Method and device to distinguish between voice conversation and automated speech recognition

Abstract

A method and device for performing some preprocessing on voice transmissions depending upon the intended destination of the transmission. The device includes a receiving component configured to receive a voice signal from a source over a network. The device also includes a processing component configured to determine a destination address associated with the received signal, determine a signal processing algorithm from a plurality of signal processing algorithms based on the determined address, and process the voice signal according to the specified algorithm. The device further includes a delivery component configured to send the processed signal to the associated address.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving a voice signal from a source over a network;   determining a destination associated with the received signal;   determining a signal processing algorithm from a plurality of signal processing algorithms based on the determined address;   processing the voice signal according to the determined algorithm; and   sending the processed signal to the associated address.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the processing algorithm comprises finding in memory a signal processing algorithm that is associated with the determined destination address. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining the originator of the voice signal, if the determined destination is a human recipient; and   if the determined originator is a computer-based system, alerting the recipient that the voice signal is from a computer-based system.   
   
   
       4 . A method comprising:
 selecting address for a voice transmission;   receiving at a user input unit phonation inputted for the voice transmission;   if the selected address is associated with a speech recognition device, processing the received phonation according to an algorithm associated with the speech recognition device and sending the processed phonation to the selected destination; and   if the selected address is not associated with a speech recognition device, sending the received phonation to the selected destination according to a delivery method associated with human recipients.   
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 switching the destination from a destination associated with a human recipient to a destination associated with a speech recognition device;   sending a switch signal to the user input unit based on the switched destination; and   sending the received phonation to the selected destination according to a delivery method associated with human recipients.   
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 switching the destination from a destination associated with a speech recognition device to a destination associated with a human recipient;   sending a switch signal to the user input unit based on the switched destination; and   processing the received phonation according to an algorithm associated with the speech recognition device and sending the processed phonation to the selected destination; and   
   
   
       7 . A method comprising:
 sending a signal from a source to a destination according to an address associated with a to be generated phonation; and   if the destination is a speech recognition server, sending a change signal from the destination to the source, generating a phonation for reception by a speech recognition server, and sending the newly processed phonation, otherwise generating a phonation at the source for reception by a human recipient.   
   
   
       8 . A computer-based device comprising:
 a receiving component configured to receive a voice signal from a source over a network;   a processing component configured to determine a destination address associated with the received signal, determine a signal processing algorithm from a plurality of signal processing algorithms based on the determined address, and process the voice signal according to the determined algorithm; and   a delivery component configured to send the processed signal to the associated address.   
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 8 , further comprising memory configured to store addresses with an associated signal processing algorithm, wherein the processing component finds in memory a signal processing algorithm that is associated with the determined destination address. 
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 8 , further comprising an alert component configured to alert the recipient that the voice signal is from a computer-based system, if the source is a computer-based system. 
   
   
       11 . A computer-based device comprising:
 a first component configured to select an address for a voice transmission;   a second component configured to receive a phonation inputted for the voice transmission;   a third component configured to process the received phonation accord to an algorithm associated with a speech recognition device, if the selected address is associated with a speech recognition device and send the processed phonation to the selected destination; and   a fourth component configured to send the received phonation to the selected destination according to a delivery method associated with human recipients, if the selected address is not associated with a speech recognition device.   
   
   
       12 . A computer-based device comprising:
 a first component configured to process a phonation at a source for reception by a human recipient;   a second component configured to send the processed phonation to a destination accord to an address associated with the phonation;   a third component configured to receive a change signal from the destination; and   a fourth component configured to process a next phonation for reception by a speech recognition server according to a received change signal, and send the newly processed phonation to the destination.   
   
   
       13 . An apparatus comprising:
 means for receiving a voice signal from a source over a network;   means for determining a destination associated with the received signal;   means for determining a signal processing algorithm from a plurality of signal processing algorithms based on the determined address;   means for processing the voice signal according to the determined algorithm; and   means for sending the processed signal to the associated address.   
   
   
       14 . An apparatus comprising:
 means for selecting an address for a voice transmission;   means for receiving phonation inputted for the voice transmission;   if the selected address is associated with a speech recognition device, means for processing the received phonation according to an algorithm associated with the speech recognition device and means for sending the processed phonation to the selected destination; and   if the selected address is not associated with a speech recognition device, means for sending the received phonation to the selected destination according to a delivery method associated with human recipients.   
   
   
       15 . An apparatus comprising:
 means for processing a phonation at a source for reception by a human recipient;   means for sending the processed phonation to a destination according to an address associated with the phonation; and   if the destination is a speech recognition server, means for sending a change signal from the destination to the source, means for processing a next phonation for reception by a speech recognition server, and means for sending the newly processed phonation.