GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR CREATING AND ACCESSING VOICE MESSAGES
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1. A system for managing voice messages, the system comprising:
- a database configured to store messages having voice messages associated therewith; and
a graphical user interface comprising an inbox display configured to graphically display at least a portion of the messages, the inbox display including at least one play icon that when selected by a user, plays a selected voice message directly within the graphical user interface, the inbox display further configured to allow the user to manage the messages and to control playback of the voice messages directly within the graphical user interface.
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Abstract
A method and system for managing messages including voice messages in a graphical user interface. One example system includes a database configured to store messages having voice messages associated therewith. The system includes a graphical user interface comprising an inbox display configured to graphically display at least a portion of the messages. The inbox display includes at least one play icon that, when selected by a user, plays a selected voice message directly within the graphical user interface. The inbox display further allows the user to manage the messages and to control playback of the voice messages directly within the graphical user interface.
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1. A system for managing voice messages, the system comprising:
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a database configured to store messages having voice messages associated therewith; and a graphical user interface comprising an inbox display configured to graphically display at least a portion of the messages, the inbox display including at least one play icon that when selected by a user, plays a selected voice message directly within the graphical user interface, the inbox display further configured to allow the user to manage the messages and to control playback of the voice messages directly within the graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a computer system including a display device and a user interface selection device, a method of providing voice messages on the display device, the method comprising:
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retrieving messages for a user, each message associated with a voice message; displaying a graphical user interface screen including a list of at least a portion of the messages and a plurality of play icons adjacent to each of the messages on the display device; receiving a message selection signal from a user pointing at one of the play icons, and, in response to the message selection signal, playing the voice message associated with the selected play icon directly within the graphical user interface screen. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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