Responding to a call to action contained in an audio signal

US9147403B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9147403-B2
Application numberUS-201213715548-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 14, 2012
Priority dateNov 5, 2008
Publication dateSep 29, 2015
Grant dateSep 29, 2015

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An audio signal is monitored to detect the presence of a call to action contained therein. Addressing information is automatically extracted from the call to action and stored on a storage medium. An electronic message responding to the call to action may be automatically prepared, or a contact field may be automatically populated for inclusion in a contact list. The audio signal may be digitized or obtained from a broadcast transmission, and the process may be performed by a mobile communication device, a central system, or a combination thereof.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for processing an audio signal, the method performed by one or more processors of a mobile computing device and comprising: receiving the audio signal from a broadcast; processing the audio signal to recognize spoken content; detecting a call to action in the spoken content, the detected call to action corresponding to an invitation to initiate communications with an entity associated with the audio signal; parsing the detected call to action…

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What does patent US9147403B2 cover?
An audio signal is monitored to detect the presence of a call to action contained therein. Addressing information is automatically extracted from the call to action and stored on a storage medium. An electronic message responding to the call to action may be automatically prepared, or a contact field may be automatically populated for inclusion in a contact list. The audio signal may be digitiz…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hewlett Packard Development Co, Qualcomm Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G10L21/00. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 29 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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