Abstract: A system and method for remotely enabled voice activated dialing. Generation of a special dial tone indicating that a user may give the voice identifier is initiated. A voice identifier is received over a network from a wired telephone utilized by a user. Dialing information associated with the voice identifier is determined. One or more receiving parties associated with the voice identifier are dialed. The wired telephone is connected to the one or more receiving parties.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 15, 2008
Date of Patent:
June 26, 2012
Assignee:
CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
Inventors:
Robert Harris, Don L. Briscoe, Jasen D. Ott, John Zeigler, Michael Schmidt