Communications system providing automatic text-to-speech conversion features and related methods
First Claim
1. A method of delivering an electronic message to a wireless communication device from an electronic mail server, the method comprising:
- receiving an electronic text message for delivery to a wireless communication device;
determining that the wireless communication device is in an audio message modebased upon a connection between the wireless communication device and one of a headset via a headset output or another wireless communication device via a short-range communications subsystem; and
responsive to determining that the wireless communication device is in an audio message mode;
converting the electronic text message to an audio message comprising speech audio generated from the received electronic text message; and
delivering an the audio message to the wireless communication device.
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Abstract
An electronic mail server, computer-readable medium and method of delivering an electronic message to a wireless communication device are provided. An electronic text message for delivery to a wireless communication device is received. When the wireless communication device is determined to be in an audio message mode, an audio message comprising speech generated from the received electronic text message is delivered to the wireless communication device. The wireless communication device may be determined to be in an audio message when an audio message filter parameter received from the wireless communication device corresponds to the electronic text message. The audio message filter parameter may be based upon a sender'"'"'s identity. The electronic text message is converted to the audio message by sending a conversion request for the electronic text message to a text-to-speech conversion server and receiving the audio message from the text-to-speech server.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of delivering an electronic message to a wireless communication device from an electronic mail server, the method comprising:
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receiving an electronic text message for delivery to a wireless communication device; determining that the wireless communication device is in an audio message mode based upon a connection between the wireless communication device and one of a headset via a headset output or another wireless communication device via a short-range communications subsystem; and responsive to determining that the wireless communication device is in an audio message mode;
converting the electronic text message to an audio message comprising speech audio generated from the received electronic text message; anddelivering an the audio message to the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic mail server comprising:
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determine that the wireless communication device is in an audio message mode based upon a connection between the wireless communication device and one of a headset via a headset output or another wireless communication device via a short-range communications subsystem; and responsive to determining that the wireless communication device is in an audio message mode converts the electronic text message to an audio message comprising speech audio generated from the received electronic text message; and a communication interface that;
receives an electronic text message for delivery to a wireless communication device; anddelivers an audio message comprising speech generated from the received electronic text message to the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable medium for use with an electronic mail server,
the computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing the electronic mail server to perform a method comprising: -
receiving an electronic text message for delivery to a wireless communication device;
determining that the wireless communication device is in an audio message modebased upon a connection between the wireless communication device and one of a headset via a headset output or another wireless communication device via a short-range communications subsystem; and responsive to determining that the wireless communication device is in an audio message mode;
converting the electronic text message to an audio message comprising speech audio generated from the received electronic text message; anddelivering an the audio message to the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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