SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUSHING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES TO A COMMUNICATION DEVICE
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1. A system for delivering messages, said system comprising:
- a memory for storing therein messages containing at least a portion of the message having media content other than text, said stored messages for subsequent delivery to an identified user;
a processor for converting said media content of said message from its original format to an image format; and
message control circuitry for sending said image format of said message to an identified user associated with said message without request from said user.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method in which voicemail or other media messages together with their text transcriptions are sent as digital messages to the user'"'"'s phone. In one embodiment, voicemail message is recorded remotely from a user'"'"'s mobile device. The voicemail message is converted to both a text version and a digitized version. Both versions are then communicated to the user'"'"'s device via a messaging channel. The user then can selectively retrieve either the text version for visual display or the digitized version for audible presentation. If desired, the user can retrieve both versions concurrently.
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1. A system for delivering messages, said system comprising:
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a memory for storing therein messages containing at least a portion of the message having media content other than text, said stored messages for subsequent delivery to an identified user; a processor for converting said media content of said message from its original format to an image format; and message control circuitry for sending said image format of said message to an identified user associated with said message without request from said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Machine controllable code for use on a communication device, said code operable to perform the method of:
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accepting into memory a data message containing a textual version of an audio message as well as a digitized file of audio content of said message, said memory residing on said communication device; and allowing said user to selectively enable said textual version and said audio content of said file, said textual version being displayed on a display of said device and said audio content being delivered by a sound transducer associated with said device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating a communication device, said method comprising:
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accepting into memory a data message containing a textual version of an audio message, said audio message being a voice-mail message delivered to a system remote from said communication device, and controlling a display on said communication device of at least a portion of said textual version of said audio message. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for delivering messages to a mobile device user, said system comprising:
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means for delivering a text version of an audio voice-mail message to said user'"'"'s mobile device; and means for delivering said voice-mail message to said user'"'"'s mobile device concurrently with said text version without requiring said user to place an outbound call to obtain said voice-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for delivering messages to a mobile device user, said method comprising:
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delivering a text version of an audio voice-mail message to said user'"'"'s mobile device; and delivering said voice-mail message to said user'"'"'s mobile device concurrently with said text version without requiring said user to place an outbound call to obtain said voice-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A mobile device comprising:
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at least one speaker; at least one communication channel for allowing bi-directional communication between a user of said mobile device and a remote device; at least one messaging channel independent from said communication channel for receiving both a text version of a voice-message and a digitized version of said voice-message; conversion circuitry for converting said digitized version of said voice-message to an audio version; and processor control for controlling a presentation of said text version and an audio version of said text message to said user at said device, said text version being displayed visually and said converted audio version being played aurally. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of providing audio voice-mail messages to a mobile telephone user, said method comprising:
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sending a message to a mobile telephone device associated with said user, said message containing at least image data corresponding to an audio file stored remotely for said user; and storing, at least temporarily, said image data at said mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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