Audio Message Delivery Over Instant Messaging
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1. A method for delivering an instant message to a user from a party who has logged into an instant messaging network, comprising:
- in response to a request to initiate an instant message session with the user, checking for authorization from the user for sending an instant message having an audio recording from the party to the user before prompting the party with a request for generating the instant message having the audio recording from the party, wherein authorization is maintained in profile information for the user;
in response to declination of the request from the party, generating a textual instant message from the party and sending the textual instant message to the user via the instant messaging network;
in response to acceptance of the request from the party, generating the instant message having an audio recording from the party if authorization is received and sending the instant message having the audio recording from the party to the user via the instant messaging network.
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Abstract
One preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for sending instant messages having audio recordings. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, includes a communications client of a user that is configured to generate an instant message having an audio recording and send the instant message having an audio recording to another user. Methods and other systems are also provided.
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1. A method for delivering an instant message to a user from a party who has logged into an instant messaging network, comprising:
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in response to a request to initiate an instant message session with the user, checking for authorization from the user for sending an instant message having an audio recording from the party to the user before prompting the party with a request for generating the instant message having the audio recording from the party, wherein authorization is maintained in profile information for the user;
in response to declination of the request from the party, generating a textual instant message from the party and sending the textual instant message to the user via the instant messaging network;
in response to acceptance of the request from the party, generating the instant message having an audio recording from the party if authorization is received and sending the instant message having the audio recording from the party to the user via the instant messaging network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for delivering an instant message from a second user to a first user, comprising:
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a second communications client of a second user configured to;
in response to a request to initiate an instant message session with the first user, check for authorization from the first user for sending an instant message having an audio recording from the second user to the first user;
in response to declination of the request from the second user, generate a textual instant message from the second user and send the textual instant message to the first user;
in response to acceptance of the request from the second user, generate an instant message having an audio recording from the second user, wherein the second communications client is further configured to generate the audio recording; and
send the instant message having an audio recording to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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