Convenient messaging from a wireless terminal
First Claim
1. A method for creating and sending a message from a wireless terminal, said method comprising:
- recording a message;
saving said message into an electronic file;
associating said electronic file with at least one destination address wherein said associating is performed after said recording of said message; and
transmitting said electronic file to said at least one destination address.
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Abstract
A technique is disclosed for more conveniently creating a message at a wireless terminal and sending the message to a user-specified group of one or more recipients. The illustrative embodiment of the present invention, for the purposes of creating and sending a message, essentially rearranges the conventional wireless communication paradigm. The conventional paradigm consists of first specifying a destination address (e.g., dialed digits of the called party, etc.), then hitting the “SEND” key, and then communicating. Instead, the illustrative embodiment specifies first communicating (i.e., creating a message), then specifying one or more destination addresses, and then hitting the “SEND” key. This is beneficial in that this new paradigm takes into account the notion that communication, particularly communication from a wireless terminal, is often impulsive, and that email, or other user-defined messaging, when conducted on a wireless terminal, should conform to this notion to be most effective and convenient.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for creating and sending a message from a wireless terminal, said method comprising:
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recording a message;
saving said message into an electronic file;
associating said electronic file with at least one destination address wherein said associating is performed after said recording of said message; and
transmitting said electronic file to said at least one destination address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless terminal comprising:
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a recorder for recording a message;
a storage mechanism for saving said message into an electronic file;
a control mechanism for associating said electronic file with at least one destination address wherein said control mechanism associates said electronic file with said at least one destination address after said recording of said message; and
a transmitter for transmitting said electronic file to said at least one destination address. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for specifying and sending a message from a wireless terminal, said method comprising:
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selecting a pre-stored file;
associating said pre-stored file with at least one destination address wherein said associating is performed after said recording of said message; and
transmitting said pre-stored file to said at least one destination address. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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