Seamless in-call voice notes

• US 10,104,214 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2012
• Issued: 10/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Dhodapkar, Chinmay S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Eng, George
• Assistant Examiner(s): Du, Hung
• Application Number:
  US13/470,225
• Publication Number:
  US 20130303130A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,349 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/656 for recording conversations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/68 with means for recording information, e.g. telephone number during a conversation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42221 Conversation recording systems at the subscriber's set H04M1/656

Abstract

The disclosure relates to seamlessly generating an in-call voice note. An embodiment of the disclosure conducts a call with a target wireless subscriber device, transmits, to the target wireless subscriber device, an indication to start recording a portion of the call, and transmits, to the target wireless subscriber device, an indication to stop recording the portion of the call. Another embodiment of the disclosure conducts a call with an originator wireless subscriber device, receives, from the originator wireless subscriber device, an indication to start recording a portion of the call, and receives, from the originator wireless subscriber device, an indication to stop recording the portion of the call.

Claims

1. A method for generating an in-call voice note comprising:

conducting a call with an originator wireless subscriber device, wherein the call comprises a stream of data packets;

receiving, from the originator wireless subscriber device, a first instruction to start recording a portion of the call based on a context of the call determined by content analysis of the call by a processor of the originator wireless subscriber device, wherein receiving the first instruction comprises receiving a first marker in a first header of a first one of the data packets, the first marker indicating where in the stream of data packets to start recording the portion of the call, wherein the first marker further comprises a recording marker in each of the data packets that are to be recorded;

recording, in a content type that is determined by a stored preference, a portion of the call corresponding to the data packets containing the recording marker in response to receiving the first instruction, wherein the content type is one or more of audio, video, and text, and wherein the stored preference designates which content types should be recorded if more than one content type is available in the stream of data packets; and

receiving, from the originator wireless subscriber device, a second instruction to stop recording the portion of the call, wherein receiving the second instruction to stop recording comprises receiving data packets that do not include the recording marker.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending an acknowledgement to the originator wireless subscriber device that the portion of the call is being recorded.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the recorded portion of the call.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a notification that the portion of the call was recorded.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

converting the recorded portion of the call to text; and

storing the converted text as a discrete file.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing the recorded portion of the call to determine whether the recorded portion of the call contains at least one construct; and

processing the at least one construct.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one construct is an Internet address and processing the at least one construct comprises opening an Internet browser application to access the Internet address.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one construct is contact information and processing the at least one construct comprises storing the contact information in a contact list on a target device that performs the conducting and receiving steps.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one construct is an address and processing the at least one construct comprises opening a navigational application and entering the address into the navigational application.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed by a server brokering the call between the originator wireless subscriber device and a target wireless subscriber device.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

forwarding the first instruction to start recording the portion of the call to the target wireless subscriber device.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving an indication from the target wireless subscriber device that it is capable of recording the portion of the call, wherein in response to receiving the indication, the server does not record the portion of the call.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving an indication from the target wireless subscriber device that it is not capable of recording the portion of the call.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

notifying the originator wireless subscriber device, by the server, that the portion of the call is being recorded.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed by a target wireless subscriber device communicating with the originator wireless subscriber device.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining that the target wireless subscriber device cannot record the portion of the call; and

in response to the determining, sending a negative acknowledgment to a server brokering the call between the originator wireless subscriber device and a target wireless subscriber device.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the first instruction to start recording a portion of the call is received during an on-going call with the originator wireless subscriber device.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising receiving, from the originator wireless subscriber device during the call, multiple first instructions to start recording a portion of the call and multiple second instructions to stop recording a portion of the call such that a plurality of voice notes corresponding to different portions of the call are recorded during the call.

19. An apparatus for generating an in-call voice note comprising:

a processor configured with software instructions to perform operations comprising;

conducting a call with an originator wireless subscriber device, wherein the call comprises a stream of data packets;

receiving, from the originator wireless subscriber device, a first instruction to start recording a portion of the call based on a context of the call determined by content analysis of the call by a processor of the originator wireless subscriber device, wherein receiving the first instruction comprises receiving a first marker in a first header of a first one of the data packets, the first marker indicating where in the stream of data packets to start recording the portion of the call, wherein the first marker further comprises a recording marker in each of the data packets that are to be recorded;

recording, in a content type that is determined by a stored preference, a portion of the call corresponding to the data packets containing the recording marker in response to receiving the first instruction, wherein the content type is one or more of audio, video, and text, and wherein the stored preference designates which content types should be recorded if more than one content type is available in the stream of data packets; and

receiving, from the originator wireless subscriber device, a second instruction to stop recording the portion of the call, wherein receiving the second instruction to stop recording comprises receiving data packets that do not include the recording marker.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform operations further comprising:

sending an acknowledgement to the originator wireless subscriber device that the portion of the call is being recorded.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform operations further comprising:

storing the recorded portion of the call.

22. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform operations further comprising:

displaying a notification that the portion of the call was recorded.

23. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform operations further comprising:

converting the recorded portion of the call to text; and

storing the converted text as a discrete file.

24. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform operations further comprising:

processing the recorded portion of the call to determine whether the recorded portion of the call contains at least one construct; and

processing the at least one construct.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the at least one construct is an Internet address and wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform operations such that processing the at least one construct comprises opening an Internet browser application to access the Internet address.

26. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the at least one construct is contact information and wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform operations such that processing the at least one construct comprises storing the contact information in a contact list on a target device that performs the conducting and receiving operations.

27. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the at least one construct is an address and wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform operations such that processing the at least one construct comprises;

opening a navigational application; and

entering the address into the navigational application.

28. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the apparatus is a server brokering the call between the originator wireless subscriber device and a target wireless subscriber device.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform operations further comprising:

forwarding the first instruction to start recording the portion of the call to the target wireless subscriber device.

30. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving an indication from the target wireless subscriber device that it is capable of recording the portion of the call, wherein in response to receiving the indication, the server does not record the portion of the call.

31. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving an indication from the target wireless subscriber device that it is not capable of recording the portion of the call.

32. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform operations further comprising:

notifying the originator wireless subscriber device, by the server, that the portion of the call is being recorded.

33. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the apparatus is a target wireless subscriber device communicating with the originator wireless subscriber device.

34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform operations further comprising:

determining that the target wireless subscriber device cannot record the portion of the call; and

sending, in response to the determining, a negative acknowledgment to a server brokering the call between the originator wireless subscriber device and a target wireless subscriber device.

35. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform operations such that the first instruction to start recording a portion of the call is received during an on-going call with the originator wireless subscriber device.

36. The apparatus of claim 35, wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving, from the originator wireless subscriber device during the call, multiple first instructions to start recording a portion of the call and multiple second instructions to stop recording a portion of the call such that a plurality of voice notes corresponding to different portions of the call are recorded during the call.

37. An apparatus for generating an in-call voice note comprising:

means for conducting a call with an originator wireless subscriber device, wherein the call comprises a stream of data packets;

means for receiving, from the originator wireless subscriber device, a first instruction to start recording a portion of the call based on a context of the call determined by content analysis of the call by a processor of the originator wireless subscriber device, wherein means for receiving the first instruction comprises means for receiving a first marker in a first header of a first one of the data packets, the first marker indicating where in the stream of data packets to start recording the portion of the call, wherein the first marker further comprises a recording marker in each of the data packets that are to be recorded;

means for recording, in a content type that is determined by a stored preference, a portion of the call corresponding to the data packets containing the recording marker in response to receiving the first instruction, wherein the content type is one or more of audio, video, and text, and wherein the stored preference designates which content types should be recorded if more than one content type is available in the stream of data packets; and

means for receiving, from the originator wireless subscriber device, a second instruction to stop recording the portion of the call, wherein means for receiving the second instruction to stop recording comprises means for receiving data packets that do not include the recording marker.

38. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon machine-executable instructions configured to cause a processor to perform operations for generating an in-call voice note, the operations comprising:

conducting a call with an originator wireless subscriber device, wherein the call comprises a stream of data packets;

receiving, from the originator wireless subscriber device, a first instruction to start recording a portion of the call based on a context of the call determined by content analysis of the call by a processor of the originator wireless subscriber device, wherein receiving the first instruction comprises receiving a first marker in a first header of a first one of the data packets, the first marker indicating where in the stream of data packets to start recording the portion of the call, wherein the first marker further comprises a recording marker in each of the data packets that are to be recorded;

recording, in a content type that is determined by a stored preference, a portion of the call corresponding to the data packets containing the recording marker in response to receiving the first instruction, wherein the content type is one or more of audio, video, and text, and wherein the stored preference designates which content types should be recorded if more than one content type is available in the stream of data packets; and

receiving, from the originator wireless subscriber device, a second instruction to stop recording the portion of the call, wherein receiving the second instruction comprises receiving data packets that do not include the recording marker.