Phone call playback with intelligent notification

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9338302-B2
Application number	US-201414266932-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 1, 2014
Priority date	May 1, 2014
Publication date	May 10, 2016
Grant date	May 10, 2016

Abstract

Notifying a participant in a teleconference while the teleconference is in progress. The telecommunication device receives audio data representing natural language spoken during a teleconference in progress. The telecommunication device determines if information associated with a participant in the teleconference in progress is in the natural language audio data. Responsive to determining that information associated with the participant in the teleconference in progress is in the natural language audio data, notifying, by the telecommunication device, the participant.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for notifying a participant in a teleconference while the teleconference is in progress, the method comprising:
receiving, by a telecommunication device associated with a participant in a teleconference, live audio data representing natural language spoken during the teleconference in progress;
recognizing, by the telecommunication device associated with the participant in the teleconference, patterns of participant speaking order during the teleconference in progress, based on a consistent order in which the participant speaks during the teleconference in progress and previously recognized patterns of participant speaking order from a previous teleconference;
predicting, by the telecommunication device associated with the participant in the teleconference, the participant's turn to speak based on the recognized patterns;
recognizing, by the telecommunication device associated with the participant in the teleconference, language context in the received live natural language audio data from the teleconference in progress that identifies the participant, based on an initial language context known to identify the participant, which includes one or more of: the participant's name, the participant's area of expertise, the participant's location, and the participant's job title; and previously determined language context that identifies the participant;
recording, by the telecommunication device, the live natural language audio data from the teleconference in progress; and
responsive to receiving, by the telecommunication device, a playback request from the participant, during the teleconference in progress:
playing back, by the telecommunication device, a section of the recorded natural language audio data to the participant; and
responsive to determining, by the telecommunication device, the participant is identified in the teleconference in progress by one or more of:
the language context that identifies the participant is in the live natural language audio data of the teleconference in progress, and
the prediction that it is the participant's turn to speak in the teleconference in progress, based on the recognized patterns;
activating, by the telecommunication device, a notification to the participant that the participant is identified in the teleconference in progress, the notification comprising one or more of:
an audible tone;
a flashing light;
a vibration; and
a recorded message,
wherein the one or more notifications activated are based on the language context that identifies the participant in the teleconference in progress, and the prediction that it is the participant's turn to speak.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
responsive to receiving a playback exit request, returning, by the telecommunication device, to the teleconference in progress.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more notifications activated are further based on user control.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the telecommunication device is a personal telecommunication device or a conference system.

5. A computer program product for notifying a participant in a teleconference while the teleconference is in progress, the computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage medium and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable storage medium, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive, by a telecommunication device associated with a participant in a teleconference, live audio data representing natural language spoken during a teleconference in progress;
program instructions to recognize, by the telecommunication device associated with the participant in the teleconference, patterns of participant speaking order during the teleconference in progress, based on a consistent order in which the participant speaks during the teleconference in progress and previously recognized patterns of participant speaking order from a previous teleconference;
program instructions to predict, by the telecommunication device associated with the participant in the teleconference, the participant's turn to speak based on the recognized patterns;
program instructions to recognize, by the telecommunication device associated with the participant in the teleconference, language context in the received live natural language audio data from the teleconference in progress that identifies the participant, based on an initial language context known to identify the participant, which includes one or more of: the participant's name, the participant's area of expertise, the participant's location, and the participant's job title; and previously determined language context that identifies the participant;
program instructions to record, by the telecommunication device, the live natural language audio data from the teleconference in progress; and
responsive to receiving, by the telecommunication device, a playback request from the participant, during the teleconference in progress:
program instructions to play back, by the telecommunication device, a section of the recorded natural language audio data to the participant; and
responsive to determining, by the telecommunication device, the participant is identified in the teleconference in progress by one or more of:
the language context that identifies the participant is in the live natural language audio data of the teleconference in progress, and
the prediction that it is the participant's turn to speak in the teleconference in progress, based on the recognized patterns;
program instruction to activate, by the telecommunication device, a notification to the participant that the participant is identified in the teleconference in progress, the notification comprising one or more of:
an audible tone;
a flashing light;
a vibration; and
a recorded message,
wherein the one or more notifications activated are based on the language context that identifies the participant in the teleconference in progress, and the prediction that it is the participant's turn to speak.

6. The computer program product according to claim 5 , further comprising:
responsive to receiving a playback exit request, program instruction to return, by the telecommunication device, to the teleconference in progress.

7. The computer program product according to claim 5 , wherein the one or more notifications are further based on user control.

8. The computer program product according to claim 5 , wherein the telecommunication device is a personal telecommunication device or a conference system.

9. A computer system for notifying a participant in a teleconference while the teleconference is in progress, the computer system comprising one or more processors, one or more computer readable memories, one or more computer readable tangible storage medium, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive, by a telecommunication device associated with a participant in a teleconference, live audio data representing natural language spoken during a teleconference in progress;
program instructions to recognize, by the telecommunication device associated with the participant in the teleconference, patterns of participant speaking order during the teleconference in progress, based on a consistent order in which the participant speaks during the teleconference in progress and previously recognized patterns of participant speaking order from a previous teleconference;
program instructions to

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Cunico Hernan A
• Rostocil Jr David L
• Silva Asima

Classifications

• G06F40/40

  Processing or translation of natural language (natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30) · CPC title

• H04M3/568 Primary

  audio processing specific to telephonic conferencing, e.g. spatial distribution, mixing of participants (echo suppression in two-way loud-speaking telephone systems H04M9/02; sound field processing per se H04S7/30) · CPC title

• H04M3/42221

  Conversation recording systems (at the subscriber's set H04M1/656) · CPC title

• H04M3/56 Primary

  Arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities (video conference systems H04N7/15) · CPC title

• G06F17/28

  Physics · mapped topic