Voicemail short message service method and means and a subscriber terminal
First Claim
1. A mobile messaging method, comprising at least one mobile subscriber terminal, said method comprising:
- choosing at least one message recipient or a group, recording at least one video message and optionally a voice message with said at least one mobile subscriber terminal, writing the at least one recorded message to at least one data file on said mobile subscriber terminal, and transmitting said at least one data file directly from said mobile subscriber terminal to the at least one recipient or group by wireless network access via telephony network or the Internet.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a voicemail short messaging method (10, 20, 30) and means and a subscriber terminal (500). In particular it concerns a method and means for instantaneous packet switched voicemail between Internet compatible computers, personal digital assistants, telephones and mobile stations. In particular the inventive subscriber terminal (500) concerns a hardware and a software setup that allows the combined use of audio and/or video devices (550) with both the normal cellular or fixed telephony network (520) and with an Internet connection (510). The inventive subscriber terminal (500) allows the flexible use of both the Internet and telephony network with numerous advantages, one of which is the inventive voicemail short messaging method under study. The inventive voicemail messaging method (10), comprising at least one subscriber terminal is characterised by server independence.
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23 Claims
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1. A mobile messaging method, comprising at least one mobile subscriber terminal, said method comprising:
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choosing at least one message recipient or a group, recording at least one video message and optionally a voice message with said at least one mobile subscriber terminal, writing the at least one recorded message to at least one data file on said mobile subscriber terminal, and transmitting said at least one data file directly from said mobile subscriber terminal to the at least one recipient or group by wireless network access via telephony network or the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19)
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2. A mobile messaging method, comprising at least one mobile subscriber terminal, said method comprising:
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choosing at least one message recipient or a group, recording at least one video message and optionally a voice message on said mobile subscriber terminal, streaming said at least one message as data packets to the at least one recipient by wireless network access via telephony network or the Internet, and the at least one recipient receives and/or reassembles said packet stream as a data file. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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3. A mobile messaging method, comprising at least one mobile subscriber terminal, said method comprising:
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choosing at least one message recipient, recording at least one video message and optionally a voice message to said at least one mobile subscriber terminal, writing said at least one recording to at least one data file on said mobile subscriber terminal, decomposing said at least one data file into IP-packets, and streaming packets to the at least one message recipient by wireless network access via telephony network or the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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12. A subscriber terminal, comprising a software, an Internet connection and/or a telephony network connection, wherein
the software is arranged to transmit and receive data and/or record and/or play files using both the Internet and/or the telephony network connection simultaneously or at separate times; -
the software is arranged to use some or all of the same audio and/or video devices with both of the connections; and
the subscriber terminal is arranged to send video messages and optionally audio messages recorded on the subscriber terminal in data file format via a wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A client terminal, comprising recipient contact information, at least one telephony and/or Internet connection means, media recorder, and a user interface, and recording and/or reproduction means, wherein
at least one dedicated action from the user interface indicates at least one message recipient or a group of recipients from the associated recipient contact information and arranges the media recorder to record a video signal and optionally an audio signal from the recording and/or reproduction means to a data file, said data file is directly sent, played and/or reproduced to the at least one recipient or the group of recipients using said telephony and/or Internet connection.
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23. A mobile messaging method, comprising at least one mobile subscriber terminal, said method comprising:
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choosing at least one message recipient or a group, recording at least one video message and optionally an audio message with said at least one mobile subscriber terminal to create at least one recording and simultaneously writing the at least one recording to at least one data file on said mobile subscriber terminal, and transmitting said at least one data file directly from said mobile subscriber terminal to the at least one recipient or group by wireless network access via telephony network or the Internet.
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