Telephone Book, Function
Telephone Book, Function
Function
Creating telephone book
The voice control system (VCS) allows the user to create a telephone book. Telephone numbers called frequently can be stored here together with freely selectable names. 30 - 50 entries can be stored depending on the length of the names selected. To create or add on to the personal telephone book, the user requires the following editing commands after activating the voice control system with the VCS switch:
- Store name
- Store number
- Store telephone number
After saying the editing command, the user is requested by the VCS to enter a telephone number.
This can be accomplished either by entering:
- Blocks of numbers, suitable for entry of longer numbers (approx. 3 - 5 numbers per number block, with speech pause of approx. 0.5 s in-between the number blocks) or by entering:
- Number chains (up to 5 numbers, without speech pause), suitable for entering short numbers.
If an error occurs when entering the desired telephone number, e.g., improper recognition of a number by the VCS or incorrect entry by the user, it is possible for the user to delete or correct the number.
If no errors occurred while entering the number, after the user says the command "Store", the VCS requests the user to "Please say name".
When this name has been entered by the user, the VCS requests the user to say the name again as confirmation.
If a different name is entered during the second entry, the VCS voice output requests "Please say again".
If the user then says the name mentioned first, the VCS requests the user to repeat it again.
The system stores the telephone book entry (name and associated number) in the telephone book only when the associated name and its repetition are identical.
The system voice output indicates "Name and number stored".
Calling up telephone book entries
With the editing command:
- Read telephone book
It is possible for the VCS user to have the entire telephone book read aloud.
During this process, the user can select a certain name and thereby starts a dialing operation.
Deleting individual entries in telephone book
After activation of the VCS with the VCS switch (S93/2), it is possible for the user to delete an entry from the telephone book with the editing command:
- Delete name
The VCS then requests the user to say the name to be deleted. After entry of the name by the user, the user is asked, as confirmation, if the name selected is really to be deleted.
If the use answers "Yes", the name entered is deleted from the telephone book and the VCS voice output indicates "Name deleted". If the user answers "No", the name remains stored.
Any other word spoken by the user terminates dialog with the VCS.
Deleting entire telephone book
After activation of the VCS with the VCS switch (S93/2), it is possible for the user to delete all entries in the telephone book with the editing command:
- Delete telephone book
After entry of this editing command, the VCS voice output asks the user if he really wants to delete the telephone book. If he answers "Yes", the voice output again asks the user "Are you sure" for further confirmation of the delete command. If the user answers "yes" to this question, all entries in the telephone book are deleted. If he answers with "Non", the VCS starts reading the telephone book entries aloud.
While the telephone book is been read aloud, the user can select a name to be deleted by activating the VCS switch (S93/2). The name selected is then repeated by the VCS.The user is then asked, as a confirmation, if ha really wants to delete the selected name.
If the user answers "Yes", the name specified is deleted from the telephone book. If he answers "No", the system continues to read the telephone book entries aloud. Any other word terminates dialog with the VCS.
Moreover, the user can continue dialog with the VCS at any time with the VCS switch (S93/2).
Deleting or correcting number chains/blocks during number entry
If the number is incorrectly recognized by the VCS or the user says a wrong number, the number can be corrected in two ways.
1. If the number has been entered as a number chain (spoken together without pauses), the number can only be changed with the editing commands:
- Delete
- Delete number
- Delete telephone number
This means that all numbers entered previously are deleted and the system outputs a message to the user via voice output indicating "Number deleted, please say number or command".
2. If the number has been stored as a series of number blocks (3 - 5 numbers per block, speech pause of 0.5 s between individual blocks), the number can be changed with the editing commands:
- Correct
- correction
- Correct telephone number
- Correct telephone/number
This means that the block of numbers entered last is deleted and the block of numbers entered previously is repeated by the VCS. Then the VCS requests the user to "Continue" with voice output requesting either more numbers or commands. With both types of number entry, the VCS outputs the message "Number too long" via voice output when more than 30 numbers are entered and the user is then requested to enter the number as a series of number blocks.
This allows even long telephone numbers to be entered. If the user wants to check the numbers already entered by listening to them again, this is possible with the command "Repeat". The VCS then repeats all of the numbers entered up to that point and requests the use with voice output to "Continue" to enter additional numbers or a command.