Systems And Methods For Displaying Voicemail Transcriptions

• US 20080273675A1
• Filed: 05/02/2008
• Published: 11/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: James Siminoff
• Original Assignee: James Siminoff
• Inventors: Siminoff, James
• Application Number:
  US12/114,578
• Publication Number:
  US 20080273675A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.14
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 using speech recognition speech recognition per se G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/537 Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message , whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message

Abstract

A System, method and software product manages voicemail messages and associated voicemail transcription text on a communication device. A voicemail message notification for a voicemail message is received from a voicemail transcription service and stored in a voicemail list. A transcription text of the voicemail message is received from the voicemail transcription service and stored in a text list in association with the voicemail message notification. A combined list of the voicemail message notifications and the transcribed text are displayed on the communication device.

Claims

1. A method for managing voicemail messages and associated voicemail transcription text on a communication device, comprising:

receiving a voicemail message notification for a voicemail message from a voicemail transcription service;

storing the voicemail message notification in a voicemail list;

receiving a transcription text of the voicemail message from the voicemail transcription service;

storing the transcription text in a text list and in association with the voicemail message notification; and

displaying, on the communication device, a combined list of the voicemail message notifications and the transcribed text.

2. The method of claim 1, the step of displaying further comprising sorting the combined list based upon a date and time of the voicemail message, the transcription text remaining associated with the voicemail message.

3. The method of claim 1, the step of displaying comprising displaying the voicemail message notifications and a first part of each associated transcription text.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising displaying any un-displayed transcription text upon selection of the first part of the transcription text.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising playing the voicemail message upon selection of the voicemail message notification within the combined list.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising retrieving the voicemail message from the voicemail transcription service upon selection of the voicemail message notification.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising deleting the voicemail message from a voicemail box of the voicemail transcription service when the voicemail message notification is deleted from the combined list.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising deleting the transcription text from a voicemail box of the voicemail transcription service when the transcription text is deleted from the combined list.

9. A software product comprising instructions, stored on computer-readable media, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, perform steps for managing voicemail messages and associated voicemail transcription text on a communication device, comprising:

instructions for receiving a voicemail message notification for a voicemail message from a voicemail transcription service;

instructions for storing the voicemail message notification in a voicemail list;

instructions for receiving a transcription text of the voicemail message from the voicemail transcription service;

instructions for storing the transcription text in a text list and in association with the voicemail message notification; and

instructions for displaying a combined list of the voicemail message notifications and the transcribed text.

10. The software product of claim 9, further comprising instructions for sorting the combined list based upon a date and time of the voicemail message, the text remaining associated with the voicemail message.

11. The software product of claim 9, the instructions for displaying comprising instructions for displaying the voicemail message notifications and a first part of each associated transcription text.

12. The software product of claim 11, further comprising instructions for displaying any un-displayed transcription text upon selection of the first part of the transcription text.

13. The software product of claim 9, further comprising instructions for playing the voicemail message upon selection of the voicemail message notification within the combined list.

14. The software product of claim 13, further comprising instructions for retrieving the voicemail message from the voicemail transcription service upon selection of the voicemail message notification.

15. The software product of claim 9, further comprising instructions for deleting the voicemail message from a voicemail box of the voicemail transcription service when the voicemail message notification is deleted from the combined list.

16. The software product of claim 9, further comprising instructions for deleting the transcription text from a voicemail box of the voicemail transcription service when the transcription text is deleted from the combined list.

17. A system for displaying voicemail message notifications and transcription text on a communication device, comprising:

a call handler for receiving an unanswered call to the communication device, the call handler recording a voicemail message that includes audio of the call;

a transcriber for transcribing the audio into text; and

an application, within the communication device, for displaying a notification of the voicemail message and the text.

18. The system of claim 17, the application displaying a combined list of voicemail message notifications and transcribed texts.

19. The system of claim 18, the combined list including the voicemail message notifications and a first part of each associated transcription text.

20. The system of claim 19, the application displaying any un-displayed transcription text upon selection of the first part of the transcription text.

21. The system of claim 18, the application playing the voicemail message upon selection of the voicemail message notification within the combined list.

22. The system of claim 21, the application interacting with the voicemail transcription service to retrieve the voicemail message upon selection of the voicemail message notification.

23. The system of claim 18, the application interacting with the voicemail transcriptions service to delete the voicemail message from a voicemail box of the voicemail transcription service when the voicemail message notification is deleted from the combined list.

24. The system of claim 18, the application interacting with the voicemail transcriptions service to delete the transcription text from a voicemail box of the voicemail transcription service when the transcription text is deleted from the combined list.