A computer peripheral device for voice and synthesized voice communication is disclosed. The device serves in place of a telephone handset, in a telephone mode of operation, and as a remote-control computer-based media center in a voice control mode of operation, without requiring the use of headphones. Thus the device frees integrated multimedia and voice-command computer control operations from the physical limitations of the workstation, with its keyboard and CRT. The device also integrates telephone communication functions, including caller ID into a computer remote control interface, thereby providing modal flexibility, minimizing disruption and increasing operator efficiency.
This a division application Ser. No. of 08/928,890 filed Sep. 12, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,787,152, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/503,590 filed Jul. 18, 1995, now abandoned.
A method and device for reproducing digital audio data in a mobile station is disclosed. The mobile station can be connected by an adapter with a personal computer in order to download MP3 digital audio data which was previously downloaded from the Internet to a hard disk on the personal computer. The adapter converts parallel data from the computer into serial data for the mobile station, and vice versa. The MP3 digital audio data is downloaded to the mobile station according to a downloading program stored in the personal computer. One method according to the invention comprises the steps of downloading the MP3 audio data stored in the computer to a memory device of the mobile station, and selectively reproducing the MP3 audio data stored in the memory device.
An in-vehicle device which is capable of performing control by means of speech recognition includes a monitor for displaying map and other information and a speech input microphone connected to the monitor.
A call party profile presentation system and method for use in a multimedia-capable network for delivering a party's presentation profile to a subscriber at call setup or during the call in order to uniquely identify the party. A multimedia session engine is operable to launch a call treatment application for the subscriber with respect to a call between a call party and the subscriber. Logic associated with the call treatment application determines an appropriate portion of the call party's presentation profile to be provided to the subscriber based on subscriber selection, call party presentation restrictions, or both. A multimedia interface operable with the subscriber's terminal is actuated for delivering an indicium associated with the selected portion of the call party's presentation profile to the subscriber.
