US20120253817 Mobile speech attendant access, filed Apr 4, 2011
Claim 1 has to do with a mobile device using speech recognition on a remote server to place a phone call and is well known. Claim 2 has to do with "connecting the call to the mobile communication device and the call to the telephone number as an incoming call to the mobile communication device using the telephony server." It's claim 2 that I'm having difficulty with.
1. A method for connecting to a telephone extension listed in a remote telephone directory, comprising:
- recording an audio token on a mobile communication device, wherein the audio token is associated with a telephone number included in the remote telephone directory;
- transmitting the audio token from the mobile communication device to a server over a digital channel;
- matching the audio token received at the server over the digital channel with a telephone number in the remote telephone directory that is associated with the audio token using a speech recognition program; and
- connecting the mobile communication device with a telephone line associated with the telephone number.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein connecting the mobile communication device further comprises:
- calling the mobile communication device and the telephone number using a telephony server; and
- connecting the call to the mobile communication device and the call to the telephone number as an incoming call to the mobile communication device using the telephony server.