ELECTRONIC MAIL READER CAPABLE OF ADAPTING GENDER AND EMOTIONS OF SENDER
First Claim
1. A method for an email voice reader capable of adapting gender and emotions of a sender, the method comprising:
- sending email data by the sender via a directory service, the directory service storing a plurality of attributes of the email data, the plurality of attributes being pre-selected by the sender;
receiving the email data by a recipient;
enabling the recipient to listen to the email data via the email voice reader, the email data including the plurality of attributes pre-selected by the sender and stored at the directory service; and
automatically identifying the gender of the sender by allowing the sender to specify and add a first attribute to the plurality of attributes stored at the directory service, wherein the email voice reader of the recipient automatically recognizes whether to apply a male voice or a female voice based on the added first attribute.
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Abstract
A method for an email voice reader capable of adapting gender and emotions of a sender, the method comprising: sending email data by the sender via a directory service, the directory service storing a plurality of attributes of the email data, the plurality of attributes being pre-selected by the sender; receiving the email data by a recipient; enabling the recipient to listen to the email data via the email voice reader, the email data including the plurality of attributes pre-selected by the sender and stored at the directory service; and automatically identifying the gender of the sender by allowing the sender to specify and add a first attribute to the plurality of attributes stored at the directory service, wherein the email voice reader of the recipient automatically recognizes whether to apply a male voice or a female voice based on the added first attribute.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for an email voice reader capable of adapting gender and emotions of a sender, the method comprising:
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sending email data by the sender via a directory service, the directory service storing a plurality of attributes of the email data, the plurality of attributes being pre-selected by the sender; receiving the email data by a recipient; enabling the recipient to listen to the email data via the email voice reader, the email data including the plurality of attributes pre-selected by the sender and stored at the directory service; and automatically identifying the gender of the sender by allowing the sender to specify and add a first attribute to the plurality of attributes stored at the directory service, wherein the email voice reader of the recipient automatically recognizes whether to apply a male voice or a female voice based on the added first attribute. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for an email voice reader capable of adapting gender and emotions of a sender, the system comprising:
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a network; and a host system in communication with the network, the host system including voice reader application software to implement a method comprising; sending email data by the sender via a directory service, the directory service storing a plurality of attributes of the email data, the plurality of attributes being pre-selected by the sender; receiving the email data by a recipient; enabling the recipient to listen to the email data via the email voice reader, the email data including the plurality of attributes pre-selected by the sender and stored at the directory service; and automatically identifying the gender of the sender by allowing the sender to specify and add a first attribute to the plurality of attributes stored at the directory service, wherein the email voice reader of the recipient automatically recognizes whether to apply a male voice or a female voice based on the added first attribute. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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