Apparatus and method of toggling between text messages and voice messages with a wireless communication device

• US 20020055350A1
• Filed: 07/20/2001
• Published: 05/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Etrieve, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Etrieve, Inc.
• Inventors: Olshausen, Ronald, Gupte, Ash
• Application Number:
  US09/910,446
• Publication Number:
  US 20020055350A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/2895 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data provider application, e.g. reverse proxies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5307 for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/537 Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message , whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 Messaging devices, e.g. message centre

Abstract

Under one aspect of the invention, a mobile communication management system is provided for electronic communications to and from a wireless communication device in text and speech formats. The system of one embodiment includes a server system with an electronic data storage portion. A message notification portion provides notification to a wireless communication device associated with the user that the electronic communication data was received by the data storage portion. A message delivery portion sends and receives the message delivery instructions and electronic communications over a data channel portion and a voice channel portion of the wireless communication device during a single communication session. The message delivery portion allows the user to toggle between the data and voice channel portions for the exchange of the data in text and voice formats as selected by the user during the single active communication session.

Claims