MULTIMEDIA AND TEXT MESSAGING WITH SPEECH-TO-TEXT ASSISTANCE
First Claim
1. A method of creating a message on a mobile phone, the mobile phone including a messaging function responsive to voice and text input, the method comprising:
- accessing the messaging function;
speaking a message using voice input;
recording the spoken message;
converting the spoken message to a text message; and
combining the text message and spoken message into an MMS message.
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Abstract
A system and method of creating a multi-media voice and text message on a mobile phone where the voice portion of the MMS message is a verbatim rendition of the text portion or a personalized description of the text portion. The mobile phone includes a messaging function responsive to voice and text input. The message composer accesses the mobile phone'"'"'s messaging function and speaks a message. The spoken message is recorded converted to a text message. If the message is personalized, the message composer records a second spoken message contextually related to the text message. Now, the text portion and the second spoken message are combined into an MMS message and sent to a recipient using the mobile phone'"'"'s messaging functions. There is also disclosed a system and method of creating an MMS message on a mobile phone utilizing canned messages and speech-to-text assistance to edit the canned message. The message composer accesses the mobile phone'"'"'s messaging function and inputs part of a message, either by voice or text. The mobile phone compares the input to a database and displays a list of text messages that closely match the input. The message composer selects one of the displayed text messages. This message is then featured in a text editing function so that it may be completed.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of creating a message on a mobile phone, the mobile phone including a messaging function responsive to voice and text input, the method comprising:
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accessing the messaging function;
speaking a message using voice input;
recording the spoken message;
converting the spoken message to a text message; and
combining the text message and spoken message into an MMS message.
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2. A method of creating a message on a mobile phone, the mobile phone including a messaging function responsive to voice and text input, the method comprising:
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accessing the messaging function;
speaking a message using voice input;
converting the spoken message to a text message;
recording a second spoken message contextually related to the text message; and
combining the text message and the second spoken message into an MMS message.
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3. A method of creating a message on a mobile phone, the mobile phone including a messaging function responsive to voice and text input, the method comprising:
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accessing the messaging function;
inputting part of a message;
displaying a list of text messages that closely match the input wherein the text messages contain at least one open field;
selecting one of the displayed text messages; and
editing the selected text message. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for creating a message on a mobile phone, the mobile phone including a messaging function responsive to voice and text input, the system comprising:
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means for accessing the messaging function;
means for receiving a spoken message;
means for recording the spoken message;
means for converting the spoken message to a text message; and
means for combining the text message and spoken message into an MMS message.
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14. A system for creating a message on a mobile phone, the mobile phone including a messaging function responsive to voice and text input, the system comprising:
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means for accessing the messaging function;
means for receiving a spoken message;
means for converting the spoken message to a text message;
means for receiving and recording a second spoken message contextually related to the text message; and
means for combining the text message and the second spoken message into an MMS message.
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15. A system for creating a message on a mobile phone, the mobile phone including a messaging function responsive to voice and text input, the system comprising:
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means for accessing the messaging function;
means for inputting part of a message;
means for displaying a list of text messages that closely match the input wherein the text messages contain at least one open field;
means for selecting one of the displayed text messages; and
means for editing the selected text message. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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19. The system of claim 115 further comprising means for adding a voice tag to the edited text message and means for combining the voice tag with the edited text message to form an MMS message.
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