Arrangement for accessing an IP-based messaging server by telephone for management of stored messages
First Claim
1. A method in an application server for accessing a messaging server, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a browser configured for dynamic control of audio operations, an HTTP request having an audio file that stores received voice signals specifying a messaging operation;
identifying the messaging operation in the application server by interpreting the audio file;
outputting a function call specifying the messaging operation to the messaging server according to IP protocol, receiving from the messaging server a response to the function call that specifies a stored message; and
sending an HTML page to the browser for playback of a second audio file representing the stored message, wherein the step of receiving from the messaging server a response includes receiving the stored message as one of an e-mail message and a voice mail message, the method further comprising;
selectively generating the second audio file by the application server based on determining that the stored message is an e-mail message; and
selectively supplying the stored audio file as the second audio file based on determining that the stored message is the voice mail message recorded on the stored audio file.
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Abstract
An arrangement for accessing messages in an IMAP message store via telephone using a unified web-based voice messaging system as an e-mail client for the IMAP message store. The unified Web-based voice messaging system includes a browser configured for generating an audio file that stores received voice signals specifying a messaging operation, and an application server. The application server is configured for outputting an HTML page in response to a user request via the HTTP connection, the HTML page having an XML element that defines data for an audio operation to be performed by an executable audio resource within a web browser or a proxy browser. The application server includes a speech recognition process configured for identifying the messaging operation by interpreting the audio file. Upon identifying the messaging operation and associated operand, the application server outputs a function call for the identified messaging operation to the IMAP message store. The application server also includes text to speech capabilities, enabling an e-mail message or fax message to be converted to an audible format for playback by the browser for the telephony user. Hence, a telephony user can access and manage voice, e-mail, or fax messages stored on the IMAP message store.
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35 Claims
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1. A method in an application server for accessing a messaging server, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a browser configured for dynamic control of audio operations, an HTTP request having an audio file that stores received voice signals specifying a messaging operation;
identifying the messaging operation in the application server by interpreting the audio file;
outputting a function call specifying the messaging operation to the messaging server according to IP protocol, receiving from the messaging server a response to the function call that specifies a stored message; and
sending an HTML page to the browser for playback of a second audio file representing the stored message, wherein the step of receiving from the messaging server a response includes receiving the stored message as one of an e-mail message and a voice mail message, the method further comprising;
selectively generating the second audio file by the application server based on determining that the stored message is an e-mail message; and
selectively supplying the stored audio file as the second audio file based on determining that the stored message is the voice mail message recorded on the stored audio file. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A method in an application server for accessing a messaging server, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a browser configured for dynamic control of audio operations, an HTTP request having an audio file that stores received voice signals specifying a messaging operation;
identifying the messaging operation in the application server by interpreting the audio file; and
outputting a function call specifying the messaging operation to the messaging server according to IP protocol, wherein the step of identifying the corresponding messaging operation and the corresponding operand includes identifying a messaging folder specified by the operand; and
the step of outputting the function call includes specifying the message folder within the operand with the corresponding function call,wherein the step of identifying the corresponding messaging operation further includes identifying the messaging operation as one of opening the identified message folder, storing into the identified message folder a message specified by the audio file, deleting from the identified message folder the message specified by the audio file, creating the identified message folder, and deleting the identified message folder.
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34. A computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions for accessing a messaging server, the sequences of instructions including instructions for performing the steps of:
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receiving, from a browser configured for dynamic control of audio operations, an HTTP request having an audio file that stores received voice signals specifying a messaging operation;
identifying the messaging operation in the application server by interpreting the audio file;
outputting a function call specifying the messaging operation to the messaging server according to IP protocol, receiving from the messaging server a response to the function call that specifies a stored message; and
sending an HTML page to the browser for playback of a second audio file representing the stored message, wherein the outputting step includes selecting the function call based on the identified messaging operation, and supplying with the function call the corresponding operand, wherein the step of identifying the corresponding messaging operation and the corresponding operand includes identifying a messaging folder specified by the operand; and
the step of outputting the function call includes specifying the message folder within the operand with the corresponding function call, wherein the step of receiving from the messaging server a response includes receiving the stored message as one of an e-mail message and a voice mail message recorded on a stored audio file from the specified messaging folder within the messaging server, the medium further comprising instructions for performing the steps of;
selectively generating the second audio file by the application server based on determining that the stored message is an e-mail message; and
selectively supplying the stored audio file as the second audio file based on determining that the stored message is the voice mail message recorded on the stored audio file.
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35. A computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions for accessing a messaging server, the sequences of instructions including instructions for performing the steps of:
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receiving, from a browser configured for dynamic control of audio operations, an HTTP request having an audio file that stores received voice signals specifying a messaging operation;
identifying the messaging operation in the application server by interpreting the audio file; and
outputting a function call specifying the messaging operation to the messaging server according to IP protocol,wherein the step of identifying the corresponding messaging operation and the corresponding operand includes identifying a messaging folder specified by the operand; and
the step of outputting the function call includes specifying the message folder within the operand with the corresponding function call, wherein the step of identifying the corresponding messaging operation further includes identifying the messaging operation as one of opening the identified message folder, storing into the identified message folder a message specified by the audio file, deleting from the identified message folder the message specified by the audio file, creating the identified message folder, and deleting the identified message folder.
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