at least one pairing motion event with at least one of the wireless devices to satisfy at least one pairing condition; detecting satisfaction of the at least one pairing condition; and pairing the two wireless devices in response to detecting satisfaction of the at least one pairing condition. Numerous other aspects are provided.
Abstract:
Some embodiments of the present invention include pairing two wireless devices by placing at least one of two devices in a pairing mode; performing at least one pairing motion event with at least one of the wireless devices to satisfy at least one pairing condition; detecting satisfaction of the at least one pairing condition; and pairing the two wireless devices in response to detecting satisfaction of the at least one pairing condition. Numerous other aspects are provided.
Abstract:
A service server apparatus is provided which can easily cope with a correction of an error of a task performed based on the content of verbal speeches of a speaker. The service server apparatus includes a service activating unit that receives an instruction for performing a different task from a task performed by an application relating to a speech communication, a telephone/call control enabler that records verbal speeches of the speaker during a speech communication between a plurality of speech communication terminal device, a speech recognizing enabler which performs a task based on the recorded speeches and which generates task data including text data representing the result of the performance and speech data representing the result of the performance, a text translating enabler, and a speech synthesizing enabler. This service server apparatus provides the task data to at least either one of the plurality of speech communication terminal devices or another communication terminal device associated with the speech communication terminal device.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for distributing audio data such as speech, sound and/or noise, optionally at different times, to preferably a plurality of recipients in a telecommunication network. The audio data are available either already in digital form or in analog form and digitized in a memory and distribution device. They are saved in said memory and distribution device and forwarded as an analog signal to the predetermined recipients after digital-to-analog conversion, namely either directly or once the memory and distribution device has informed the recipients about the presence of a message.
Abstract:
This invention provides methods and apparatus for providing customised prior-to-answer and in-call media playback telephony services. The services allow for playback of customised media content to calling parties in the form of customised ringback tones, engaged tones, call holding, call transfer tones and other content such as pre-recorded announcements. The media content for playback is stored in equipment associated with subscribers and playback of the media content is originated from the subscriber equipment. The invention allows subscribers to give their telephony services a personal touch as they can choose different items of media content for playback to different calling parties. As the media content is stored on subscriber equipment local to subscribers, no additional network resources such as data storage and data processing facilities are required.