System and Method for Delivery of Voicemails to Handheld Devices
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1. A system for recording, transcribing and delivering voice messages, the system comprising:
- a server adapted to record a received voice message in a native audio format, convert the recorded audio format to a text representation of the message, convert the recorded audio format to an output audio format, and communicate the output audio format and text representation to an output device.
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Abstract
Briefly, a variety of embodiments, including the following, are described: a system embodiment and methods that allow random access to voice messages, in contrast to sequential access in existing system embodiments; a system embodiment and methods that allow for the optional use of voice recognition to enhance usability; and a system embodiment and methods that apply to the area of voicemail.
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1. A system for recording, transcribing and delivering voice messages, the system comprising:
a server adapted to record a received voice message in a native audio format, convert the recorded audio format to a text representation of the message, convert the recorded audio format to an output audio format, and communicate the output audio format and text representation to an output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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6. A method for recording, transcribing and delivering voice messages, the method comprising:
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capturing a received voice message in a native audio format; converting the native audio format to a text representation of the message; converting the native audio format to a output audio format; and communicating the text representation and output audio format of the message to an output device.
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16. An apparatus comprising:
a voice message delivery system, said system including a server adapted to select an advertisement for a voice message, and a client adapted to receive and display the selected advertisement in conjunction with the voice message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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