Abstract: A telephonic data communications system provides verbal communication of data in remote computer systems. The major components of the systems are a plurality of channels and a data processor. Each channel includes a text-to-speech translator for translating digitally stored textual data into analogue speech signals corresponding to the verbal expression of the textual data; a telephone interface for establishing a telephonic connection with a user by detecting incoming calls and by initiating calls; and an RS232 port for accessing a data base in a remote host computer system. The data processor includes software for controlling the communications protocols used by each channel, whereby each channel emulates a computer terminal suitable for communication with the remote computer system connected to that channel, and software for extracting selected data from the data received from the remote computer system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 22, 1986
Date of Patent:
December 29, 1987
Assignee:
Speech Plus, Inc.
Inventors:
Gabriel F. Groner, Eric A. Dorsey, Keith M. Williams, Harihar J. Vyas
Abstract: A telephonic data communications system provides verbal communication of data in remote computer systems. The major components of the systems are a plurality of channels and a data processor. Each channel includes a text-to-speech translator for translating digitally stored textual data into analogue speech signals corresponding to the verbal expression of the textual data; a telephone interface for establishing a telephonic connection with a caller; and an RS232 port for accessing a data base in a remote host computer system. The data processor includes software for controlling the communications protocols used by each channel, whereby each channel emulates a computer terminal suitable for communication with the remote computer system connected to that channel, and software for extracting selected data from the data received from the remote computer system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 16, 1983
Date of Patent:
April 21, 1987
Assignee:
Speech Plus, Inc.
Inventors:
Eric A. Dorsey, Keith M. Williams, Harihar J. Vyas, Gabriel F. Groner