Voice message presentation on personal wireless devices
First Claim
1. A method of providing voice messaging services at a handheld computing device comprising:
- communicating with a voice messaging repository to receive a voice message at said handheld computing device;
locally storing said received voice message; and
locally providing an interface to said user allowing said user to indicate an action to perform on said received voice message.
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Abstract
Voice messages are downloaded from a voice messaging server to a handheld computing device where the voice messages may be reviewed and acted upon. The voice messages may first be converted from the file format native to the voice messaging server into a compressed data format. The result of the compression, a message file, may include a compressed audio portion and an information portion, which includes details associated with the message such as calling line ID and time of day. In one scheme, the compression is performed at the voice messaging server and the message files are downloaded to the handheld over a wireless connection. In another scheme, compression may be performed at a desktop PC which has downloaded voice messages from the voice messaging server. A connection between the handheld and the desktop PC allows a transfer of the message files to the handheld computing device. Once the message files are stored on the handheld computing device, a voice message interface application executed by the handheld computing device allows text details associated with the voice message to be displayed. The audio portion of the message files may be reviewed using audio playback capabilities that are standard on many handheld computing devices.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of providing voice messaging services at a handheld computing device comprising:
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communicating with a voice messaging repository to receive a voice message at said handheld computing device;
locally storing said received voice message; and
locally providing an interface to said user allowing said user to indicate an action to perform on said received voice message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A handheld computing device comprising:
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means for communicating with a voice messaging repository to receive a voice message;
means for locally storing said received voice message; and
means for locally providing an interface to said user allowing said user to indicate an action to perform on said received voice message.
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24. A computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions which, when performed by a processor in a handheld computing device, cause the processor to:
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communicate with a voice messaging repository to receive a voice message;
locally store said received voice message; and
locally provide an interface to said user allowing said user to indicate an action to perform on said received voice message.
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25. A method of creating a voice message at a handheld computing device comprising:
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recording said voice message using audio recording capabilities of said handheld computing device;
receiving, through a local interface, an indication of an intended recipient of said voice message; and
communicating with a voice messaging repository to transfer said voice message in association with information identifying said intended recipient.
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26. A method of providing voice messaging services at a handheld computing device comprising:
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communicating with a voice messaging repository to receive, at said handheld computing device, information regarding a voice message;
locally storing said received information;
locally providing an interface to said user, where said interface allows said user to review said information and indicate an action to perform on said voice message; and
transmitting, to said voice messaging repository, instructions to perform said action on said voice message.
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