Voice attachment to an email using a wireless communication device
First Claim
1. A method for sending an audio file to an electronic mail (email) recipient over a wireless communications network from a user of a wireless communication device, comprising:
- communicatively connecting to a first server over the wireless communications network;
selecting an option to send the audio file to the email recipient;
communicatively connecting to a second server over the wireless communications network;
recording the audio file on the second server; and
sending the audio file to the email recipient.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a multimedia electronic (mail) system and method for sending a voice message to an email recipient. The multimedia mail system includes a wireless communications network, at least one wireless communication device, an interactive voice response server for converting the voice message to a digitally stored audio file, and an email server for sending the audio file to the email recipient. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of communicatively connecting to a first server over the wireless communications network, selecting an option to send the audio file to the email recipient, communicatively connecting to a second server over the wireless communications network, recording the audio file on the second server, and sending the audio file to the email recipient.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for sending an audio file to an electronic mail (email) recipient over a wireless communications network from a user of a wireless communication device, comprising:
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communicatively connecting to a first server over the wireless communications network;
selecting an option to send the audio file to the email recipient;
communicatively connecting to a second server over the wireless communications network;
recording the audio file on the second server; and
sending the audio file to the email recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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18. A method for sending a message to an electronic mail (email) recipient over a wireless communications network from a user of a wireless communication device, comprising:
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dialing a phone number for communicatively connecting to an email server in a data packet connection over the wireless communication network;
selecting an option to send a voice message to the email recipient;
recording the voice message on an interactive voice response server; and
sending the voice message in an attachment to an email to the email recipient.
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19. A multimedia electronic mail (email) system for sending a voice message to an email recipient, comprising:
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a wireless communications network capable of supporting audio and data transmission, said wireless communications network comprising at least one base station, at least one base station controller, at least one mobile switching center;
a wireless communication device in communication with the wireless communications network through the at least one base station, said wireless communication device comprising;
a receiver for receiving email text;
a display for displaying the email text to a user of said wireless communication device; and
audio input/output means for receiving audio input and delivering audio output;
converting means for converting the voice message to a digitally stored audio file, said converting means in communication with said wireless communication device over said wireless communications network; and
mailing means for sending the audio file to the email recipient, said mailing means in communication with said wireless communication device over said wireless communications network.
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