SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING VOICE MAIL MESSAGES TO ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGES

The present invention relates generally to speech recognition systems as applied to voice and electronic message mailing. More particularly the invention is a system and method for converting speech to a text message suitable for sending as an e-mail message and for viewing on a text display device. After an audio message from a caller is received, a text message file is generated and sent to the intended recipient's e-mail address, which has been stored prior to the receipt of the audio message. If the caller is identified, a caller-specific voice file may be used to facilitate speech recognition for generation of the text message file. Also, if the caller specifies a subject for the message, a specialized vocabulary file may be used to facilitate the generation of the text message file.