"J. Philip Miller" <phil@wubios.wustl.edu> (09/14/90)
I just received a flyer (from Mobil) advertsing a phone with features
that I have not seen before. Besides being a regular answering
machine with speed dialing, it has a voice pattern match dialing - you
speak a name (one of 50 prerecorded) and it then displays the number
on the LCD and dials it. Other unique features include asking a
caller to key in their phone number and then recording it so either
you can dial it back or it can be used to call your display pager and
display the caller's number. It also can display the time, date,
phone number and length of call for the last 100 calls. Too bad it
also doesn't work with caller ID, but it can be yours for only $250!
[There is no manufacturer identified, the text calls the phone
"Voiceprint", the illustration shows the name "Voicephone".]
J. Philip Miller, Professor, Division of Biostatistics, Box 8067
Washington University Medical School, St. Louis MO 63110
phil@wubios.WUstl.edu - Internet (314) 362-3617
uunet!wuarchive!wubios!phil - UUCP (314)362-2693(FAX) C90562JM@WUVMD - bitnetjimb@silvlis.com (Jim Budler) (09/15/90)
In article <12108@accuvax.nwu.edu> phil@wubios.wustl.edu (J. Philip Miller) writes: >I just received a flyer (from Mobil) advertsing a phone with features >that I have not seen before. Besides being a regular answering >machine with speed dialing, it has a voice pattern match dialing - you >speak a name (one of 50 prerecorded) and it then displays the number [ deleted other "features" ] >[There is no manufacturer identified, the text calls the phone >"Voiceprint", the illustration shows the name "Voicephone".] The *very* first thought I had was "will it work for both my wife and I?". I can see those 50 reduced to 25 by double recordings. Actually some mix, she calls different people than I do, but also some of the same people I do. My second thought, given I'm sitting in a room with a phone and a playing stereo and a hard disk drive, was how does it handle ambiant voices/noise. *I* don't believe the technology is here yet. I wouldn't mind you proving me wrong. Jim Budler jimb@silvlis.com +1.408.991.6061 Silvar-Lisco, Inc. 703 E. Evelyn Ave. Sunnyvale, Ca. 94086 Root@silvlis
dross@cambizola.cs.wisc.edu (Dan Ross) (09/19/90)
There is a similar phone (voice-activated dialing of pre-entered numbers) in the "Damark" catalog of technological wonders. I gave my catalog away, so I don't have the info, but I remember it had an LCD display, and was available for "substantially below list price". Dan Ross dross@cs.wisc.edu ..!uwvax!dross
adams@swbatl.sbc.com (Tom Adams - 235-7459) (09/19/90)
In article <12182@accuvax.nwu.edu> Jim Budler <jimb@silvlis.com> writes: >>[There is no manufacturer identified, the text calls the phone >>"Voiceprint", the illustration shows the name "Voicephone".] >The *very* first thought I had was "will it work for both my wife and >I?". I can see those 50 reduced to 25 by double recordings. Actually >some mix, she calls different people than I do, but also some of the >same people I do. The Voicephone *does* work well, with a wide variety of speakers. I don't know about ambient noise, though I can bring one into the computer room if someone *really* cares. The Voicephone is sometimes folled by similar names, but does a good job of distinguishing distinctive sounds spoken by different people. uunet!swbatl!adams or adams@swbatl.sbc.com Tom Adams: 314-235-7459: Southwestern Bell Telephone Advanced Technology Lab
george@swbatl.sbc.com (George D. Nincehelser) (09/24/90)
In article <12407@accuvax.nwu.edu> adams@swbatl.sbc.com (Tom Adams) writes: >The Voicephone *does* work well, with a wide variety of speakers. I >don't know about ambient noise, though I can bring one into the >computer room if someone *really* cares. The Voicephone is sometimes >folled by similar names, but does a good job of distinguishing >distinctive sounds spoken by different people. The Origin Voicephone 200 that I have doesn't seem to like changes in ambient noise levels. After I programmed the phone the first time, a Summa Four Switch was installed in the general area the Voicephone was located (the Summa Four sounds a lot like one of those noisy computers). The noise caused all kinds of problems. I re-programmed the phone from scratch (with the new background noise) and then things worked OK. Noise from people watching me demo the phone can also cause errors. (Our lab has poor acoustics.) BTW, it seems to work very well when people use the names that *I* train the system with. Other trainers don't have as much luck. Maybe I just have a generic voice. P.S. Tom - Don't you dare take my Voicephone ;-) George D. Nincehelser \ uunet!swbatl!george Southwestern Bell Telephone \ Phone: (314) 235-6544 Advanced Technology Laboratory \ Fax: (314) 235-5797 1010 Pine, St. Louis, MO 63101 \ de asini umbra disceptare
dross@cambizola.cs.wisc.edu (Dan Ross) (09/26/90)
somebody writes: >>>[There is no manufacturer identified, the text calls the phone >>>"Voiceprint", the illustration shows the name "Voicephone".] I posted earlier, and went and checked my [given-away] Damark catalog. The phone in the Damark catalog (which is NOT necessarily the one originally mentioned) did NOT have an answering machine. It was a Southwestern Bell Freedom Phone. It was $49.95, which is a bunch less than the Mobil catalog price (especially for just the "fun" part of the phone). Dan Ross dross@cs.wisc.edu