Systems and methods for transmitting and receiving text data via a communication device

• US 20020057765A1
• Filed: 09/19/2001
• Published: 05/16/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Albal, Nandakishore, Hyziak, Janusz
• Granted Patent: US 6,668,043 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/066 Telephone sets adapted for data transmision

Abstract

A method of transmitting and receiving text data via a communication device is provided. In one embodiment, an incoming message is received at a communication node. The node determines whether the incoming message comprises text data. If so, the incoming message is forwarded to a communication device. If not, the message is forwarded to a text interface. In another embodiment, an instruction signal is received at a communication node. Based on the instruction signal, a connection is established with a communication device. A text message is then received. The node determines if the device can receive the text-message. If so, the message is forwarded to the device. If not, the message is forwarded to a text interface.

Claims

1. A method of processing an incoming message comprising the steps of:

receiving the incoming message at a communication node;

determining whether the incoming message comprises one of TDD, TTD and TTY tones;

forwarding the incoming message to an interface to convert TDD tones to a text message if the incoming message does not include one of TDD, TTD and TTY tones; and

forwarding the incoming message to one of a TDD, TTD, and a TTY device if the incoming message includes TDD, TTD and TTY tones.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

converting the incoming message into one of TDD, TTD and TTY tones; and

forwarding the tones to the communication device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the incoming message is received from one of a TDD, TTD and a TTY device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication signal is received at the communication node from a communication device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the communication device includes one of a telephone, a paging unit, a cellular telephone, a satellite telephone, a TDD device, a TTD device, and a TTY device, an Internet telephone and a personal computer.

6. A system for processing an incoming message comprising the steps of:

computer readable program code to receive the incoming message at a communication node;

computer readable program code to determine whether the incoming message comprises tones;

computer readable program code to forward the incoming message to an interface to convert the tones to a text message if the incoming message does not include tones; and

computer readable program code to forward the incoming message to one of a TDD, TTD, and TTY device if the incoming message includes tones.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising:

computer readable program code to convert the incoming message into one of TDD, TTD and TTY tones; and

computer readable program code to forward the tones to the communication device.

8. A program for processing an incoming message device comprising the steps of:

computer readable program code to receive the incoming message at a communication node;

computer readable program code to determine whether the incoming message comprises tones;

computer readable program code to forward the incoming message to an interface to convert the tones to a text message if the incoming message does not comprises tones; and

computer readable program code to forward the incoming message to a communication device if the incoming message comprises text data.

9. The program of claim 8, further comprising:

computer readable program code to convert the incoming message into a one of TDD, TTD and TTY tones; and

computer readable program code to forward the tones to the communication device.

10. A method of processing a text signal comprising the steps of:

receiving an instruction signal from a first communication device at a communication node;

establishing a connection to a second communication device in accordance with the instruction signal;

receiving a text message having tones from the first communication device;

determining whether the second communication device is able to receive the tones;

forwarding the tones to an interface if the second communication device is not able to receive the tones; and

forwarding the tones text message to the second communication device if the second communication device is able to receive the tones.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

converting the tones into a communication message; and

forwarding the communication message to the second communication device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the communication message is a voice message.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the first communication device includes one of a TDD device, a TTD device, and a TTY device, a telephone, a paging unit, a cellular telephone, a satellite telephone, an Internet telephone and a personal computer.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the second communication device includes one of a telephone, a paging unit, a cellular telephone, a satellite telephone, an Internet telephone and a personal computer.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the second communication device includes one of a TDD, TTD and a TTY device.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising the steps of:

computer readable program code to convert the tones into a communication message; and

computer readable program code to forward the communication message to the second communication device.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising the steps of:

computer readable program code to convert the tones into a communication message; and

computer readable program code to forward the communication message to the second communication device.

16. A system for processing a text signal comprising the steps of:

computer readable program code to receive an instruction signal from a first communication device at a communication node;

computer readable program code to establish a connection to a second communication device in accordance with the instruction signal;

computer readable program code to receive a text message having tones from the first communication device;

computer readable program code to determine whether the second communication device is able to receive the tones;

computer readable program code to forward the tones to an interface if the second communication device is not able to receive the tones; and

computer readable program code to forward the tones to the second communication device if the second communication device is able to receive the tones.

18. A system for processing a text signal comprising the steps of:

computer readable program code to receive an instruction signal from a first communication device at a communication node;

computer readable program code to establish a connection to a second communication device in accordance with the instruction signal;

computer readable program code to receive a text message having tones from the first communication device;

computer readable program code to determine whether the second communication device is able to receive the tones;

computer readable program code to forward the tones to an interface if the second communication device is not able to receive the tones; and

computer readable program code to forward the tones to the second communication device if the second communication device is able to receive the tones.