Three turn interactive voice messaging method
First Claim
1. A method for interactive communication among lightweight audio communication devices over a communication network, the method stored and executed as an application for use by network devices, the method comprising:
- receiving an initial message as an audio stream through an audio channel from a first audio communication device, said initial message being directed to a second audio communication device;
producing a response message within said network devices;
sending said response message to said first audio communication device;
determining whether said first audio communication device indicates responsive engagement with said response message; and
recording a reply message as an audio stream through said audio channel from said first audio communication device if said first audio communication device indicates responsive engagement with said response message.
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Abstract
A method for interactive communication among lightweight audio communication devices over a communication network is stored and executed as an application for use by network devices. The method includes directing an initial message from a first audio communication device to a second audio communication device through an audio channel. Within the network devices a response message is produced and sent to the first audio communication device. A determination is made as to whether the first communication device is responsively engaging the response message. If so, a reply message is recorded as an audio stream and is transmitted from the first audio communication device.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for interactive communication among lightweight audio communication devices over a communication network, the method stored and executed as an application for use by network devices, the method comprising:
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receiving an initial message as an audio stream through an audio channel from a first audio communication device, said initial message being directed to a second audio communication device;
producing a response message within said network devices;
sending said response message to said first audio communication device;
determining whether said first audio communication device indicates responsive engagement with said response message; and
recording a reply message as an audio stream through said audio channel from said first audio communication device if said first audio communication device indicates responsive engagement with said response message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for interactive communication among lightweight audio communication devices over a communication network, the method stored and executed as an application for use by a server accessible by network devices, the method comprising:
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receiving an initial message as an audio stream through an audio channel from a first audio communication device, said initial message being directed to a second audio communication device;
producing a response message within said server;
sending said response message to said first audio communication device;
determining whether said first audio communication device indicates responsive engagement with said response message; and
recording a reply message as an audio stream through said audio channel from said first audio communication device if said first audio communication device indicates responsive engagement with said response message.
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24. A method for interactive communication among lightweight audio communication devices over a communication network, the method stored and executed as an application for use by at least one audio communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving an initial message as an audio stream through an audio channel from a first audio communication device, said initial message being directed to a second audio communication device;
producing a response message within said at least one audio communication device;
sending said response message to said first audio communication device;
determining whether said first audio communication device indicates responsive engagement with said response message; and
recording a reply message as an audio stream through said audio channel from said first audio communication device if said first audio communication device indicates responsive engagement with said response message.
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25. A method for interactive communication among lightweight audio communication devices over an audio communication network, the method stored and executed as an application for use by network devices, wherein the application includes modules capable of generating, receiving, and processing data relating to network status, manual state, and context state, the method comprising:
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receiving an initial message as an audio stream through an audio channel from a first audio communication device through the audio communication network, said initial message being directed to a second audio communication device;
performing a state assessment, wherein said state assessment comprises evaluating at least one member selected from the group consisting of network status data, context state data, and manual state data;
determining whether to transmit said initial message through said audio channel to said second audio communication device or to record said initial message for later retrieval, based on said state assessment;
transmitting said response message to said first audio communication device;
determining whether said first audio communication device indicates responsive engagement with said response message; and
recording a reply message as an audio stream through said audio channel from said first audio communication device if said first audio communication device indicates responsive engagement with said response message.
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26. A computer-readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium which, when said program code is executed by a computer causes said computer to perform method steps for communicating through an audio communication system over a communication network, said method comprising:
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receiving an initial message as an audio stream through an audio channel from a first audio communication device, said initial message being directed to a second audio communication device;
producing a response message within said network devices;
sending said response message to said first audio communication device;
determining whether said first audio communication device indicates responsive engagement with said response message; and
recording a reply message as an audio stream through said audio channel from said first audio communication device if said first audio communication device indicates responsive engagement with said response message.
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