Method for storing and transmitting voice mail using SVMS in a mobile communication terminal

• US 20030003897A1
• Filed: 07/01/2002
• Published: 01/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hyon, Seung-Taek
• Granted Patent: US 7,218,920 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/413
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5307 for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for storing and transmitting a voice mail using SVMS (Simple Voice Mail/Message Service) in a mobile telecommunication terminal. The method comprises compressing a voice message inputted by a user or a received voice mail into a voice data-and storing the compressed voice message or mail; if an SVMS function is selected, reading from a memory a selected voice data, segmenting the read voice data into segmented voice data of a predetermined size, and transmitting the segmented voice data to another mobile communication terminal using the SVMS; reassembling segmented voice files received from a transmitting mobile communication terminal, and storing the reassembled voice file in the memory; and upon receiving a voice mail playback request from the user, reading a selected voice data from the memory, decompressing the read voice data into voice signals, and outputting the voice signals to an output device of the mobile communication terminals.

Claims

1. A method for communicating a voice mail using SVMS (Simple Voice Mail Message Service) in a mobile telecommunication terminal, the method comprising the steps of:

compressing into a voice data one of a voice message input by a user and a received voice mail and storing the compressed voice file;

if an SVMS function is selected, reading from a memory a selected voice file, segmenting the selected voice data into segmented voice data of a predetermined size, and transmitting the segmented voice data to another mobile communication terminal using the SVMS;

reassembling the segmented voice data received at said another mobile communication terminal into a new voice data, and storing the new voice data in the memory; and

upon receiving a voice message/mail reproduce request from the user, reading a selected voice data from the memory, decompressing the read voice data into voice signals, and outputting the voice signals to an output device of the mobile communication terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice data has a specific format compatible with a PC (Personal Computer).

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice signal outputting step comprises the steps of:

storing the decompressed voice data in a buffer; and

decoding the decompressed voice data into voice signals.

4. A method for storing a voice mail in a mobile telecommunication terminal using SVMS (Simple Voice Mail/Message Service), comprising the steps of:

a) upon receiving a key input corresponding to a voice memo function from a user, entering one of a voice memo record and a voice memo playback mode and displaying a voice memo list;

b) entering one of the voice memo record mode and the voice memo playback mode according to a mode selected from the voice memo list by the user; and

c) upon receiving a command entered by the user, processing the voice data in the selected mode according to the received command.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step (c) comprises the steps of:

performing voice recording if the user selects the voice memo record mode and presses a record button, and performing voice playback if the user selects the voice memo playback mode and presses a play button;

pausing voice recording, if the user selects the voice memo record mode and presses a pause button, and pausing voice playback if the user selects the voice memo playback mode and presses the pause button; and

stopping voice recording, if the user selects the voice memo record mode and presses a stop button, and stopping voice playback if the user selects the voice memo playback mode and presses the stop button.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the voice recording step comprises the steps of:

compressing a voice message input by the user; and

storing the voice message into a voice file having a format compatible with a personal computer.

7. A method for transmitting a voice mail using SVMS (Simple Voice Mail/Message Service) in a mobile telecommunication terminal, comprising the steps of:

determining if an SVMS message function is selected by a user;

displaying an SVMS message list, if the SVMS message function is selected by the user;

displaying a voice memo list if an outgoing message/mailbox is selected from the SVMS message list;

determining if a recipient and a send key are input by the user, if a voice file is selected from the voice memo list; and

upon receiving the recipient and the send key entered by the user, reading the selected voice file from memory, segmenting the voice file into segmented voice files of a predetermined size, and transmitting the segmented voice files using the SVMS.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the voice memo list comprises at least one of a voice mail, a voice advertisement, a music, and a voice greeting.