Apex Standards Claim Construction


Patent: US8229409B2
Filed: 2007-02-22
Issued: 2012-07-24
Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Silent Communication Ltd     (Current Assignee) Silent Communication LLC
Inventor(s): Zigmund Bluvband, Max Bluvband

Title: System and method for telephone communication

Abstract: The system and method of the present invention may allow a calling party to make a called party to be aware of its intention to establish a call session with it in one or more ways. According to the present invention a calling party may be automatically offered alternatives to voice session or may be allowed to change the silent mode of the called party to a non-silent mode or may be allowed to address a query to a third party via the called party or may be automatically offered to re-establish a connection with a called party if it was disconnected by the called party in error.

The First Claim: 1. A method comprising: identifying an erroneous disconnection of a voice session by a first device of a called party; activating a voice activated application at a second device of a calling party, which voice activated application senses voice at said second device after the disconnection; activating a function at said second device offering said calling party an option to re-establish connection with said first device if a voice was detected by said application at said second device within a defined period of time after the disconnection; re-establishing a session with said first device according to selection of said calling party; and ending said re-established session by said calling party or by said called party.


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Reference Claim Element / Subject Matter Feature Meaning Claim Construction & Interpretation
[1] 1 .

A method [1]
method [1] [Meaning 1] process
[Meaning 2] system
[Meaning 3] technique
[Meaning 4] procedure
[Meaning 5] communication method
[Meaning 6] method of
[Meaning 7] call method
[Meaning 8] call handling method
[Meaning 9] method of communication
[Meaning 10] session management method
[Meaning 11] computer implemented method of
[Meaning 12] voice session reconnect method of
[Meaning 13] re establishing voice connection method
[Meaning 14] call re establishment method method
[Interpretation 1] method for re establishing connection with an erroneous disconnection of voice session by the called party or by the calling party in an ip network environment
[Interpretation 2] system for re establishing connection with an erroneous disconnection of voice session by the called party and re establishing connection with the calling party device automatically
[2] comprising (comprising the steps of, including the steps of, of voice communication comprising, in an electronic device comprising, for voice communication that includes, in an electronic device that includes, to reconnect voice sessions which comprises) : identifying (receiving an indication of, detecting an occurrence of, determining that there has been, detecting at said first device, sending an alert message indicating, notify of an incoming call or, determining that said method has detected) an erroneous disconnection [2] disconnection [2] [Meaning 1] termination
[Meaning 2] disconnect
[Meaning 3] connection
[Meaning 4] attempted disconnection
[Meaning 5] disconnected state
[Meaning 6] disconnection event
[Meaning 7] or un
[Meaning 8] or unintentional disconnection
[Meaning 9] disconnection during establishment
[Meaning 10] and subsequent disconnection
[Meaning 11] or an unexpected disconnection
[Meaning 12] disconnect at the end
[Meaning 13] disconnection of the connection
[Meaning 14] disconnection of at least part
[3] of a voice session [3] voice session [3] [Meaning 1] call
[Meaning 2] connection
[Meaning 3] session
[Meaning 4] communication
[Meaning 5] line
[Meaning 6] call initiated
[Meaning 7] session initiated
[Meaning 8] voice call
[Meaning 9] connection initiated
[Meaning 10] session being established
[Meaning 11] call being received
[Meaning 12] data connection provided
[Meaning 13] voice activated application executed
[Meaning 14] connection with an application
[Interpretation 1] connection between two devices of the same user by an application at said first device of said first party or by an application at or executed
[Interpretation 2] voice call between two devices of the same user or between two devices of different users after the disconnection initiated
[4] by a first device [4] device [4] [Meaning 1] party
[Meaning 2] user
[Meaning 3] terminal
[Meaning 4] phone
[Meaning 5] communication device
[Meaning 6] wireless device
[Meaning 7] mobile device
[Meaning 8] user device
[Meaning 9] voice activated device
[Meaning 10] device on behalf
[Meaning 11] call enabled device
[Meaning 12] user of first device
[Meaning 13] device in the possession
[Meaning 14] mobile or fixed device
[Interpretation 1] communication device of an originating party and by at least one of said originating party and said first communication device
[5] of a called (calling party or called, user of the called, call to the called, party called by another, first party to the called, caller and at least one called, call receiving party or call originating) party ; activating (initiating an invocation of, identifying the presence of, detecting the use of, connecting said session to, activating an interface to, transmitting said erroneous disconnection to, connecting said first device to) a voice activated (activated application as an, over internet protocol voice, recognition and voice activation, detection and voice recognition, activated application or voice recognition, application or at least one voice, activated application or an audio activated) application [5] application [5] [Meaning 1] applications
[Meaning 2] applied
[Meaning 3] device
[Meaning 4] software application
[Meaning 5] telephony application
[Meaning 6] voice application
[Meaning 7] application installed
[Meaning 8] user interface application
[Meaning 9] voice recognition application
[Meaning 10] call control application
[Meaning 11] application to be executed
[Meaning 12] voice activated application installed
[Meaning 13] application for said voice session
[Meaning 14] detection application to detect voice
[Interpretation 1] alarm at said first device indicating the erroneous disconnection of the voice session by said first device to an application
[6] at a second device [4] of a calling (party calling said called, user of said calling, caller or said called, called party in communication with said calling, call forwarding service provided by said called, called party according to selection of said calling, third party that is different from said called) party , which voice activated application senses voice [6] application senses voice [6] [Meaning 1] application
[Meaning 2] remains
[Meaning 3] appears
[Meaning 4] occurs
[Meaning 5] is activated
[Meaning 6] apply remains
[Meaning 7] connection remains
[Meaning 8] application is activated
[Meaning 9] is automatically activated
[Meaning 10] application monitors voice activity
[Meaning 11] is to detect voice
[Meaning 12] detection of voice activity
[Meaning 13] application detect the voice session
[Meaning 14] detection detect the voice received
[Interpretation 1] application is configured to detect voice from said first device and to detect voice within the defined period of time
[7] at said second device [4] after the disconnection [2] ; activating a function [7] function [7] [Meaning 1] prompt
[Meaning 2] notification
[Meaning 3] feature
[Meaning 4] message
[Meaning 5] menu
[Meaning 6] user interface
[Meaning 7] second application
[Meaning 8] selectable option
[Meaning 9] voice prompt
[Meaning 10] voice activated application
[Meaning 11] call waiting application
[Meaning 12] session control application
[Meaning 13] re establishment selection application
[Meaning 14] connection request option application
[8] at said second device offering [8] device offering [8] [Meaning 1] offering
[Meaning 2] providing
[Meaning 3] giving
[Meaning 4] device
[Meaning 5] granting
[Meaning 6] to offer
[Meaning 7] application offering
[Meaning 8] device to offer
[Meaning 9] application that gives
[Meaning 10] party to offer
[Meaning 11] device to provide to
[Meaning 12] device that provides selection of
[Meaning 13] of said calling party to offer
[Meaning 14] to connect to said first device and offering
[9] said calling party an option [9] option [9] [Meaning 1] opportunity
[Meaning 2] ability
[Meaning 3] offer
[Meaning 4] options
[Meaning 5] additional option
[Meaning 6] option whether
[Meaning 7] alternative option
[Meaning 8] options selection
[Meaning 9] opportunity to select
[Meaning 10] offer or option
[Meaning 11] indication of an intention
[Meaning 12] opportunity for said called party
[Meaning 13] indication to said called party
[Meaning 14] option to select an option
[10] to re-establish (re establish said voice, attempt to reestablish the, reconnect or maintain the, establish re an audio, initiate re establishment of the, establish and re establish the, connect to said first device and establishing) connection [10] connection [10] [Meaning 1] communication
[Meaning 2] session
[Meaning 3] said session
[Meaning 4] voice session
[Meaning 5] an audio session
[Meaning 6] at least one session
[Meaning 7] or end the session
[Meaning 8] the session of said voice
[Meaning 9] an audio or video communication session
[Meaning 10] said voice session by re establishing said session
[Meaning 11] the session by re connecting establishing the session
[Meaning 12] an audio or video session over the internet
[Interpretation 1] an audio session with said first device according to said voice activated application and to automatically establish an audio session
[11] with said first device [4] if a voice was detected (detected at least once, not sensed or recognized, identified as being detected, sensed at said device, recognized as being present, received from said first device, recognized as an erroneous disconnection) by said application [5] at said second device [4] within a defined (threshold of an elapsed, first pre determined threshold, predetermined pre or post, predefine or predefine short, predetermined time or within predetermined, specified time or within specified, threshold time or within threshold) period [11] period [11] [Meaning 1] amount
[Meaning 2] length
[Meaning 3] interval
[Meaning 4] duration
[Meaning 5] threshold period
[Meaning 6] minimum period
[Meaning 7] short period
[Meaning 8] first period
[Meaning 9] predetermined period
[Meaning 10] amount or period
[Meaning 11] time or period
[Meaning 12] period or amount
[Meaning 13] predefine short period
[Meaning 14] pre and post period
[Interpretation 1] period of time after the disconnection and if no voice was detected by said application at said second device within at least one other defined period
[12] of time after the disconnection [2] ; re-establishing (attempting re establishment of, automatically re establishing of, re establishing connection of, said second device re establishing up, re establishing said second device in, said function offering said calling party to establish, establishing said connection by said calling party for) a session [12] session [12] [Meaning 1] connection
[Meaning 2] call
[Meaning 3] communication
[Meaning 4] channel
[Meaning 5] voice session
[Meaning 6] data session
[Meaning 7] call session
[Meaning 8] session of voice
[Meaning 9] call session connection
[Meaning 10] session over said connection
[Meaning 11] voice session by connecting
[Meaning 12] re of established session
[Meaning 13] session by said second device
[Meaning 14] communication session over the network
[Interpretation 1] voice session with said first device according to selection of said called party or re establishing an instant messaging session
[13] with said first device [4] according (of said called party, or second device according, by said application according, in response to said, by said second device in response, via said voice activated application in response, or with said first device as an answer) to selection [13] selection [13] [Meaning 1] instructions
[Meaning 2] choice
[Meaning 3] preferences
[Meaning 4] options
[Meaning 5] said option
[Meaning 6] the option
[Meaning 7] selected options
[Meaning 8] user input
[Meaning 9] said offered option
[Meaning 10] an established option
[Meaning 11] predefine defined preferences
[Meaning 12] voice activated application
[Meaning 13] one or more preferences
[Meaning 14] at least one preference
[14] of said calling party ; and ending (detecting an interruption of, recording the duration of, initiating voice communication over, accepting the connection of, res res connection to, identifying an erroneous disconnection of, initiating an attempted reconnection of) said re-established session [12] by said calling party or by said called party .