Audio enhanced messaging

• US 10,034,150 B2
• Filed: 10/02/2017
• Issued: 07/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
• Original Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
• Inventors: Lau, Chung, Thomas, C. Douglass
• Primary Examiner(s): Siddiqui, Kashif
• Application Number:
  US15/722,870
• Publication Number:
  US 20180027394A1
• Time in Patent Office: 295 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging

Abstract

Techniques for acquiring, sending, receiving or using status information from a remote location over a network are disclosed. The status information is transmitted over the network between or among electronic devices. The status information can be provided by one or more sensors associated with the electronic device that is transmitting the status information. The status information can be transmitted with messages so as to enhance the messages. On receipt, the status information can be presented in an audio manner. The electronic devices include at least computing devices, such as computers, personal digital assistants, pagers, and mobile telephones.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least computer program code tangibly stored thereon for facilitating communication among users of mobile electronic devices, said computer readable medium comprising:

computer program code for receiving message content for an electronic message via a first mobile electronic device;

computer program code for acquiring data associated with a location of the first mobile electronic device;

computer program code for determining a plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive the electronic message along with the acquired data;

computer program code for determining whether at least one indication has been received from the first mobile electronic device to influence whether the acquired data is to be provided with the electronic message, the at least one indication received being user-initiated via the first mobile electronic device and being for the electronic message;

computer program code for determining based at least in part on the at least one indication whether the acquired data is to be provided with the electronic message; and

computer program code for initiating sending of the electronic message, including the message content, along with the acquired data to each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices via at least one wireless network, provided that the computer program code for determining determines that the acquired data is to be provided with the electronic message,

wherein each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices are enabled to provide a presentation of at least a portion of the acquired data, and with the presentation of the at least a portion of the acquired data including at least an audio presentation of the at least a portion of the acquired data.

2. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the presentation of the at least a portion of the acquired data further includes a visual representation of at least a portion of the acquired data.

3. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein said computer readable medium comprises:

computer program code for facilitating display of a visual representation of at least a portion of the acquired data on each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices, provided that the computer program code for determining determines that the acquired data is to be provided with the electronic message.

4. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 3, wherein the visual representation of at least a portion of the acquired data being displayed is presented in a graphical manner.

5. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the message content comprises graphical content.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least computer program code tangibly stored thereon for facilitating communication among users of mobile electronic devices, said computer readable medium comprising:

computer program code, at a recipient mobile electronic device, for receiving an electronic message from another mobile electronic device via at least one wireless network, the received electronic message being wirelessly transmitted to the recipient mobile electronic device;

computer program code for determining whether the received electronic message has at least received status information provided therewith;

computer program code for retrieving the received status information provided with the received electronic message from the another mobile electronic device when the computer program code for determining determines that the received electronic message has at least the received status information provided therewith; and

computer program code for facilitating presentation, at the recipient mobile electronic device, of at least a portion of the received electronic message and at least one representation of at least a portion of the received status information when the computer program code for determining determines that the received electronic message has at least the received status information provided therewith,

wherein the computer program code for facilitating presentation of the at least a portion of the received electronic message and at least one representation of at least a portion of the received status information comprises computer program code for facilitating audio output, via the recipient mobile electronic device, pertaining to at least a portion of the presentation of the at least one representation of at least a portion of the received status information.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 6, wherein the presentation of the at least one representation of at least a portion of the received status information further includes a visual representation of at least a portion of the received status information.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 7,

wherein the message content comprises graphical content, and

wherein the visual representation of at least a portion of the received status information is presented in a graphical manner.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 8, wherein the received status information is associated with a location of the another mobile electronic device.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 6, wherein the recipient mobile electronic device is a mobile communication device.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 6, wherein the recipient mobile electronic device is a mobile telephone.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least computer program code tangibly stored thereon for facilitating communication among users of mobile electronic devices, said computer readable medium comprising:

computer program code for receiving message content for an outgoing electronic message via a first mobile electronic device;

computer program code for acquiring data associated with a location of the first mobile electronic device;

computer program code for determining a plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive the outgoing electronic message along with the at least a portion of the acquired data;

computer program code for determining whether at least one indication has been received from the first mobile electronic device to influence whether the at least a portion of the acquired data is to be provided with the outgoing electronic message, the at least one indication received being user-initiated via the first mobile electronic device and being for the outgoing electronic message;

computer program code for determining, based at least in part on the at least one indication, whether the at least a portion of the acquired data is to be provided with the outgoing electronic message;

computer program code for initiating sending of the outgoing electronic message along with the at least a portion of the acquired data to each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices via at least one wireless network, provided that the computer program code for determining determines that the at least a portion of the acquired data is to be provided with the outgoing electronic message;

computer program code for receiving an incoming electronic message from another mobile electronic device via at least one wireless network;

computer program code for determining whether the incoming electronic message has at least received status information associated therewith;

computer program code for acquiring the received status information that has been provided with the incoming electronic message from the another mobile electronic device when the computer program code for determining whether the incoming electronic message has at least received status information associated therewith determines that the incoming electronic message includes at least the received status information, the received status information includes at least received acquired data associated with the another mobile electronic device; and

computer program code for facilitating presentation of at least a portion of the incoming electronic message and of at least a portion of the received acquired data when the computer program code for determining whether the incoming electronic message has at least received status information associated therewith determines that the incoming electronic message includes at least the received status information, wherein the presentation of at least a portion of the received acquired data provides an audio output that provides an audio presentation of at least a portion of the received acquired data.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 12, wherein the presentation of at least a portion of the received acquired data displays a visual representation of at least a portion of the received acquired data.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 13, wherein the message content comprises graphical content.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 13, wherein the visual representation of at least a portion of the received acquired data being displayed is presented in a graphical manner.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 12, wherein the message content comprises graphical content and text content.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 12, wherein the computer program code for receiving message content for an outgoing electronic message comprises computer program code for presenting a user interface at the first mobile electronic device to enable the message content to be received.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 12, wherein the computer program code for determining a plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive the outgoing electronic message along with the at least a portion of the acquired data comprises computer program code for presenting a graphical user interface to enable a user of the first mobile electronic device to designate the plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive the outgoing electronic message along with the at least a portion of the acquired data.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 18, wherein the computer program code for presenting the graphical user interface to enable a user of the first mobile electronic device to designate the plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive the outgoing electronic message along with the at least a portion of the acquired data comprises computer program code for presenting a list of potential recipients.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 12, wherein the first mobile electronic device include a hardware sensor, and wherein the acquired data is data acquired from the hardware sensor or derived therefrom.