Methods and systems for incorporating a voice-attached, tagged rich media package from a wireless camera-equipped handheld mobile device into a collaborative workflow

• US 20080004056A1
• Filed: 06/01/2007
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vox Pixel, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Vox Pixel, Inc.
• Inventors: Suzman, Paul
• Application Number:
  US11/809,775
• Publication Number:
  US 20080004056A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for incorporating a voice-attached, tagged rich media package from a wireless camera-equipped handheld mobile device into a collaborative workflow. In one embodiment of the present invention, a user'"'"'s wireless camera-equipped handheld mobile device transmits, to a workflow server, a voice-attached, tagged rich media package that includes visual media, a voice signal, and one or more user-selected tags. The voice-attached, tagged rich media package is transmitted to a transcribing system and the voice signal is transcribed and merged with the voice-attached, tagged rich media package to create a voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package. The voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package is subsequently transferred back to the workflow server for storage. Once stored, the voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package is made accessible to a user and user-authorized third parties for collaborative review and revision.

Claims

1. A method for incorporating a voice-attached, tagged rich media package from a wireless handheld mobile device into a collaborative workflow, the method comprising:

providing a workflow server for receiving, storing, and transmitting the voice-attached, tagged rich media package;

receiving, by the workflow server, the voice-attached, tagged rich media package from the wireless handheld mobile device;

transmitting, by the workflow server, the voice-attached, tagged rich media package to a transcription service;

receiving, by the workflow server, a voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package from the transcription service; and

storing, by the workflow server, the voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package at a location that is accessible to a user and a number of user-authorized third parties.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the voice-attached, tagged rich media package includes

a voice signal;

one or more visual media; and

one or more user-selected tags.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein voice signal is generated on the wireless handheld mobile device.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the visual media includes one or more of

a digital image,

an animation, and

a video recording.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the user selects the one or more tags to classify the voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein one or more third parties are granted authorization to the voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package based on the user-selected tags.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless handheld mobile device includes a camera.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the visual media is generated on the camera-equipped wireless handheld mobile device.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the workflow server receives the voice-attached, tagged rich media package from the wireless handheld mobile device via a wireless network.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the workflow server transmits the voice-attached, tagged rich media package to the transcription service via the Internet.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the workflow server receives the voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package from the transcription service via the Internet.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package is accessible to the user and user-authorized third parties via the Internet.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package is sent as an email attachment to one or more of

the user;

and

one or more user-authorized third parties.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein the voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package is accessible, via a website, to one or more of

the user;

and

one or more user-authorized third parties.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein, upon receival of the voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package from the transcription service, the workflow server sends an email alerting the arrival of the voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package to one or more of

the user;

and

one or more user-authorized third parties.

16. A system for incorporating a voice-attached, tagged rich media package from a wireless handheld mobile device into a collaborative workflow, the system comprising:

a workflow-server computer that includes memory and a processor; and

a program running on the workflow-server computer, the program

receiving the voice-attached, tagged rich media package from the wireless handheld mobile device,

transmitting the voice-attached, tagged rich media package to a transcription service,

receiving a voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package from the transcription service, and

storing the voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package at a location that is accessible to a user and a number of user-authorized third parties.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the voice-attached, tagged rich media package includes

a voice signal;

one or more visual media; and

one or more user-selected tags.

18. The system of claim 16 wherein the visual media includes one or more of

a digital image,

an animation, and

a video recording.

19. The system of claim 16 wherein the user selects the one or more tags to classify the voice-attached, tagged, transcribed rich media package.

20. A system for incorporating visual images, a user-created voice signal, and user-selected tags into a collaborative workflow, the system comprising:

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a wireless-handheld-mobile-device computer that includes memory and a processor; and

a program running on the wireless-handheld-mobile-device computer, the program

generating the visual images,

storing the visual images into the memory,

creating a voice signal by a user,

storing the user-created voice signal into the memory,

storing the user-selected tags into the memory,

incorporating the visual images, the user-created voice signal, and the user-selected tags into a voice-attached, tagged rich media package, and

transmitting the voice-attached, tagged rich media package to a workflow server for storage and subsequent accessibility by the user and a number of user-authorized third parties.