Voicemail filtering and transcription
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed in a networked communication system, cause the system to perform an integrated messaging method, the method comprising:
- receiving audio data via a first network, wherein the audio data comprises a message of a first type sent by a caller to a user;
transforming the audio data to a first format;
filtering the audio data, comprising searching for predetermined words in the audio data;
transforming the audio data to a second format;
generating a message of a second type, wherein the message of the second type includes the transformed audio data in the second format; and
sending the message of the second type to the user via a second network.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for voicemail filtering and transcription are described herein. According to various embodiments, an integrated communication system performs filtering and transcription of voicemail messages (“voicemails”) and forwards the voicemails via email to a user'"'"'s email-capable device. Filtering includes generating a priority flag based on a word search of the voicemail. The integrated communication system further performs a rough transcription of the voicemail, either automatically or on demand as specified by the user. According to embodiments, the rough transcription is entered as text in an email that is sent to the user. In an embodiment, a user may request a refined transcription of the voicemail by pressing a button on the user'"'"'s device. In an embodiment, the rough transcription is replaced by the refined transcription in the original email and the original is marked “unread” in the user'"'"'s email inbox on the user'"'"'s device.
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27 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed in a networked communication system, cause the system to perform an integrated messaging method, the method comprising:
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receiving audio data via a first network, wherein the audio data comprises a message of a first type sent by a caller to a user; transforming the audio data to a first format; filtering the audio data, comprising searching for predetermined words in the audio data; transforming the audio data to a second format; generating a message of a second type, wherein the message of the second type includes the transformed audio data in the second format; and sending the message of the second type to the user via a second network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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